(June 1965)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
- On-sale Date
- 1965-04-29
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor, uncredited)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #85 and copyright registration.
Duel of the Super-Gamblers
Superman and Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Pete Ross; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White
- Reprints
- Keywords
- dart
in 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/).
Happy Hobby Time!
Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. This PSA appeared in most DC issues dated May 1952.
Part I: The Super-Gamble with Doom!
Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages
- Feature Logo
Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Galactic Gamblers [Rokk; Sorban]; Robin (cameo); Carson
- Synopsis
- Rokk and Sorban come to Earth in disguise and open a gambling den. When Batman tries to win back money a friend of his lost there, he ends up being transported to Ventura, the Gambler's planet. And Superman has to go there to win him back!
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #3 ([May] 2010) - in Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([June] 2019)
-
- Keywords
- Batcave; Batplane; blackjack; gambling; poker; roulette wheel; slot machine
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- war
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
Part II: The Duel of the Super-Gamblers!
Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Rokk; Sorban; Lurala; Hargo
- Synopsis
- Superman is forced to gamble for Batman's life, and Earth itself!
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #3 ([May] 2010)
- in Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([June] 2019)
-
- Keywords
- gambling
[no title indexed]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
The One-Ape Circus!
Congorilla / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- jungle; superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Janu; Nell Saxon
- Synopsis
- A beautiful girl kipnaps Congorilla for a circus act.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #259 (December 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Surprise Feature
[no title indexed]
Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 2 and page 3 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
80 Page Giant Magazine; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Curt Swan (illustration)
- Inks
- George Klein (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Cape and Cowl Comments / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from Cliff Taylor, Rick Pitchy, Keith Brown, Charles Gumieney, Brian Church, Kevin Keegan, David Johnson, Arnold Secrest, George King, Norman Belair, and Unsigned.
[no title indexed]
Honey in Hollywood / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mercy! Don't use that ash tray!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #4 (August-September 1950)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Duel of the Super-Gamblers
Superman and Batman and Robin -
1.
Happy Hobby Time!
Superboy -
2.
Part I: The Super-Gamble with Doom!
Superman and Batman and Robin -
3.
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe -
4.
Johnny Gets His Own Monster Koach!
AMT Models -
5.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
6.
Part II: The Duel of the Super-Gamblers!
Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
7.
[no title indexed]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle -
8.
[no title indexed]
Silly Putty -
9.
The One-Ape Circus!
Congorilla -
10.
[no title indexed]
Monogram Models -
11.
[no title indexed]
80 Page Giant Magazine; Superman -
12.
[no title indexed]
Cape and Cowl Comments -
13.
["Mercy! Don't use that ash tray!"]
Honey in Hollywood -
14.
[no title indexed]
Lucky Charms -
15.
10 Issues of World's Finest for Only $1.00
-
16.
[no title indexed]
100 Magnets -
17.
[no title indexed]
Famous Artists Schools
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Arthur Lortie
- Donald Dale Milne
- John Monagle
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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