World's Finest Comics #58

(May-June 1952)

Happy Hobby Time (Table of Contents)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Winslow Mortimer

Inks:

Winslow Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; fact

Characters:

Superboy; Frank

Synopsis:

Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and notes an expressive hobby can be life long enjoyment.

'Scoop' Smith, Boy Reporter (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 [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White

Synopsis:

A teen age genius becomes the Daily Planet's star reporter- and then publisher of a rival paper!

[Bronco Buster] (Table of Contents)

Word Round-Up / activity / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel

Pencils:

Martin Naydel

Inks:

Martin Naydel

Colors:

?

Letters:

Martin Naydel

Content Information

Genre:

western

The Amazing Robot Archer (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Papp (signed)

Inks:

George Papp (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver]; Speedy [Roy]

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #28 (January 1959)

Indexer Notes

The Robot Archer is a tank.

["Who's that new handsome man on the campus?"] (Table of Contents)

Peg / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

[What is the oldest food consumed by man?] (Table of Contents)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Pencils:

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Inks:

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

H. T. Elmo

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 11-24-07.

The Treasure In The Ice (Table of Contents)

Wyoming Kid / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Wyoming Kid

["Hello, White Cloud. I hear your son is back from eastern college"] (Table of Contents)

Chief Hot-Foot / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #95 (July-August 1958)
• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #301 (June 1963)

The Topsy-Turvy Treasure Hunt (Table of Contents)

Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Brown ?

Inks:

Dan Barry ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Tom Sparks; Joan

["K.P. - Phooey!"] (Table of Contents)

Private Pete / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor; military

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #53 (December 1956)

Of Spies and Men (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Yolen (signed)

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

["What an expensive date she is."] (Table of Contents)

Jerry The Jitterbug / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

The Murder of Bruce Wayne (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Vern

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)(Batman & Robin figures); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Roger Keep (villain)

Synopsis:

A member of the International Chemical Company's Board of Trustees decides that the other members are trying to defraud the stockholders, so derives a plan to kill them all....including Bruce Wayne!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #233 (July-August 1971)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G85 (July-August 1971)
• in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #4/1974 ([april] 1974)

Indexer Notes

Added pencil credit [Kane] by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005). Synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-24-07.

["And run out Immediately and buy a box of Crummy-Wummies - they're wonderful!"] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children