Comic Title: Superboy #174
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May/Jun 1971
On Sale Date: March 9, 1971 Newsstand Date March 9, 1971
Source: House Ad, Wonder Woman #194, Page 18

Copyright Date March 9, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971


Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., Aug. and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 64
Editor: E. Nelson Bridwell

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Bird with Super-Powers"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Alvin Schwartz
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: John Fischetti

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #225 (1956)

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #49; next appearance in Superboy #50)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #224; next appearance in Superboy #50)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #224; next appearance in Superboy #50)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #49; next appearance in Superboy #50)
• Lewis Lang (last appearance in Superboy #46; next appearance in Superboy #52)

Villain(s)

• A mynah bird (no further appearances)
• An escaped convict (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An unnamed hunter (no further appearances)

Comments:
The mynah bird in this story gets its powers from the same water source as Chandu from the first story of Adventure Comics #219.

Synopsis:
Professor Lang brings a talking mynah bird back from Africa. The bird displays amazing intelligence and super powers. The mynah bird escapes and begins aiding an escaped convict in crime. Superboy and Professor Lang determine that the bird's powers originate from a water source in Africa contaminated by Kryptonite. This same water source was responsible for creating a gorilla with X-ray vision.

Superboy and the mynah bird match each other in battle. The bird learns Superboy's secret identity and threatens to expose him. This forces Superboy to use Kryptonite against the bird. The overdose of Kryptonite radiation restores the bird to normal, and his convict partner is apprehended.