(Spring 1942)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1942-02-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
World's Best Comics Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited as W. F. Ellsworth ?) (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing. An ad in More Fun Comics #77 gives an on-sale date of "Feb. 13th."

Ellsworth credit from statement of ownership.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Fred Ray.

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

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Tower of Terror (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils
John Sikela (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks
John Sikela (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Brent Matthews; Lemuel P. Potts (villain, death)
Synopsis
A manufacturer purchases a sacred Indian tower and tries to move it, but is faced with many attempts on his life, unaware that an ancient manuscript indicates priceless Indian valuables were secreted in the tower.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Titled "The Case of the Flying Castle" in the table of contents. This title is also used in Superman: The World's Finest Archives, whose credits are wrong too.

[The Man Who Stole a Bank] (Table of Contents: 4)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Joe Sulman (signed)
Inks
Joe Sulman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Zatara; Tong

Indexer Notes

Title from table of contents.

Crime's Stage Manager (Table of Contents: 5)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils
Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Charles Paris

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing

Indexer Notes

Titled "Murder in Three Acts" in the table of contents. Scripter and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

Tactical Error (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
Eric Carter (credited)
Pencils
Cliff Young (signed)
Inks
Cliff Young (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery

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

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

The Crime Clown! (Table of Contents: 8)

TNT with Dan the Dyna-Mite / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Mort Weisinger
Pencils
Al Carreño ?
Inks
Al Carreño ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
T.N.T. [Thomas N. Thomas]; Dan the Dyna-Mite [Danny Dunbar]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Titled "Case of the Crime Clown" in the table of contents. Second appearance of TNT & Dan (first in Star Spangled Comics #7). Order of TNT appearances determined by copyright dates (Star Spangled #7 on Feb 1st 1942, World's Finest #5 on Feb 3rd 1942). Note that the two books essentially debuted at the same time.

Now on Sale (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[Wings for America] (Table of Contents: 10)

Red, White and Blue / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel ?
Pencils
Harry Lampert
Inks
Harry Lampert
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue; Doris West

Indexer Notes

Title from table of contents.

[Gems of Jeopardy] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Sandman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Cliff Young
Inks
Cliff Young
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Gay Thompson; Fred Thompson; Billy Thompson; Gay's unnamed brother (villain, ex-convict, death)
Synopsis
Gay Thompson's brother is an ex-con who wants her husband's fabulous collection of diamonds, and the Sandman must work within the situation to trap the man before he can kidnap the woman's only son.

Indexer Notes

Title from table of contents.

Last with original mystery-man costume. Last appearance of girlfriend Dian Belmont.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Goggles / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Schwab ?
Pencils
Fred Schwab ?
Inks
Fred Schwab ?
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Schwab ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
S'matter, Pappy?
Genre
humor; teen

Indexer Notes

Writer, artist and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

Vengeance (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Hilton (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

[Rubies for Ransom] (Table of Contents: 14)

The King / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks
Harry Lampert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lampert (signed)

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
The King [King Standish]; the Witch (villain)

Indexer Notes

Story title from table of contents. Letterer verified by Lampert.

The Good-Hearted Gangster! (Table of Contents: 15)

Lando the Magician / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve
Inks
Louis Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lando

Indexer Notes

Titled "Adventure of the Good-Hearted Gangster" in the table of contents.

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

Private Pete / 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
Oh, boy - Wotta spot...
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Pvt. Pete

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

The "Big 8" (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Crime Takes a Holiday (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Jerry Robinson (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
George Roussos (backgrounds); Jerry Robinson (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as The Gold Coast Kid]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; "Big John" Waller (villain, gambling house owner, introduction); Brains Kelley (villain, introduction); Slinky [aka Carrot-Top McGraw] (villain, introduction); Dude Davis (villain, introduction); Scar Ryan (villain, introduction); The Domino Killers (villains, introduction); The Hooded Gunmen (villains, introduction)
Synopsis
A "crime holiday" is declared by the mobs in Gotham City, but Batman and Robin soon discover the reason why: the mobs plan to disguise themselves as members of other mobs, commit crimes, and have the blame placed on them!
Reprints
Keywords
belt wireless radio; Gotham City

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Prizes for All! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

American Seed Co., Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. The Tower of Terror
    Superman
  5. 4. [The Man Who Stole a Bank]
    Zatara
  6. 5. Crime's Stage Manager
    The Crimson Avenger
  7. 6. Tactical Error
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. The Crime Clown!
    TNT with Dan the Dyna-Mite
  10. 9. Now on Sale
  11. 10. [Wings for America]
    Red, White and Blue
  12. 11. [Gems of Jeopardy]
    The Sandman
  13. 12. ["S'matter, Pappy?"]
    Goggles
  14. 13. Vengeance
  15. 14. [Rubies for Ransom]
    The King
  16. 15. The Good-Hearted Gangster!
    Lando the Magician
  17. 16. ["Oh, boy - Wotta spot..."]
    Private Pete
  18. 17. The "Big 8"
  19. 18. Crime Takes a Holiday
    Batman and Robin
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
  21. 20. Prizes for All!
    American Seed Co., Inc.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • John Censullo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jochen G.
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Jason Sacks
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore