World's Finest Comics #22

(May-June 1946)

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

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Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Siege of Aurora Roost! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz ? (ghosted for Jerry Siegel) (signed)

Pencils

Ira Yarbrough (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed)

Inks

Stan Kaye (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; John "The Duke" Borealis; Charlie Chinook (butler to Borealis); Wolf (villain); Rawhide (villain)

Synopsis

Superman and Lois discover the true reason why The Duke is giving away solid gold to other prospectors as a grubstake, but must stop the Wolf and his thugs from spoiling the Duke's efforts.

Reprints

• in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([December] 2009)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #5 ([March] 2018)

Indexer Notes

Writer, pencils, and inks credits by Bob Hughes. 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: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Impossible Target! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Joe Samachson ?

Pencils

Maurice Del Bourgo (signed as d.)

Inks

Maurice Del Bourgo (signed as d.)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

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])

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes. 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/).

Double Magic! (Table of Contents: 5)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

William White (signed as W F White)

Inks

William White (signed as W F White)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara

Boy Commandos - 5,000,000 B.C.! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

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Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Steve Brodie

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Curt Swan verified art credits to Craig Delich. 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: 7)

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

Script

Jack Farr

Pencils

Jack Farr

Inks

Jack Farr

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Farr

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ow-wah!! Now I'm shipwrecked...

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Super Sleuth McFooey

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Now More Than Ever (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Standing Order (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Carter

Letters

typeset

The American Dream! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

John Daly (signed)

Inks

John Daly (signed)

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/).

Hank Greenberg (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Tree Grows in Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Al Schwartz ?

Pencils

Win Mortimer (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed)

Inks

Win Mortimer (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Francis van Orsdell; Jenkins (Orsdell's butler); Doomsday (a dog); Dr. Martin (villain, introduction); Nails Finney (villain, introduction); Finney's mob (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

To Francis von Orsdell, the trees on his property are just like friends: he talks with them and they talk to him. But one of those trees holds a great object of value unknown to the owner.

Reprints

• in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 ([June] 2004)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])

Keywords

Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes. In addition to the Bob Kane credit on the splash page, Mortimer signed his first name on Page 8, panel 6, on the bar and grill sign, then signed his last name on an awning in panel 1 on page 9. 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/).

Captain Tootsie and the Return of Dr. Narsty (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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Pied Piper Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Thom McAn Trapped the Mad Elephant (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)