Superman #176
Superman #176
Cover Credits
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Klein

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Title: "The Revenge of the Super-Pets"
Pages: 9

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

Writer: Leo Dorfman
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Klein

Reprinted In:
Tails of the Super-Pets TPB (2022)

Feature Character(s)

Guest Star(s)

Supporting Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • Cyrus Atwill (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

  • Henry Bergh (founder of the S.P.C.A.; no further appearances)
  • The heirs of Mark Dane (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
When the late millionaire Mark Dane's will is read he leaves a sizable donation to an animal shelter to be run by the Legion of Super-Pets. The will states the donation is to make up for the cruelty of Dane's ancestor Cyrus Atwill. Superman and the Super-Pets fly into the past to observe Atwill.

In the 19th century, Superman and the Pets join a circus as an animal act. They observe a man, Henry Bergh, admonishing acts of animal cruelty. The worst offender is junkman Cyrus Atwill. Superman and the Super-Pets play a series of tricks to teach Atwill kindness. Their efforts eventually lead Atwill to turn himself over to police. Bergh is also successful in his campaign for anti-cruelty laws. He later creates the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (S.P.C.A.).


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