Cover: Neal Adams

Superboy #172

Mar 1971 · DC · 0.15 USD

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“The World of the Super-Ape!”

In "The World of the Super-Ape!", Superboy teams up with Yango, a Kryptonian gorilla who speaks Kryptonian and wields powers identical to his own. Sent to Earth by the Kryptonian anthropologist An-Kal, Yango fights poachers and warlords with surprising flair, turning the jungle into his own domain. Written by Frank Robbins and illustrated by Bob Brown with inks by Murphy Anderson, this 1971 adventure features a dynamic cover by Neal Adams.

writer Frank Robbins · artist Bob Brown · inker Murphy Anderson · letterer John Costanza · cover Neal Adams

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Full credits

writer Frank Robbins

artist Bob Brown

inker Murphy Anderson

letterer John Costanza

cover pencils, inks Neal Adams

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Superboy meets Yango, a gorilla from Krypton, who speaks Kryptonian and possesses the same powers as Superboy. Yango was sent from Krypton to Earth in a parallel ship by noted Kryptonian anthropologist An-Kal, who seems to have also believed Jor-El's theory of Krypton exploding. Yango metes out justice to poachers and the random warlord and Superboy establishes himself as The Super-Ape's ally.

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