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 Lair of Brainiac"
Pages: 9

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Klein

Reprinted From:
Superboy #106 (1963)

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #106; next appearance in Adventure Comics #310)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #106; next appearance in Superboy #107)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #106; next appearance in Superboy #107)
• Jor-El (appears in flashback; last appearance in Superboy #104; next appearance in Action Comics #303)
• Lara (appears in flashback; last appearance in Superboy #104; next appearance in Action Comics #303)

Villain(s)

• Brainiac (appears in flashback; last appearance in Superman #141; next appearance in Action Comics #242)
• Koko (appears in flashback; last appearance in Superman #141; next appearance in Action Comics #242)
• Renlo and Tagor (appear in flashback; Brainiac’s assistants; no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Kal-El (as a baby on Krypton; last appearance in Superman #154; next appearance in Action Comics #303)
• Jonathan Kent (in flashback; seen by Kal-El before arriving on Earth; last appearance in Superman #141; next appearance in More Fun Comics #101)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Krypto (in a holographic picture)

Comments:
This is an untold story of Superbaby.

Brainiac is said to have come from the planet Bryak. It’s population is shown to have been wiped out by a plague.

Synopsis:
Superboy uses his mind-prober ray to retrieve forgotten memories from his own mind. Using the machine, he learns that he was kidnapped from Krypton as a small child by Brainiac. Brainiac takes him to the planet Bryak which has a yellow sun, resulting in young Kal-El acquiring super-powers. The mischievous child creates so much trouble for the outlaw, that Brainiac returns him to Krypton vowing to return later to avenge his humiliation.