World's Finest Comics #30

(September-October 1947)

Sheriff Clark Kent (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Winslow Mortimer [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Ed Dobrotka ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Ed Hollis (Mayor of Saddle Fork); Roaring Pete (Deputy); Catawampus Jones (villain, prospector); the Rockdust Bandits [Hardpan, others un-named](villains)

Synopsis:

When Clark accidently knocks out members of the Rockdust Gang, who are smuggling out stolen gold from town, the timid reporter is made Sheriff of Saddle Rock. But it's Superman who uncovers the identity of the real criminal boss of the gang.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Superman: The World's Finest Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 (2009)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Craig Delich, writer credit by Martin O'Hearn [updated November, 2004].

Crime Goes To Press (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]

Indexer Notes

Updated November, 2004 as writer credit was removed (not Ryerson Johnson, per Craig Delich).

The Timid Terror (Table of Contents)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson

Pencils:

William F. White

Inks:

William F. White

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara

The Black Gold of Red Valley (Table of Contents)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war; adventure

Characters:

The Boy Commandos [Brooklyn (aka Dan Turpin); Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Captain Rip Carter; Rollo, the World's Fattest Man (villain)

Havoc On Wheels (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

John Daly

Inks:

John Daly

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Johnny Everyman

The Penny Plunderers! (Table of Contents)

Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Ray Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; J. J. Withers (introduction); Joe Coyne (villain, introduction); Skinny (villain, introduction, death); Mike (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Throughout his life, Joe Coyne felt threatened, done in by pennies and coppers, so he decides to use the "copper penny" as a trademark of his crimes.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #256 (May-June 1974)
• in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #8/1976 ([august] 1976)
• in Batman in the Forties (DC, 2004 series) #[nn] ([March] 2004)
• in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 ([April] 2004)

Keywords:

Batplane

Indexer Notes

Art credits added by Craig Delich (May 2004), writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.