(December 1962)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of January, April, July and October
- On-sale Date
- 1962-10-25
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in Blackhawk #179 and copyright registration.
The Riddle of the Four Planets!
Superman and Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2008) - in Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([June] 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Pencils credit per Bob Klein, Gene Reed, Mike Tiefenbacher, and Bob Hughes. Craig Delich and Pat Lang credit Jim Mooney. 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/).
Riddle of the Four Planets!
Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; The Zelaphod; Indal; Thrikor
- Synopsis
- Superman, Batman and Robin must help an alien race stop the Zelaphod, an alien beast that is loose on Earth.
- Reprints
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #206 (October-November 1971)
- in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2008)
- in Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([June] 2019)
-
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/).
[no title indexed]
Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!"
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Synopsis
- Joe doesn't see the purpose of collecting money for UNICEF while trick-or-treating until Superman takes him and his friend Tom on a trip around the world to see what UNICEF does for children in other lands.
King of the Land Beasts!
Aquaman and Aqualad / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aqualad [Garth]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
- Synopsis
- Strange chemicals cause Aquaman to turn green and lose his ability to live underwater.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([March] 2008)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer identification by Bob Hughes. 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/).
Diptych with the Green Arrow story in this issue.
[no title indexed]
Homer / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Watch out for that car, Homer!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
in The Human Sharks
Green Arrow / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Shark Gang
- Synopsis
- Green Arrow and Speedy must stop a gang of thieves who operate underwater.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)
-
- Keywords
- Arrow-Cave; Arrow-Sub
Indexer Notes
Writer identification by Bob Hughes.
Diptych with the Aquaman story in this issue.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Riddle of the Four Planets!
Superman and Batman and Robin -
1.
["Hi, everybody! Meet Johnny DC..."]
-
2.
Riddle of the Four Planets!
Superman and Batman and Robin -
3.
Tootsie Roll Makes History!
Tootsie Roll -
4.
[no title indexed]
Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual -
5.
[no title indexed]
American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals -
6.
Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!"
Superman -
7.
King of the Land Beasts!
Aquaman and Aqualad -
8.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
9.
The War Against the Weather
-
10.
["Watch out for that car, Homer!"]
Homer -
11.
[no title indexed]
Zenith Stamps -
12.
The Human Sharks
Green Arrow -
13.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
14.
[no title indexed]
Convoy Terror -
15.
[no title indexed]
Task Force -
16.
[no title indexed]
American Body Building Club -
17.
[no title indexed]
Schwinn Bicycles
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Thomas Johnson
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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