Adventure Comics #124

Adventure Comics #124 (January 1948) promises "Another Exciting Story of Superman When He Was a Boy!" — and Win Mortimer's cover delivers the intrigue immediately, showing a white, antenna-topped robot bearing down on a red-caped Superboy while startled boys in football gear look on in alarm. The contrast between the hulking mechanical figure and the young hero pinned beneath it sets a wonderfully tense scene, framed by what appears to be a construction site or outdoor setting. Inside, Bill Finger's script and Mort Meskin's art bring "Barbed-Wire Boystown!" to life in this action-packed 52-page package.