World's Finest Comics #13

(Spring 1944)

The Freedom of the Press! (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]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Sanford (Planet's copy chief, introduction); Sam Greene (Planet's foreman of composing room, introduction); Matt Worth (Planet's boss pressman, introduction); Pete Gluyas (Planet's delivery truck boss); Honey Dale (Planet reporter and niece of the publisher, introduction); Happy (Planet's camerman, introduction); Emery "Emperor" Auslinger (villain, introduction); Delmar "Dice" Dimant (villain, introduction); The Rattler [Rex Ratlan] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Lois and Clark are given the assignment to write a special story concerning the staff of the Daily Planet, but gangsters try to stop the Planet from publishing that 100th Anniversary issue.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

Credits in Archives are wrong.

Stars of the Silver Screen (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:

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

A Wreath For Sir Edgar of Wimpledown (Table of Contents)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Simon

Pencils:

Joe Simon

Inks:

Jack Kirby

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; war

Characters:

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

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich (May, 2004).

Straight From The Cannon's Mouth (Table of Contents)

Drafty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Stan Kaye

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; military

Characters:

Drafty; Tim

Paper Salvage (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jerry Robinson

Inks:

Jerry Robinson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich (November, 2005).

Blazing Gold (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]

Crime's Most Embarrassing Moments (Table of Contents)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

William F. White

Inks:

William F. White

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara

The Curse of Isis! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Jack Burnley [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos [as Bob Kane] (signed); Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Betty Bentley

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mike; Jack; Swami Pravhor (villain, introduction); Gouger (villain, introduction); Sam (villain, introduction); Muggsy (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

A mysterious swami uses the threat of a false curse to try and obtain some rabbit's foot lucky charms from some sailors that he had secretly planted a fortune in diamonds in.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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