The Superman Family #173
In "Menace of the Micro-Monster," Superman and Jimmy Olsen journey to the city of Kandor, where they’re joined by Dev-Re, a local leader who knows their secret identities as Nightwing and Flamebird. When a mysterious space-germ brought from Earth begins spreading a plague that turns Kandorians violent, the heroes must track down Dev-Re’s daughter Sarna, who’s been drawn into a radical faction. Written by Cary Bates and illustrated by Kurt Schaffenberger, this 1975 issue features cover art by Schaffenberger, capturing the tension as a tiny threat spirals into a crisis.
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Jimmy accompanies Superman on a mission in Kandor to help Dev-Re, but they bring along an uninvited guest. Dev-Re, who knows Superman and Jimmy are Nightwing and Flamebird, asks them to find his daughter Sarna, who has fallen in with a group of violent radicals. But the space-germ that followed them spreads a plague throughout Kandor, causing the populace to attack the heroes, which allows Sarna to knock out Jimmy. Jimmy tricks Sarna into using her group’s explosives to blow off the top of the bottle, instantly making the Kandorians invulnerable and reversing the effects of the plague.
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