Cover: John Sikela & Ed Dobrotka

Adventure Comics #143

Aug 1949 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Superboy Savings Bank!”

In "The Superboy Savings Bank!", Superboy takes a break from saving the world to help a small island community build a financial future—literally. With Otto Binder’s clever script and John Daly’s expressive art bringing the story to life, this 1949 Adventure Comics issue blends whimsy and adventure as Superboy’s ingenuity helps turn a stranded sailor’s makeshift shelter into a symbol of hope. The cover by John Sikela and Ed Dobrotka captures the island’s quiet charm, a 10-cent gem from the Golden Age.

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writer Otto Binder · artist, inker John Daly · cover John Sikela, Ed Dobrotka

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writer Otto Binder

artist, inker John Daly

cover pencils John Sikela

cover inks Ed Dobrotka

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Aquaman's friend Phineas Pike (alias The Sea Sleuth) sails off to adventures unknown. He is shipwrecked on a small island, and gets various creatures to aid him in building a shelter and providing material for various comforts. While searching for his missing friend, Aquaman takes time out to try and capture notorious thief Blackjack, but is covered in hot tar, which forces him to the sea bottom. Meanwhile Blackjack lands on the very island where Phineas is stranded. He spots the gang and finds a way send a morse code message underwater. Aquaman finally scrapes off the tar and responds.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).