(March-April 1955)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1955-01-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The New Team of Superman and Robin! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
Ira Schnapp (letter and logo)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm only fit for the sidelines now!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Signal

Indexer Notes

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/). Logo artwork by Schnapp from original artwork for it in DC files.

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

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superman and Robin! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Curt Swan; Dick Sprang
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Robin! Duck!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Perry White; The Purple Mask Mob (villains)
Synopsis
When Batman is laid up with a broken leg (or so he thinks), Superman comes to Gotham City to help Robin track down the Purple Mask Mob, but it's Batman who cracks the case.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Cave; Bat-Plane; Bat-Signal; Gotham City; Gotham Research Laboratories; Metropolis; Pine Hill

Indexer Notes

Pencils are, in part at least, by Dick Sprang.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Your United Nations at Work! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy

The World's Most Famous Arrows! (Table of Contents: 5)

Green Arrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So this is what's been going on down here!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
Reprints

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Being away at school is great!
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Supergram the Superman Puzzle Game / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel

First Line of Dialogue or Text
These are cold, but they can keep you warm!

Have You Ever Wondered? (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Battle of the Medicine Men! (Table of Contents: 10)

Tomahawk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bruno Premiani
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
See! My magic is greater than Tomahawk's!
Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk; Dan Hunter; Grey Elk (Indian chief); Walking Otter (medicine man)
Synopsis
To avoid war, Tomahawk challenges Walking Otter to a magic battle.
Reprints

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

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Zenith Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Artistic Card Co., Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The New Team of Superman and Robin!
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  3. 2. Superman and Robin!
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  5. 4. Your United Nations at Work!
  6. 5. The World's Most Famous Arrows!
    Green Arrow
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. ["Being away at school is great!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  9. 8. ["These are cold, but they can keep you warm!"]
    Supergram the Superman Puzzle Game
  10. 9. Have You Ever Wondered?
  11. 10. The Battle of the Medicine Men!
    Tomahawk
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chem. Co.
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Co.
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Artistic Card Co., Inc.
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore