World's Finest Comics #7

(Autumn 1942)

The Eight Doomed Men! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Andrew P. Stone; Heels (death); Charlie Goodfellow (death); Chick Ryan; Dr. Dan Mallory; Conrad Thorndike; Henry Kimball (death); Albert Damon (death); Jenkins (villain, Stone's chauffeur, death); Superman's Mountain Retreat

Synopsis:

The members of the Elkhart University Pi Theta Dau fraternity vow upon graduation to meet 20 years later, and that they do.......where someone vows to kill each and every one of them!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28
• in Superman: The World's Finest Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Credits in World's Finest Archives are wrong.

Case of the Walking Dynamo (Table of Contents)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox ?

Pencils:

Joseph Sulman (signed)

Inks:

Joseph Sulman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara; The Magnet [Professor Bly] (villain)

Synopsis:

A bolt of lightning accidently crashes through the window of Professor Bly, turning him into a human magnet. He now considers himself unstoppable and decides to lead a life of crime.

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• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28

[Bring In "Baby"] (Table of Contents)

Drafty (#158) / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Stan Kaye [as Stanley Kaye] (signed)

Inks:

Stan Kaye [as Stanley Kaye] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

military humor

Characters:

Drafty; Tim

Synopsis:

Drafty and Tim are ordered to meet the in-coming train and take charge of General Slater's baby.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28

Wise Lady (Table of Contents)

none / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edgar Weston (signed)

Pencils:

Fred Ray

Inks:

Fred Ray

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; crime

Characters:

Nanny; Richard; Trooper Trent; Mike Durrant (villain)

Synopsis:

As Nanny prepares to take little Richard to the movies, their chauffeur suddenly pulls a gun on them, and completes his kidnapping attempt.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28

Indexer Notes

Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 2008-1-14. Following this text story is a full page ad, advertising Leading Comics #3, Superman #18, Batman #12, All-Star #12, Mutt & Jeff #5, All-Flash #3 and Green Lantern #5.

A Modern Arabian Nightmare (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Joe Simon (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby (signed)

Inks:

Joe Simon (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Ferguson

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Morgan Peale (death); Julius Calter; Janos Mura; Mason Ryle (villain)

Synopsis:

A ancient idol, once created when thieves formed their own cults and set up idols against "The Wrath of the Caliph," now is used by modern criminals for their own greedy purposes.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Sandman By Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([August] 2009)
• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28

Indexer Notes

Diagram of the wirepoon gun. Writer credit by Craig Delich (May, 2004); letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2009-12-9.

The Case of the Jinxed Skyscraper (Table of Contents)

The Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Hal Sherman (signed)

Inks:

Hal Sherman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Mr. Ghool (villain)

Synopsis:

Mr. Ghool escapes from prison and begins to sabotage work on a new building being erected because he once hid his loot on the lot the building is being erected on.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28

[The Phantom Voice] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel ?

Pencils:

Ken Battefield [as Kajeb] (signed)

Inks:

Ken Battefield [as Kajeb] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue; Doris West; Marshall Gruen (villain)

Synopsis:

A mysterious Nazi by the name of Marshall Gruen bails out of a plane and is captured, but offers to divulge secrets of vital importance to the American government.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28

Indexer Notes

Corrected page count added by Craig Delich 2008-1-14.

Wings of Flame (Table of Contents)

The Green Arrow / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bernard Klein

Inks:

Bernard Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; The Blaze (villain)

Synopsis:

A new criminal uses pigeons to help set fires with thermite capsules and create a blind while he and his gang commit crimes.

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• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Craig Delich (May, 2004).

Where There's Smoke (Table of Contents)

none / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Cleve Barton (signed)

Pencils:

Fred Ray ?

Inks:

Fred Ray ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

crime

Characters:

Dr. Tom Dearing; Ramsey (villain); Max (villain)

Synopsis:

Dr. Dearing is accosted in his office by a pair of crooks who want the plans for a new secret government explosive.

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• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich 2008-1-14.

none (Table of Contents)

Gee Man / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray McGill (signed)

Pencils:

Ray McGill (signed)

Inks:

Ray McGill (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ray McGill

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Gee Man; Rover

Synopsis:

Officer Gee Man and his assistant, Rover, are asked to keep their eyes on a man's car while he makes a phone call.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich 2008-1-14.

The Vanishing V-Men (Table of Contents)

Lando / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Harris Levy [as Harris] (signed)

Inks:

Harris Levy [as Harris] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Lando; Mastro the Great (villain); Cara (villain)

Synopsis:

A cheap vaudeville magician, hounded by bill collectors, decides to join a gang, helping to kidnap five millionaires for ransom. But Lando uses his true magic to save the men and the magician's good name.

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• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28

Indexer Notes

Following this story is a one page advertisement for Action #52, Adventure #78, More Fun #83, Star-Spangled #12, Sensation #9, Flash #33, Detective #67 and All-American #42.

The North Pole Crimes! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Cal Daly (introduction); Curly (introduction, death); Angles Bigbee (villain, introduction); The Snow Man Bandits (villains, introduction); Ray (villain, introduction); Bat-Plane

Synopsis:

A ruthless gang of criminals heads to the far north to commit crimes and the Dynamic Duo must solve the riddle of their leaving a snowman at the scene of every crime they commit.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([September] 2002)
• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28
• in Batman and Me (Eclipse Books)

Indexer Notes

First use of snow costumes.

[Coming at You on the Screen!] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Fred Ray

Inks:

Fred Ray

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman

Synopsis:

Advertisement for Paramount Picture's Superman cartoon series, announcing episodes "Electric Earthquake", "Volcano", "Terror in the Midway", "The Japoteurs", "Twin Trouble" and "Showdown."

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich 2008-1-14. Found on the back cover.