Superboy #179

Superboy #179 (November 1971) delivers a striking 48-page package with a cover by Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson showing a desperate young woman — already dissolving from the waist down — pointing accusingly at Superboy as others around her suffer the same horrifying fate. That chilling image sets the stage for three stories packed into this issue, including "Death Is My Dominion!," "Revolt of the Outcasts," and the delightfully offbeat "Superboy Meets Ben Hur." Interior work from writer Leo Dorfman, artist Bob Brown, inker Murphy Anderson, and letterer John Costanza makes this a solidly crafted slice of early-'70s DC adventure.