Adventure Comics #138
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Around the World in 80 Minutes!", Superboy’s class wins a cross-country trip, and their grumpy bus driver, Matt Briggs, finds himself unexpectedly in the middle of a high-stakes chase when two crooks board with stolen goods. With his X-Ray vision, Clark spots the hidden weapons, and after bringing the criminals to justice, he treats his classmates to a whirlwind journey around the globe—flying the school bus in just eighty minutes. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Al Wenzel, this 1949 adventure blends humor, suspense, and the wonder of early Superboy stories, with Wenzel’s dynamic art bringing the globe-trotting spectacle to life on the cover and inside.
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Matt Briggs hates kids, but the only job he can find is as a school bus driver. Clark and his classmates have won a trip across the country, and Briggs is their driver. Just as they leave, two crooks board with the stolen loot. Using his X-Ray vision Clark spots guns under the their coats. He brings them and their counterfeiting cronies to justice, then (as Superboy) flies the school bus around the world in eighty minutes as a treat for his classmates.
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