World's Finest Comics #99

(February 1959)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The National Sports Council Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Batman's Super-Spending Spree! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Larry Verril; Vincent Verril

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

Batman announces he is going to spend a million dollars. When his purchases turn out to be busts, Superman secretly makes them profitable, against Batman's wishes.

Reprints

• in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (2001 [February 2002])
• in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)
• in Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([May] 2016)
• in Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([May] 2018)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude

Indexer Notes

Klein/Reed incorrectly list Paris inks.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Just One Second! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Lem 'n' Lime / 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

What's the matter, Lime, the TV set not working?

Genre

humor

Characters

Lem; Lime

Crimes Under Glass (Table of Contents: 6)

Green Arrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Jack Kirby; Rosalind Kirby

Colors

?

Letters

John Duffy

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; robbers (villains)

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

Green Arrow and Speedy take down a gang of robbers using lenses in their crimes.

Reprints

• in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #35 ([November 1965])
• in The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby (DC, 2001 series) (2001 [January 2002])
• in Showcase Presents: Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)
• in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([October] 2011)

Keywords

Arrow-Car

Indexer Notes

Writer verified by Martin O'Hearn. As noted in various interviews, Roz assisted Jack in spotting blacks.

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[A Texas Term for Blizzard] (Table of Contents: 8)

Cartoon Criss-Cross / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Martin Naydel

Pencils

Martin Naydel

Inks

Martin Naydel

Colors

?

Letters

Martin Naydel

Reprints

• from Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #9 (January-February 1952)

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

The Magic Card! (Table of Contents: 10)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Flight at Dawn (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

The Frontier Rogues Gallery (Table of Contents: 12)

Tomahawk / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

historical; western-frontier

Characters

Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]

Universe

DC : mainstream

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Odd News Items! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Tom Nicolosi

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Before 1870, newspapers were not equipped with folding devices...

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Big Town (DC, 1951 series) #26 (March-April 1954)

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Lotta-Stamps-a-Month Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)