Comic Title: Superboy #124
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1965
On Sale Date: August 19, 1965 Newsstand Date August 19, 1965
Source: House Ad, Superman #180, Page 31

Copyright Date August 19, 1965
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1965

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug. and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

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

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: George Papp

Reprinted In:
Superman Family #167 (1974)
Best of DC #67 (1985)
Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 4 HC (1994)
Showcase Presents Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 TPB (2008)
Legion of Super-Heroes:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2018)

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.