Comic Title: Superman Family #167
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1974
On Sale Date: July 25, 1974 Newsstand Date July 25, 1974
Source: Comic Reader, #108

Copyright Date July 25, 1974
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1974

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.60
Page Count: 96
Editor: Murray Boltinoff

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

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.