World's Finest Comics #12

(Winter 1944)

The Man Who Stole A Reputation! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Mr. Gerkin (Link's boss); The Lynx [Lester Link](introduction); Tornadi (villain); Pig-Eye (villain); Baby-Face (villain)

Synopsis:

Mild mannered Lester Link, upset that he is squandering away his life for a mere pittance, quits his job and declares himself to reporters Lane and Kent that he is the secret ruler of the underworld. The underworld gang bosses, however, have something to say about that!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

Credits in Archives are wrong. Writer identification by Bob Hughes and verified by Craig Delich (November, 2005).

When Stripesy Went to College (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Hal Sherman

Inks:

Hal Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]

Sub Ahoy! (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

Bobby Meets A Brownie (Table of Contents)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara

Indexer Notes

Artist revision by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Credit previously assigned to Joseph Sulman ?Writer credit verified by Fox in the pages of Alter-Ego #14 (April, 2002), in which a portion of the original script is reproduced.

The Baffling Mystery of the Gruesome Affair of " Oh Yeah- So What?" (Table of Contents)

Super-Sleuth McFooey / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Farr

Pencils:

Jack Farr

Inks:

Jack Farr

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jack Farr

Content Information

Genre:

humor; crime

Characters:

Super-Sleuth McFooey

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-1-19.

Golden Victory (Table of Contents)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Simon

Pencils:

Joe Simon

Inks:

Marvin Stein ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war; adventure

Characters:

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

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich (May, 2004).

The Serpent of Sand Burr Beach (Table of Contents)

Dover and Clover / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff? Whitney Ellsworth?

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Dover; Clover

Indexer Notes

Writer credit [Ellsworth] added by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-2-21.

From Acid to Arson (Table of Contents)

The Green Arrow / comic story / 11 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]; Arrowcar

Alfred Gets His Man! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Dick Sprang

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle; Slick Swade (villain, introduction); Squirrel (villain, introduction); Spud (villain, introduction); Topper (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

While shopping one day, Alfred accidently overhears a mobster the Batman once put in jail attempt extortion on another criminal named Squirrel, so he gets involved in the apprehension of said villain and helps to recover a fortune in diamonds.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

Last appearance of rotund Alfred in World's Finest.