The Superman Family #167

Lois Lane’s experiment with a radical underwater-breathing formula takes a dangerous turn when she discovers it’s keeping her alive only if submerged in fluid every hour. With time running short, she turns to Superman and Jimmy Olsen for help—just as the Anti-Superman Gang begins targeting her, turning her desperate race against time into a high-stakes battle.

In "The Lair of Brainiac!", a young Clark Kent—still Superbaby—finds himself trapped in the alien villain Brainiac’s high-tech fortress, where the cunning conqueror plans to use the infant Kryptonian as leverage against Jor-El. With the help of his parents, Jonathan and Martha Kent, and a surprising ally in the form of Brainiac’s own pet Koko, the boy with growing powers must outwit the alien mind before his new strength is overwhelmed by the very danger he’s meant to escape.

When Superboy is away with the Legion of Super-Heroes, Pete Ross stumbles into a high-stakes situation after accidentally activating the Superboy Robot left behind to protect Smallville—only to find himself in over his head when the machine malfunctions in a way no one could have predicted. With the Legion's statues watching from afar and the Kent family just a call away, Pete must figure out how to handle a crisis that’s far beyond his usual high school troubles.