Comic Title: Superboy #172
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1971
Approx. On Sale Date: January 7, 1971 Copyright Date February 7, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971
LoC entry for #172 is erroneous
7Feb should be 7Jan


Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., Aug. and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 32
Circulation: 377647
Editor: Murray Boltinoff

Title: "The World of the Super-Ape"
Pages: 15

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

Writer: Frank Robbins
Penciller: Bob Brown
Inker: Murphy Anderson
Letterer: John Costanza

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #171; next appearance in Superboy #173)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (in flashback to Kal-El's arrival on Earth; last appearance in Action Comics #158; next appearance in Superboy #133)
• Martha Kent (in flashback to Kal-El's arrival on Earth; last appearance in Action Comics #158; next appearance in Superboy #133)

Villain(s)

• Several poachers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Yango (a Kryptonian ape; no further appearances)
• An-Kal (a Kryptonian anthropologist; no further appearances)
• Two game preserve officers (no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Kal-El (in flashback to Kal-El's arrival on Earth; last appearance in Action Comics #158; next appearance in Superboy #133)

Synopsis:
Superboy visits Africa to help some official investigate the mysterious disappearance of several poachers. Superboy disguises himself as a wounded gorilla. A group of other gorillas then carry Superboy to an underground cavern. Inside he discovers the missing poachers held capture by Yango, a super-powered talking gorilla. Superboy eventually deduces that Yango is Kryptonian. He travels back in time to witness Yango being sent to Earth, just as he himself was sent as a child. Superboy then makes peace with Yango and takes the poachers away.