Comic Title: Adventure Comics #120
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1947
Approx. On Sale Date: July 23, 1947 Copyright Date July 21, 1947
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1946-1947
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.


Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Perry White, Cub Reporter"
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Superboy (of Earth-1)

Writer: Don Cameron
Artist: George Roussos

Reprinted In:
Adventures of Superboy HC (2010)

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #119; next appearance in New Adventures of Superboy #12)

Guest Star(s)

• Perry White (first Earth-1 appearance; last appearance in Superman #142; next appearance in New Adventures of Superboy #12)

Villain(s)

• The Ringmaster (aka Maestro; a crime boss; no further appearances)
• Grillo, Swoop and Loop, and Musculo the Mighty (a fire-eater, acrobats, and a strongman; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Hobb (editor of the Daily Planet; no further appearances)

Comments:
Perry White, the future editor of the Daily Planet, appears as a 21-year old reporter in this story. As revealed in the first story of World's Finest Comics #80, Perry served as an intern for Gotham Gazette, likely while in college prior to this story. His first scoop was published in the Chicago Journal as shown in the second story of Superman #142.

Synopsis:
Clark Kent and a young Perry White both apply for jobs at the Daily Planet on the same day. Clark is hired as a newsboy, but Perry is turned down for a job as a reporter. Perry can earn the job if he brings in a story about the latest criminal in Metropolis, the Ringmaster.

Clark and Perry witness the Ringmaster and his gang pull a heist. Perry misses out on the story, but Clark offers to help. Perry then sells newspapers in order to locate the Ringmaster. When he is captured, he offers to write a story for the crooks. The Ringmaster agrees, but then tries to kill Perry. Clark has been watching the action and rescues Perry as Superboy.

Perry delivers his story to the Planet, but the editor thinks it is fake. Superboy arrives with the crooks in custody as validation of the story. Perry is hired as a reporter and tells Clark to come back for a job when he grows up.