Cover: George Roussos

Adventure Comics #123

Dec 1947 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“A Lesson for a Bully!”

In "A Lesson for a Bully!", Superboy steps in when school bully Pete Brant tries to cheat his way into becoming mayor, sabotaging rival Tom Dawson’s campaign with fireworks, rigged fights, and a fiery ballot box. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Al Wenzel, with inks by George Roussos, this 1947 Adventure Comics tale sees Superboy use clever tricks—like skywriting with fireworks and reading ballot ashes—to expose Pete’s schemes. The cover, by George Roussos, captures the moment of reckoning, all before Pete’s surprising turn toward redemption.

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writer Bill Finger · artist Al Wenzel · inker George Roussos · cover George Roussos

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writer Bill Finger

artist Al Wenzel

inker George Roussos

cover pencils, inks George Roussos

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Pete Brant, the school bully wants to become school mayor, and cheats to sabotage the campaign of Tom Dawson, the favorite to win. Pete plants fireworks in a hayride, but Superboy turns it into a skywriting slogan. Pete challenges Tom to a fight, but Superboy disguises himself and bruises Pete's hand. Finally Pete throws a ballot box in the furnace, but Superboy microscopically reads the ashes for the results. When Tom wins, he chooses Pete to be his vice-mayor, and Pete is thrilled and promises to reform.

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