Cover: Dick Giordano

Superboy #177

Sep 1971 · DC · 0.25 USD

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“Our Traitor Super-Son!”

In "Our Traitor Super-Son!", Superboy finds himself at the center of a high-stakes interstellar mystery when Dev-Em, a mysterious agent of the Inter-Stellar Counter-Intelligence Corps, arrives at Legion headquarters to track down the notorious Cosmic Spy Legion leader, Morlock the Merciless—only to have the mission unexpectedly handed over to Superboy. Written by Jerry Siegel and Otto Binder, with dynamic art by John Forte, George Papp, and inks by Sheldon Moldoff, George Papp, and Al Plastino, this 1971 adventure blends espionage intrigue with classic Superboy charm, all wrapped in a striking cover by Dick Giordano.

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writer Jerry Siegel · writer Otto Binder · artist John Forte · artist, inker George Papp · inker Sheldon Moldoff · inker Al Plastino · cover Dick Giordano

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writer Jerry Siegel

writer Otto Binder

artist John Forte

artist, inker George Papp

inker Sheldon Moldoff

inker Al Plastino

cover pencils, inks Dick Giordano

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Dev-Em arrives at Legion headquarters as a member of the Inter-Stellar Counter-Intelligence Corps on a mission to nab the elusive leader of the Cosmic Spy Legion, Morlock the Merciless, but loses the assignment to Superboy.

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