Cover: Neal Adams & Dick Giordano

Superboy #173

Apr 1971 · DC · 0.15 USD

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“The Super-Clark of Smallville!”

In "The Super-Clark of Smallville!", Superboy fakes having gained powers from ancient ambrosia—only to find the ruse backfires when Lex Luthor drains his real abilities. Now forced to rely on the mysterious elixir to stay strong, Superboy must navigate the dangers of a power he never truly earned. Written by Leo Dorfman and illustrated by Bob Brown, with inks by Dick Giordano and lettering by Ray Holloway, this 1971 adventure features a striking cover by Neal Adams.

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writer Leo Dorfman · artist Bob Brown · inker Dick Giordano · letterer Ray Holloway · cover Neal Adams, Dick Giordano

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Full credits

writer Leo Dorfman

artist Bob Brown

inker Dick Giordano

letterer Ray Holloway

cover pencils, inks Neal Adams

cover inks Dick Giordano

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Clark pretends to get super powers from ancient ambrosia. However, after Lex drains Superboy of his powers, Superboy must use ambrosia to replace them.

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