World's Finest Comics #15

(Autumn 1944)

The Rubber Band (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel ? (signed)

Pencils:

Jon Small ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed); Joe Shuster (touch-ups) (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Ben Stanger; Derby Bowser (villain, death); Johnny (villain); Crusher (villain)

Synopsis:

After Derby Bowser is released from prison, his car suffers two blown out tires, which gives him an idea for a new racket: steal new tires from government shipments and sell them on the black market!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

Pencil identification by Bob Hughes (December, 2006). Previously identified as George Roussos by Pat Lang (October, 2004). Inker identification by Bob Hughes (December, 2006). Previously given as John Sikela in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1. Shuster touch-ups noted by Craig Delich (November, 2005).

Shelter For Shenanigans (Table of Contents)

The Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jon Small

Inks:

Jon Small

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

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

Too Hot To Handle (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

Respectable Burglars (Table of Contents)

The Green Arrow / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Maurice del Burgo

Inks:

Maurice del Burgo

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

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

Iss Ve Not Der Supermen? (Table of Contents)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Louis Cazeneuve

Inks:

Louis Cazeneuve

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war; adventure

Characters:

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

The Camera of Mei-Lan (Table of Contents)

Johnny Everyman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

John Daly

Inks:

John Daly

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Johnny Everyman

The Men Who Died Twice! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron

Pencils:

Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed); George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors:

George Roussos ?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. McFloy (prison physician); Killer Halsey (villain, death); Machine Gun Kale (villain, death); Lynx Larsen (villain, death); Mr. Mennekin (villain); Duke Welsh (villain, also disguised as Killer Halsey); Stoney Hix (villain, also disguised as Lynx Larsen); Turtle Krall (villain, also disguised as Machine Gun Kale); Batmobile

Synopsis:

The death and sudden "re-appearance" of three executed killers in a series of crime sprees baffles the Caped Crimefighters until a tell-tale clue leads them to the criminal behind the scheme.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes (November, 2004).