Comic Title: Superboy #173
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1971
On Sale Date: February 16, 1971 Copyright Date February 16, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971


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

Title: "The Super-Clark of Smallville"
Pages: 15

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

Writer: Leo Dorfman
Penciller: Bob Brown
Inker: Dick Giordano

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #172; next appearance in Superboy #173)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #170; next appearance in Superboy #175)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #169; next appearance in Superboy #177)
• Lewis Lang (last appearance in Superboy #166; next appearance in Superboy #177)

Villain(s)

• Lex Luthor (last appearance in Superboy #169; next appearance in Superboy #177)

Other Character(s)

• Several residents of Smallville (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Professor Lang finds an ancient Greek jar believed to contain ambrosia, the food of the gods. An experiment with the jar triggers an explosion which knocks out Lana and Professor Lang. Clark removes heavy bookshelves after the blast. Lana sees him. To protect his identity, Clark convinces Lana that the ambrosia has given him super-powers. Clark then becomes a hero in Smallville as Super-Clark.

Later, Luthor returns to Smallville. He uses a nullifier to remove Superboy's powers. To save himself, the Boy of Steel returns to Lang's lab and finds remnants of real ambrosia. They grant him powers to stop Luthor. They eventually wear off, but his true powers return. Still later, Clark confesses to Lana that his ambrosia-gifted powers have worn off.