(March-April 1953)

DC, 1941 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1953-01-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).

Always Remember! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Seagee Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Clark Kent, Gangster (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I was just returning this book about baseball to you, Vic.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Based on the dialog, this may have originally been a Varsity Vic strip.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wheee - I'm a jet!
Genre
humor; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Archers of Yesteryear (Table of Contents: 8)

The Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Bebe / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Would you take care of little Tony for me while I go shopping this afternoon?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Good Neighbor Spirit (Table of Contents: 11)

Leave It to Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; teen

The Ship of Crime! (Table of Contents: 12)

Captain Compass / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa ?
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich. Story originally scheduled for Star Spangled Comics #131.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Vic! While Alan's mother is visiting with me, take the boy out sleigh-riding!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Horace Elmo
Pencils
Horace Elmo
Inks
Horace Elmo
Colors
?
Letters
Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What was the first pen-point ever used…made of?
Genre
non-fiction

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Comanche Conspiracy! (Table of Contents: 18)

The Wyoming Kid / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (19 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-2/).

Tops in Comics! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Tomahawk; Buzzy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Peg / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How would you girls like a winter vacation with me?
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Hunters in the Deep-Sea (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller (credited)
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Crime Capsule! (Table of Contents: 23)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton ?
Pencils
Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures); Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Bix Gelby; Mr. Waring; Boss Dunn
Synopsis
Batman and Robin investigate when weapons and momentos of famous criminals are stolen, and learn that one criminal is planning to use them to fill a "Crime Capsule", a time capsule of items belonging to famous criminals.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits from Craig Delich. Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (19 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-2/).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Friendship Studios, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. Always Remember!
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Seagee Co.
  4. 3. Clark Kent, Gangster
    Superman
  5. 4. ["I was just returning this book about baseball to you, Vic."]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Necco
  7. 6. ["Wheee - I'm a jet!"]
    Little Pete
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. Archers of Yesteryear
    The Green Arrow
  10. 9. ["Would you take care of little Tony for me while I go shopping this afternoon?"]
    Bebe
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix
  12. 11. Good Neighbor Spirit
    Leave It to Binky
  13. 12. The Ship of Crime!
    Captain Compass
  14. 13. ["Vic! While Alan's mother is visiting with me, take the boy out sleigh-riding!"]
    Varsity Vic
  15. 14. ["To sum up, students..."]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  16. 15. Editorial Advisory Board
  17. 16. ["What was the first pen-point ever used…made of?"]
    Quick Quiz
  18. 17. Superman Is on Television!
    The Adventures of Superman
  19. 18. The Comanche Conspiracy!
    The Wyoming Kid
  20. 19. Tops in Comics!
    Tomahawk; Buzzy
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
  22. 21. ["How would you girls like a winter vacation with me?"]
    Peg
  23. 22. Hunters in the Deep-Sea
  24. 23. The Crime Capsule!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chem. Co.
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  27. 26. [no title indexed]
    Friendship Studios, Inc.
  28. 27. Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore