Adventure Comics #123

In "A Lesson for a Bully!" from Adventure Comics #123 (1947), the ever-competitive Pete Brant tries to win the school mayor race by cheating, targeting Tom Dawson as his rival. When his schemes backfire—thanks to Superboy’s clever interventions, from turning fireworks into skywriting to reading ballot ashes under a microscope—Pete’s plans unravel in ways he never expected. The story captures a classic moment of youthful ambition and justice, with Superboy quietly guiding the outcome in a way that leaves room for change.

In "The Man Behind the Mask!" from Adventure Comics #123 (1947), Green Arrow takes a dangerous gamble to expose a killer targeting powerful men—posing as a scar-faced criminal to lure the real culprit into action. With Speedy at his side, he stages a fake assassination, only to find the masked man’s fate sealed by the very rails he fled to.

In Venice’s shadowed canals, a girl’s desperate cry draws Aquaman from the depths, where she’s been cast into the water. Together, they slip through a glittering masked ball during the carnival, chasing a gang that’s set its sights on a legendary treasure—while the girl’s search for love unexpectedly leads to something far greater.