(May-June 1949)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
76
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949-03-28
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)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

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

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits verified by Win Mortimer to Craig Delich. Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Two Lois Lanes! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Al Schwartz ?
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What could handicap Superman more than one Lois Lane?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane [aka Brenda Manning]; Check (crook)
Synopsis
Criminals use a double of Lois to distract Superman. Superman uses his strength to squeeze coal into a diamond.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Bob Hughes. Previously credited to William Woolfolk but Martin O'Hearn has documented from Woolfolk's records that he was not working for DC at this time. Text uses a lot of periods which is generally an indicator of Schwartz during this era.

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/).

Bamboozling the Bank Robbers (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Western Comics; All-American Western; Dale Evans Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

A Day in the Life of Robin Hood! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)
Inks
George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Have you ever wondered which archer is better with the bow...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Robin Hood; Monocle Mike; the Black Baron (villain)
Synopsis
Green Arrow switches places in time with Robin Hood.

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Otto Binder's 1963/1964 listing of DC credits. 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: 6) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Ben Hur Wins a Race! (Table of Contents: 7)

Doc and Fatty / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If we could blame the fall of Rome on any two people...
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Doc; Fatty; Ben Hur; Nero
Synopsis
Doc and Fatty have been to see the movie "Who put the table in Nero's stable?". A they leave the theater in a hail storm, a chunk hits the "Ancient Rome" key of their time travelling typewriter, and they find themselves in Rome during the Ben Hur chariot race. They have misplaced the typewriter, so cannot press themselves home, but following the race Ben Hur gives it to them, having found it earlier where they left it.

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/).

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Listerine Tooth Paste / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Handcuffs of Fate! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Steve Brodie ?
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They were two pieces of steel...
Genre
adventure; children; war
Characters
The Boy Commandos; Captain Rip Carter; Singsong Mulloy (crook); Big Oak Oketon (crook); Petie Flanagan (crook); Charlie Cadell (crook)
Synopsis
The Boy Commandos and Rip are patrolling on the Home Front, where they pursue Big Oak Oketon relentlessly until his mind snaps and he is re-arrested

Indexer Notes

Possible Brodie inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Frank Giacoia.

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

Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!; Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Peg / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's take a walk out in the gardens, Elmer.
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

The Danger Sign! (Table of Contents: 13)

Zatara / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you believe in signs?
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Ken Beeman
Synopsis
Ken Beeman takes every sign he sees literally, and tries to impose his will on others. When Zatara rescues him from an oncoming truck by magically giving the vehicle wings, Beeman chastises him for breaking the no fly zone law. Zatara shows him the error of taking every sign too seriously. He has a "Fresh Fish" talk rudely to Beeman, and shows him a fiery "Light Lunch" sign which causes him to set it on fire. Other absurd examples follow, and Beeman eventually agrees that some signs ought not to be observed.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

writer verified by Martin O'Hearn

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Bebe / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now Bebe, play nicely with little Herby!
Genre
humor; children
Reprints

Foreign Flags Over America (Table of Contents: 17)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
William I. Irwin (credited)
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

4 Killers Against Fate! (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
? [as Bob Kane]
Pencils
Jim Mooney (ghosted for Bob Kane)
Inks
Jim Mooney (ghosted for Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The electric chair...the gas chamber...the gallows...
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jumpy Peters; Sailor Roggs; Careful Kyle; Angles Manson; Boss Barry
Synopsis
Batman and Robin pursue 4 death row killers who escape from prison before they are due to be executed.
Reprints

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: 19) (Expand) /

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

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. The Two Lois Lanes!
    Superman
  4. 3. Bamboozling the Bank Robbers
    "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
  5. 4. ["You'll find this sure-fire brand..."]
    Western Comics; All-American Western; Dale Evans Comics
  6. 5. A Day in the Life of Robin Hood!
    Green Arrow
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  8. 7. Ben Hur Wins a Race!
    Doc and Fatty
  9. 8. Editorial Advisory Board
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Listerine Tooth Paste
  11. 10. The Handcuffs of Fate!
    The Boy Commandos
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!; Columbia
  13. 12. ["Let's take a walk out in the gardens, Elmer."]
    Peg
  14. 13. The Danger Sign!
    Zatara
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood
  17. 16. ["Now Bebe, play nicely with little Herby!"]
    Bebe
  18. 17. Foreign Flags Over America
  19. 18. 4 Killers Against Fate!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Superboy
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Edgar Loftin
  • John Monagle
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore