Superboy 1949 #174 - reader copy - $4.00
A glowing purple meteor turns Krypto into a colossal superdog.
Professor Lang discovers a bunch of eggs from Krypton.
Professor Lang brings back a mynah bird that seems to have super-powers.
Also designated on cover as Giant (DC, 1969 series) #G83 and as G-83 on indicia page. On-sale date from copyright registration.
- The Colossal Superdog! - Proto-Red Kryptonite story.
- The Gorilla with Super-Eyes! - The original title of this story was "The Gorilla With X-Ray Eyes!" In the original, Professor Lang was incorrectly called Thaddeus in this story, but it was changed to Lewis in this reprint.
- The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto! - A note was added at the end: "SWIFTY DID BECOME SUPER AGAIN. DO YOU WANT THAT STORY REPRINTED?"
- - Letters from: Gary Skinner, Jim Morrison, Dennis Tait, Chris Duane, David Becker.
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