Cover: John Sikela & Ed Dobrotka

Adventure Comics #144

Sep 1949 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Way to Stop Superboy!”

In "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.

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

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writer Otto Binder

artist, inker Ruben Moreira

cover pencils John Sikela

cover inks Ed Dobrotka

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Butch goes into business selling soap to the people of Camelot. when he notices that one of the coins he has received is counterfeit, The Shining Knight goes after the rogue, who is planning to replace all of the gold coins in the realm. After capturing the gang, Sir Justin declares the counterfeit coins to be actually made from platinum, which is even more valuable than gold in the 20th century.

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