(Summer 1945)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
84
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1945-04-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
World's Best Comics Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin; Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Burnley
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories! (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Junior Reporters! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger (ghosted for Jerry Siegel) (signed)
Pencils
Sam Citron (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed)
Inks
Don Komisarow (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Tommy Blake; Pete Blake (villain, Tommy's brother); Harvey Stratton (villain)
Synopsis
Young newsboy Tommy Blake wants to enter the Planet's contest, "Reporter For a Day", but soon learns that his brother is involved in distributing counterfeit ration books. Superman has to step in and help Tommy write the story of his life, which earns him a spot as reporter on the Daily Planet!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

False Paradise for Felons! (Table of Contents: 4)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson
Pencils
Jon Small
Inks
Jon Small
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Toys That Live! (Table of Contents: 6)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
William White
Inks
William White
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Zatara

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, oh! There's Daffy right in the middle of the lake with a canoe!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, I sent Daffy to the bank...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm going to the dentist, Doodle...
Genre
humor

Lord Alfred of Upson Downs! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve
Inks
Louis Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Lord Alfred

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (19 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-2/).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win (signed)
Inks
Lit-Win (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
--Nothing but moths!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win (signed)
Inks
Lit-Win (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Broken glass!
Genre
humor

Night Patrol (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
Al Gerz
Letters
typeset

Not to Be Repeated! (Table of Contents: 14)

public service announcement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
advocacy

Remote Control Robbery! (Table of Contents: 15)

The Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Maurice Del Bourgo
Inks
Maurice Del Bourgo
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret of Ohain! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
John Daly
Inks
John Daly
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
adventure
Characters
Johnny Everyman
Keywords
East and West Association

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (19 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-2/).

[John B. Stetson] (Table of Contents: 18)

Billy Brand / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"What's a Stetson?"
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Characters
Billy Brand; John B. Stetson
Synopsis
The history of John B. Stetson, creator of the famous Stetson cowboy hat.

Specialists in Crime! (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
Don C. Cameron
Pencils
Dick Sprang (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Norman Fallon
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor L. M. Brane (villain, introduction); Brane's thugs [Thimble; rest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
Batman and Robin face a new twist on crime: a man who hires only specialists in crime to carry out his plans.
Reprints
Keywords
Batmobile; Batpoon; Gotham City; Radium Institute

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich, verified by Sprang.

Robin uses a new weapon that he got for his birthday against crime called the Batpoon.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie Captures Red the Terror! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman and Robin; Superman
  2. 1. The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!
  3. 2. The Junior Reporters!
    Superman
  4. 3. ["Stop worrying!"]
    Wheaties
  5. 4. False Paradise for Felons!
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Popsicle
  7. 6. The Toys That Live!
    Zatara
  8. 7. ["Oh, oh! There's Daffy right in the middle of the lake with a canoe!"]
    Daffy & Doodle
  9. 8. ["Gosh, I sent Daffy to the bank..."]
    Daffy & Doodle
  10. 9. ["I'm going to the dentist, Doodle..."]
    Daffy & Doodle
  11. 10. Lord Alfred of Upson Downs!
    The Boy Commandos
  12. 11. ["--Nothing but moths!"]
    Daffy & Doodle
  13. 12. ["Broken glass!"]
    Daffy & Doodle
  14. 13. Night Patrol
  15. 14. Not to Be Repeated!
  16. 15. Remote Control Robbery!
    The Green Arrow
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  18. 17. The Secret of Ohain!
    Johnny Everyman
  19. 18. [John B. Stetson]
    Billy Brand
  20. 19. Specialists in Crime!
    Batman and Robin
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  22. 21. ["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
  23. 22. Captain Tootsie Captures Red the Terror!
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Craig Delich
  • John DiBello
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jochen G.
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore