Adventure Comics #144
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Way to Stop Superboy!", young Superboy teams up with the Shining Knight to foil a cunning counterfeit ring in Camelot, where a rogue gang is replacing gold coins with forged ones. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Ruben Moreira, this 1949 adventure blends medieval intrigue with a surprising twist—those fake coins turn out to be made of platinum, making them more valuable than gold. The cover by John Sikela and Ed Dobrotka captures the tale’s swashbuckling spirit in bold, period-accurate style.
In "Sir Butch Goes into Business!" from Adventure Comics #144 (1949), Jo, the cheerful knight known as Sir Butch, tries his hand at commerce by selling soap in Camelot—until he spots a fake coin in his earnings. When The Shining Knight investigates, he uncovers a plot to flood the kingdom with counterfeit gold, but the real surprise lies in the discovery that the fake coins are actually made of platinum, a metal far more valuable than gold in the 20th century.
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Reprinted in Superboy Annual #1954-55 (1954), The Brave and the Bold #12 (1957), Blackhawk #116 (1957), Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #10 (1958), Adventure Comics #284 (1961), The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told #[nn] (1990)
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