Comic Title: Superboy #172
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1971
Approx. On Sale Date: January 7, 1971 Copyright Date February 7, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971
LoC entry for #172 is erroneous
7Feb should be 7Jan


Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., Aug. and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 32
Circulation: 377647
Editor: Murray Boltinoff

Title: "Brotherly Hate"
Pages: 7

Feature(s):
Legion of Super-Heroes (of Earth-1)

Writer: E. Nelson Bridwell
Artist: George Tuska

Reprinted In:
DC Special Series #19 (1979)
Best of DC #33 (1983)
Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 10 HC (2000)
Showcase Presents:Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 TPB (2010)

Feature Character(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (last appearance in Action Comics #392; next appearance in Superboy #173)
• Lightning Lad (last appearance in Action Comics #386; next appearance in Superboy #188)
• Lightning Lass (last appearance in Action Comics #382; next appearance in Superboy #200)
• Timber Wolf (last appearance in Action Comics #391; next appearance in Superboy #191)

Villain(s)

• Lightning Lord (last appearance in Adventure Comics #372; next appearance in Superboy #207)

Other Character(s)

• The manager at an interplanetary bank (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Cosmic Boy (in flashback to the Legion's origin)
• Saturn Girl (in flashback to the Legion's origin)
• R. J. Brande (in flashback to the Legion's origin)

Comments:
The Legion's origin as well as the origin of Lightning Lad are recapped in flashback.

Synopsis:
A trio of Legionnaires investigate a robbery of the Interplanetary Bank by a thief using lightning bolts. Lightning Lad and Light Lass recognize the crook as their brother Mekt. All three gained lightning powers after an encounter with beasts on the planet Korbal. The Legionnaires track down Mekt, the self-proclaimed Lightning Lord, and attempt to apprehend him. Timber Wolf and Light Lass are unsuccessful, but Lightning Lad prevails by reflecting his lightning off a cliff filled with silver ore. The blast causes Lightning Lord's hair to turn snow white.