Adventure Comics #138

In "Around the World in 80 Minutes!" from Adventure Comics #138 (1949), Matt Briggs, a man who dislikes children, finds himself reluctantly driving a school bus for Clark and his classmates on a cross-country trip. When two crooks sneak aboard with stolen goods, Clark uses his X-Ray vision to uncover their hidden weapons, leading to a swift resolution. As a surprise, Superboy then takes the bus on a whirlwind journey around the globe in eighty minutes—just for the kids.

In "Laugh, Crime, Laugh!" from Adventure Comics #138 (1949), Green Arrow and Speedy track Bull's-Eye through a series of clownish ruses and misdirections, each one more absurd than the last. When the criminal’s antics finally backfire, the duo use a clever twist on their own gear to finally bring him down—this time, with a rubber arrow that’s as unexpected as it is effective.

In "Marooned in the Deep!", Aquaman pushes beyond human limits to save a creature of the deep, only to be trapped in the crushing abyss. Left unconscious and stranded, he’s rescued by a doctor and must endure a week in a pressure tank to survive—while his old enemy Black Jack exploits his absence to strike.

In "For Whom the Bridge Tolls!" from Adventure Comics #138 (1949), Sir Butch finds himself stranded in the modern world after a magical mishap, and with a knight’s honor at stake, he enlists Justin’s help to return to Camelot. Determined to earn the funds for a custom suit of armor, he ventures into 20th-century jobs—shoeshining and delivering singing telegrams—only to discover that medieval chivalry doesn’t quite translate to the age of neon and noise.