(Fall 1944)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1944-07-25
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- World's Best Comics Co.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (uncredited)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([November] 2002), #1 ([November] 2002) - in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([August] 2004)
- in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 ([July] 2017)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits confirmed by Burnley.
The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Rubber Band
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel ? (signed)
- Pencils
- Jon Small ? (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- George Roussos ? (signed as Joe Shuster); Joe Shuster (signed) (touch-ups)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- 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
- in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([August] 2004)
- in Superman: The War Years 1938-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 ([July] 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits from Bob Hughes. We previously credited the art to John Sikela (as per the Archives reprint), then to George Roussos with an unknown inker (per Pat Lang). Shuster touch-ups added by Craig Delich.
Shelter for Shenanigans!
The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]
Too Hot to Handle!
Zatara / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Zatara
The Respectable Burglars!
Green Arrow / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
- Reprints
- in Green Arrow: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2017 [February 2018])
-
Iss Ve Not Der Supermen?
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Louis Cazeneuve ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- The Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; the Nazis (villains)
Indexer Notes
The Jack Kirby Checklist credits Simon and Kirby on art. Previous indexer credited Louis Cazeneuve on pencils.
The Camera of Mei-Lan!
Johnny Everyman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Johnny Everyman
The Men Who Died Twice!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Don C. Cameron
- Pencils
- Jerry Robinson (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- George Roussos (backgrounds); Jerry Robinson (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- George Roussos ?
- 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 [also disguised as Machine Gun Kale] (villain)
- 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
- in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([November] 2002)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])
-
- Keywords
- Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Gotham City; The Gotham Gazette
Indexer Notes
Writer identification by Bob Hughes.
Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman -
1.
The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!
-
2.
The Rubber Band
Superman -
3.
["The leaflets tell 'em..."]
Wheaties -
4.
Shelter for Shenanigans!
The Star-Spangled Kid -
5.
Too Hot to Handle!
Zatara -
6.
150 Mile Race to Save a Nation!
Thom McAn -
7.
The Respectable Burglars!
Green Arrow -
8.
Jungle Incident
-
9.
Iss Ve Not Der Supermen?
The Boy Commandos -
10.
The Camera of Mei-Lan!
Johnny Everyman -
11.
Actually Fly
Wheaties -
12.
The Men Who Died Twice!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
13.
[no title indexed]
Metro Publications -
14.
How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame
Charles Atlas -
15.
Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Jochen G.
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- John Pannozzi
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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