Adventure Comics #162

Adventure Comics #162 brings a wholesome slice of Smallville to life, with cover art by Win Mortimer showing a young Clark Kent — in full Superboy costume — watching intently as a group of students practice on what appears to be a school athletic field, a blonde girl nearby turning toward him in the foreground. The featured story, "The Supercoach of Smallville High!," promises a fun twist on teenage life when your gym coach happens to be the Boy of Steel. At ten cents for 52 big pages, this 1951 DC offering delivers a cheerful, small-town charm that captures Superboy at his most relatable.