World's Finest Comics #9

(Spring 1943)

One Second To Live! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger ? [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Jimmy Olsen (?, cameo); Allen Cartright (death); Harold Denton (Cartright's secretary); Mr. Higgins (Cartright's former butler, death); Jane Cartright (villain)

Synopsis:

The murder of a famous explorer leaves the Man of Tomorrow only one second to gather the evidence necessary to free an accused man from dying in the electric chair.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Superman: The World's Finest Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes (November, 2004).

Khaki and Korn (Table of Contents)

Drafty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Stan Kaye

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

military humor

Characters:

Drafty; Tim

The Man Who Could Make It Rain (Table of Contents)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joseph Sulman

Inks:

Joseph Sulman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara

Indexer Notes

Writer revision by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Credit previously assigned to Gardner F. Fox.

Turn Back The Clock (Table of Contents)

The Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel ?

Pencils:

Hal Sherman

Inks:

Hal Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Cameos: Batman; Robin; the Joker (villain)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich (November, 2005).

The Battle of the Big Top (Table of Contents)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Simon

Pencils:

Joe Simon

Inks:

Jack Kirby

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war; adventure

Characters:

The Boy Commandos [Brooklyn (aka Dan Turpin); Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Captain Rip Carter

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• in The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #1 (October 2010)

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich (May, 2004).

Keep 'em Fighting (Table of Contents)

Martin of the Marines / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Daly

Inks:

John Daly

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Sgt. Pat Martin (introduction)

Indexer Notes

This is a patriotic strip.

Death Is The Prize (Table of Contents)

The Green Arrow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Cliff Young

Inks:

Steve Brodie

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]

Crime of the Month (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Colors:

George Roussos

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bramwell B. Bramwell (villain, introduction); Bright Guy Warner (villain, introduction); Slim Ryan (villain, introduction); Chopper Gant (villain, introduction); Muscles Hardy (villain, introduction); Bat-Plane

Synopsis:

The four top crime bosses of Gotham City are invited to Mystery Castle by the owner, Bramwell B. Bramwell, so that he can challenge them to a contest: to decide once and for all just WHO can commit the best crimes: he or them!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([September] 2002)