Comic Title: Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 4 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1994
On Sale Date: December 28, 1993 Shipping Date December 28, 1993
Source: Previews, Vol. 3 #10 (#58)

Shipping Date December 28, 1993
Source: Direct Currents, #71

Shipping Date December 30, 1993
Source: Advance Comics, #60

Copyright Date March 29, 1994
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1994

Cover Price: $39.95
Page Count: 224
Editor: Bob Kahan

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Insect Queen of Smallville"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Superboy (of Earth-1)

Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: George Papp

Reprinted From:
Superboy #124 (1965)

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #60; next appearance in Superboy #124)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lana Lang (becomes Insect Queen in this story; last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #60; next appearance in Superboy #124)
• Mrs. Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #312; next appearance in Superboy #137)

Villain(s)

• A burglar and a gang of fur thieves (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An insectoid alien (next appearance in Superboy #127)

Comments:
Lana becomes Insect Queen for the first time in this story. She next becomes Insect Queen in Superboy #127.

Synopsis:
Lana Lang rescues an insect-like alien from a fallen tree. The alien gives Lana a ring with biogenetic powers. Soon Lana discovers that the ring can transform her into insect forms with various powers. Lana can use each form only once. She dons a costume and begins using her powers like Superboy to fight crime. Sensing an opportunity to learn the Boy of Steel's secret identity, Lana traps Clark in a cocoon during an emergency. Clark tricks her, handling the emergency and protecting his secret. Lana runs out of convenient insect forms to assume, so she retires her Insect Queen identity until she can come up with more ideas.