(Summer 1943)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 92
- Indicia frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale date
- 1943-04-24
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- World's Best Comics Co.
- Brand
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (uncredited)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #161, 170, 179, 188, 223-228, 230)
- Publishing Format
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; The Green Arrow; The Star-Spangled Kid; The Boy Commandos / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Ed Dobrotka ?;Howard Sherman ?; ? (see notes)
- Inks
- Joe Simon; Ed Dobrotka ?; Howard Sherman ?; ? (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
- Reprints
-
in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([September] 2002) - in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([June] 2004)
- in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #9 (2010)
- in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #3 ([December] 2016)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 (2017)
- in Green Arrow: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2017)
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #5 (2018)
-
Indexer Notes
Boy Commandos figures taken from the cover of Boy Commandos # 1; Other figures may be stats taken from interior stories. Previous indexer credited Dick Sprang on Batman and Robin but this pre-dates his first known Batman credit.
[no title indexed]
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Insect Terror!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
- Inks
- John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; The Insect Master (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- A new criminal succeeds in terrorizing Metropolis with hordes of insects, something he says will continue unless the citizens pay him tribute!
- Reprints
- in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([June] 2004)
- in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #3 ([December] 2016)
-
Indexer Notes
Art and writer identifications by Bob Hughes. Credits in World's Finest Archives are wrong.
Meet Mister Gadget
The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Hal Sherman (signed)
- Inks
- Hal Sherman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Mister Gadget (vllain, introduction)
The Man Who Made Mirages!
Zatara / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Joseph Sulman (signed)
- Inks
- Joseph Sulman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Zatara
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hoolihan promised to have it today...
- Genre
- humor; military
Message to Mermansk
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon
- Pencils
- Joe Simon
- Inks
- Jack Kirby
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- The Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; the Nazis (villains)
Indexer Notes
Credits confirmed by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Super-Sleuth McFooey / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Jack Farr
- Pencils
- Jack Farr
- Inks
- Jack Farr
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jack Farr
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Omigosh! -- I can't be that big?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Super-Sleuth McFooey
Indexer Notes
All credits by Craig Delich.
Bring 'Em Back Alive!
Martin of the Marines / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Daly (signed)
- Inks
- John Daly (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sgt. Pat Martin
The Eye of Sheba!
The Green Arrow / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Cliff Young (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Brodie (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Joseph Vance; Big Max (villain)
- Reprints
Among Their Souvenirs!
Drafty / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Stan Kaye (signed)
- Inks
- Stan Kaye (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Drafty
Man with the Camera Eyes
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Inks
- George Roussos
- Colors
- George Roussos
- Letters
- Sam Rosen ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Henri Longvieux; Oliver Hunt (introduction); Dude Fay (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Oliver Hunt is tired of being tabbed "The Man With the Camera Eyes," so he joins up with a known gang in Gotham City to help them commit crimes: as long as there is no murder or mayhem committed.
- Reprints
- in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([September] 2002)
- in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #9 (2010)
- in Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 (2017)
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #5 (2018)
-
- Keywords
- Batplane; Batplane (rogue imitation used by the villain); Gem Theater; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette
Indexer Notes
Colorist credit by Craig Delich.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; The Green Arrow; The Star-Spangled Kid; The Boy Commandos -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
The Insect Terror!
Superman -
3.
The Big Eight!
-
4.
Meet Mister Gadget
The Star-Spangled Kid -
5.
Book Larnin'
-
6.
The Man Who Made Mirages!
Zatara -
7.
["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
-
8.
["Hoolihan promised to have it today..."]
Shorty -
9.
Message to Mermansk
The Boy Commandos -
10.
["Omigosh! -- I can't be that big?"]
Super-Sleuth McFooey -
11.
This Proves It!
Batman; Boy Commandos; Superman -
12.
Bring 'Em Back Alive!
Martin of the Marines -
13.
The Saboteur
-
14.
[no title indexed]
-
15.
The Eye of Sheba!
The Green Arrow -
16.
Among Their Souvenirs!
Drafty -
17.
Man with the Camera Eyes
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
18.
["Hey, Bill! Give us a ride?"]
Binnacle Bill, the Whaler -
19.
The Tootsie Roll of Honor
Tootsie Roll
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Nick Caputo
- Bob Hughes
- Jerry Hillegas
- Jim Van Dore
- Craig Delich
- Daniel Thingvold
- Matthew Head
- Gregory Fischer
- John Monagle
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mougin
- Craig Delich
- Clayton Emery
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
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