(July-August 1947)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
76
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1947-05-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Jack Burnley
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?

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

Indexer Notes

Penciler credit verified by Burnley. Inker credit by Craig Delich.

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 Books That Couldn't Be Bound! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Al Schwartz (signed as Jerry Siegel)
Pencils
John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks
Stan Kaye (signed as Joe Shuster)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A man and his hobbies are not easily parted.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Barney Vellum
Synopsis
A rather strange bookbinder binds books in exteriors that illustrate the contents of the book, and Superman learns that three members of this man's club demand their books be bound in strange and unusual bindings. The Man of Tomorrow agrees to help out, since the money to be paid for the bindings will go to his choice of charities. Little does he know that Lois has a book she wants bound too: in the Man of Steel's own cloak!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit 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/).

Jack Treddle Gets Hero's Medal (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Buddy Rosar (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Ruby with the Magic Curse! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)
Inks
George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Hiputa Ruby...rare stone sought for centuries by greedy men...
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Queen Hiputa; Twitter; Big Mike (crook); Hard Boiled Harry (crook)
Synopsis
Green Arrow and Speedy encounter Mr. Twitter, who has a collection of gems which are said to bestow curses upon the owner. The newly-acquired Hiputa Ruby is stolen while Oliver and Roy are visiting the museum, but the curse comes into play and the thief's gyrocopter crashes. Many others fall victim, but Green Arrow spots an imperfection in the center of the gem. He splits it in half with a well-placed arrow, and a yellow gas escapes. Queen Hiputa had rigged the ruby to release a small portion of gas when warmed, as by the heat from a hand.

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. 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/).

In this story, Green Arrow uses his first trick arrow: the siren arrow.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Someday I expect to see kitchens...
Genre
humor

Roller Skate Facts (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Winchester Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Nothing But Money, Money, Money!] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Jack Farr (signed)
Pencils
Jack Farr (signed)
Inks
Jack Farr (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Farr (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What to do?
Genre
humor; crime
Characters
Super-Sleuth McFooey

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Stumpy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Phil Berube (signed)
Pencils
Phil Berube (signed)
Inks
Phil Berube (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The charge for parking is fifty cents, sir...
Genre
humor

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

Walt Disney Treasure Chest of Films / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Faces of History! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Far out in the vast Pacific Ocean stands lonely Easter Island...
Genre
adventure; children; war
Characters
The Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Rollo, the World's Fattest Man (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
Rollo, the Fattest Man Alive, lures ships to his island, wrecks them upon the rocks, and plunders the cargo, all with complete disregard for human life. The Boy Commandos and Rip are with an archaeological party who have promised to bring one of the famous Easter Island statues back to a museum. Rollo captures them, but they manage to escape, losing him in the process. Nevertheless, their mission has been successful.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit 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/).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Bebe / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
H'lo! What's the matter -- Are you lost?
Genre
humor; children

Now! The Vigilante Is in the Movies! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Columbia Pictures Movies; Vigilante / advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

One for the Book (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Max Olin (house name)
Letters
typeset

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

Scuffy the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh! This old broom is just about worn out!
Genre
humor

Let 'Em Eat Bread! (Table of Contents: 18)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson
Pencils
William White
Inks
William White
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For millions of people in a starving world...
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; George (a schoolboy)
Synopsis
Zatara entertains an audience in order to bring to their attention the millions of starving persons around the world. He starts a food bank, but it is hardly sufficient. A schoolboy tells him how he can get more. Zatara visits spoilt rich persons who waste food, and magically has the food chastise them, thus causing them to mend their ways.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. 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: 19) (Expand) /

Old Mill Stabilizer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Second Chance! (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
Don C. Cameron (credited as Bob Kane)
Pencils
Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane) (see notes)
Inks
Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane) (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Have you ever done something wrong...
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Martha; Ed Smith (introduction, death); Mary (Joel's 2nd love interest); Ed Smith (construction boss); Sally (Joel's love interest, introduction); Joel Benson [aka Jim Brown] (villain, night watchman at a museum, introduction); Chesty Murkel (villain, introduction); Slugs Hamer (villain, prisoner, introduction)
Synopsis
Joel Benson sits on death row, begging and pleading for a second chance to make his life count for something. Fate gives him that chance, but to little avail.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Daily Tribune; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; Gotham Prison

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. 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/).

Mortimer placed his last name on a sign in panel 5, page 2.

Outwitting the Kidnappers (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Dick Tracy Rapid Fire Tommy Gun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

More Exciting Than Fiction! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

The "Cuckoo Kayo" (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Famous Sport Flops; Thom McAn Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  2. 1. The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!
  3. 2. The Books That Couldn't Be Bound!
    Superman
  4. 3. Jack Treddle Gets Hero's Medal
    "P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story
  5. 4. Buddy Rosar
    Wheaties
  6. 5. The Ruby with the Magic Curse!
    Green Arrow
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Shredded Wheat
  8. 7. ["Someday I expect to see kitchens..."]
    Daffy & Doodle
  9. 8. Roller Skate Facts
    Winchester Roller Skates
  10. 9. [Nothing But Money, Money, Money!]
    Super-Sleuth McFooey
  11. 10. ["The charge for parking is fifty cents, sir..."]
    Stumpy
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Walt Disney Treasure Chest of Films
  13. 12. The Faces of History!
    The Boy Commandos
  14. 13. ["H'lo! What's the matter -- Are you lost?"]
    Bebe
  15. 14. Now! The Vigilante Is in the Movies!
    Columbia Pictures Movies; Vigilante
  16. 15. Editorial Advisory Board
  17. 16. One for the Book
  18. 17. ["Gosh! This old broom is just about worn out!"]
    Scuffy the Tramp
  19. 18. Let 'Em Eat Bread!
    Zatara
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Old Mill Stabilizer
  21. 20. The Second Chance!
    Batman and Robin
  22. 21. Outwitting the Kidnappers
    "U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy Rapid Fire Tommy Gun
  24. 23. More Exciting Than Fiction!
    Real Fact Comics
  25. 24. The "Cuckoo Kayo"
    Famous Sport Flops; Thom McAn Shoes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore