World's Finest Comics #26

(January-February 1947)

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 Confessions of Superman! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel ? (signed)

Pencils

John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Stan Kaye (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Lois Lane; Benny Call; The Prankster (villain, cameo); Mr. Mxyztplk (villain, cameo); Lex Luthor (villain, cameo); Meadows (villain, Call's butler)

Synopsis

The publisher of Ace Publishing Company offers Superman $50,000 for charity if he will write his autobiography, but when Lois delivers the 125,000 word manuscript, the publisher rejects it as far-fetched and a pack of lies.

Reprints

• in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([December] 2009)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #6 ([September] 2019)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes and art credits by 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/).

Frank Thomas (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Magic by Proxy! (Table of Contents: 4)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

George Kashdan

Pencils

William White (signed)

Inks

William White (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara

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/).

Two of America's Most Famous Boys! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Star Spangled Comics; Robin; Adventure Comics; Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Land Beyond the Sky! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

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Pencils

Curt Swan ?

Inks

?

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

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

A Prevue of Magazines Now Selling at Your Dealers! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

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

Bebe / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bebe, take this chocolate cake right over to Mrs. Duncan...

Genre

humor; children

The Spirit of '46! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

John Daly (signed)

Inks

John Daly (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Johnny Everyman

Keywords

East and West Association

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

O Is for Opposum (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Last Mile (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Neill (house name)

Letters

typeset

The Human Fly Crimes! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; the Hye Brothers (villains, introduction)

Reprints

• in Green Arrow: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2017 [February 2018])

His Highness, Prince Robin! (Table of Contents: 14)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson; also as Prince Stefan]; Prince Stefan [also as Robin] (of Valonia, introduction); Count Lasha (of Valonia, introduction); Baron Ferric (villain, introduction); Sparks Farrell (villain, introduction); Farrell's thugs (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

When the life of a Prince is at stake, Dick Grayson (who looks identical to the Prince) steps into the role of the Prince. But Batman wishes that the Prince had not stepped into the role of Robin!

Reprints

• in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 ([June] 2004)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 ([August] 2018)

Keywords

Batplane; Gotham City; Jones Chinaware Company; Valonia

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: 15) (Expand) /

Circus Candy Factory / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Chemcraft / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Thom McAn Prevented a Cave Disaster (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)