World's Finest Comics #42

(September-October 1949)

The Alphabetical Animal Adventure (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane

Synopsis:

Aliens from Uranus come to Earth in flying saucers to collect two of every kind of animal, including humans.

["Big" Fish] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

The Unknown Adventure (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow; Arrowplane

Synopsis:

Green Arrow goes to Mars!

Indexer Notes

Writer's credit from Otto Binder's 1963/1964 listing of his DC credits.

The Knights of the Square Table (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; adventure

Characters:

King Arthur

On the Vengeance Trail (Table of Contents)

Wyoming Kid / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ryerson Johnson

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

Indexer Notes

confirmed by Ryerson Johnson to Craig Delich

The Sun-Born Mountain Man (Table of Contents)

Gantry Daniels / biography (nonfictional) / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bruno Premiani

Inks:

Bruno Premiani

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

Gantry Daniels

Indexer Notes

biography of Gantry Daniels

The Varmint and the Wizard (Table of Contents)

Zatara / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson?

Pencils:

Joe Kubert

Inks:

Joe Kubert

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Indexer Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes

Cowhide In the Clouds (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Smokey the Bear Comes to The Rescue (Table of Contents)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Otto Feuer ?

Inks:

Otto Feuer ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Smokey the Bear

The Amazing Adventure of Batman and Marco Polo (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Carter Nichols; Marco Polo

Indexer Notes

a time-travel tale. Writer verified by Martin O'Hearn.