Adventure Comics #223

This April 1956 issue of Adventure Comics poses an irresistible question right on its cover: what if Superboy's secret identity weren't Clark Kent, but Hercules Junior? Curt Swan and Stan Kaye's cover art depicts two Superman-suited figures emerging from crashing waves alongside a muscular, tunic-clad youth, with a speech bubble declaring the dramatic switch — a ocean liner visible on the horizon adding a vivid sense of scale and adventure. Promising "All New Stories" plus a bonus feature on "The ABC's of Archery," this ten-cent gem captures the Silver Age DC spirit at its most imaginative and fun.