(September 1958)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of January, May, July and November
- On-sale Date
- 1958-07-17
- 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 (editor-in-chief); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Murray Boltinoff (managing editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
The Super-Foes from Planet X!
Superman and Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
-
in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (2001 [February 2002]) - in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)
- in Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([May] 2016)
- in Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([May] 2018)
-
![Cover Thumbnail for World's Finest Comics (1941 series) #96 [October]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1139/w100/1139933.jpg?-6120864446433468415)
The Super-Foes from Planet X
Superman and Batman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Solar Sponge; Storm Top; Crawler; J-47 (robot)
- Synopsis
- Aliens from another planet have used robots for so long that they have forgotten how to think and work for themselves. When their robots begin to deactivate, they test Superman, Batman and Robin against natural threats on their planet so they can see how to defeat those same menaces themselves.
- Reprints
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #161 (October 1966)
- in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (2001 [February 2002])
- in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)
- in Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([May] 2016)
- in Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([May] 2018)
-
Know Your Pet!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Jimmy; Jimmy's mom; Rags (dog)
- Synopsis
- Jimmy tries to treat his dog like a poodle, not realizing that different pets need different care.
[no title indexed]
Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm glad I got this job as usher on Saturdays!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #145 (November 1964)
-
Wings and Winnie Winchester Bag a Thief
Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.33 page
Tomahawk's Pony Partner
Tomahawk / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- historical; western-frontier
- Reprints
-
in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #33 (1959) -
in Tomahawk (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #3/1973 ([mars] 1973) -
in Tomahawk (Semic, 1982 series) #3/1982 ([4 mars] 1982) - in Tomahawk (Semic, 1977 series) #3/1982 (uke 10 1982) [2. translation]
-
[no title indexed]
Peg / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What? You got a new convertible?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #175 (April 1952)
-
Five Clues to Danger
Green Arrow / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Professor Anderson
- Synopsis
- Gangsters abduct Prof. Anderson to find out his secret of making artificial diamonds.
- Reprints
- in The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby (DC, 2001 series) (2001 [January 2002])
- in Showcase Presents: Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)
- in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([October] 2011)
-
- Keywords
- Arrowcar; Arrowplane
Indexer Notes
World's Finest #'s 96-99 feature art by Kirby concurrent with his work in Adventure Comics. As noted by Jack, Roz assisted him in spotting blacks.
Green Arrow wears green hat.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Super-Foes from Planet X!
Superman and Batman and Robin -
1.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
The Super-Foes from Planet X
Superman and Batman -
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
Know Your Pet!
-
5.
["I'm glad I got this job as usher on Saturdays!"]
Varsity Vic -
6.
Wings and Winnie Winchester Bag a Thief
Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates -
7.
Tomahawk's Pony Partner
Tomahawk -
8.
["What? You got a new convertible?"]
Peg -
9.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park -
10.
[no title indexed]
DeLuxe Photo Service -
11.
Hitting the Starry Trail
-
12.
Five Clues to Danger
Green Arrow -
13.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamp Co. -
14.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
15.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America -
16.
[no title indexed]
The National Sports Council
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Craig Delich
- Eric Gimlin
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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