(Summer 1943)

DC, 1941 Series
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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)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Boy Commandos; The Star-Spangled Kid; Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; The Green Arrow / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby; Ed Dobrotka ?; Howard Sherman ?; ? (see notes)
Inks
Joe Simon; Ed Dobrotka ?; Howard Sherman ?; ? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero; war
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]
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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.

Cover Thumbnail for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #10
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Insect Terror! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils
Ed Dobrotka (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks
John Sikela (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
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!
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Indexer Notes

Art and writer identifications by Bob Hughes. Credits in World's Finest Archives are wrong.

The Big Eight! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Meet Mister Gadget (Table of Contents: 4)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harold Sherman (signed)
Inks
Harold Sherman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Mister Gadget (vllain, introduction)

Book Larnin' (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Norman Goss
Letters
typeset

The Man Who Made Mirages! (Table of Contents: 6)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Sulman (signed)
Inks
Joe Sulman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Zatara

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Shorty / 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
Hoolihan promised to have it today...
Genre
humor; military

Message to Murmansk (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon
Pencils
Joe Simon
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Order of the Day: Attack Hidden Nazi submarine base on Norwegian coast...
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; André Chavard; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett]; Comrade Ostrov; Major Wolfe; Nazis
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Indexer Notes

Credits confirmed by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Super-Sleuth McFooey / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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.

This Proves It! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Batman; Boy Commandos; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Bring 'Em Back Alive! (Table of Contents: 12)

Martin of the Marines / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Daly (signed)
Inks
John Daly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Sgt. Pat Martin

The Saboteur (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall
Letters
typeset

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

The Eye of Sheba! (Table of Contents: 15)

Green Arrow / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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)
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Among Their Souvenirs! (Table of Contents: 16)

Drafty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Kaye (signed)
Inks
Stan Kaye (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Drafty

Man with the Camera Eyes (Table of Contents: 17)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Jerry Robinson (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
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.
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Keywords
Batplane; Batplane (rogue imitation used by the villain); Gem Theater; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette

Indexer Notes

Colorist credit by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Binnacle Bill, the Whaler / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Bill! Give us a ride?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

The Tootsie Roll of Honor (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Boy Commandos; The Star-Spangled Kid; Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; The Green Arrow
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. The Insect Terror!
    Superman
  4. 3. The Big Eight!
  5. 4. Meet Mister Gadget
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  6. 5. Book Larnin'
  7. 6. The Man Who Made Mirages!
    Zatara
  8. 7. ["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
  9. 8. ["Hoolihan promised to have it today..."]
    Shorty
  10. 9. Message to Murmansk
  11. 10. ["Omigosh! -- I can't be that big?"]
    Super-Sleuth McFooey
  12. 11. This Proves It!
    Batman; Boy Commandos; Superman
  13. 12. Bring 'Em Back Alive!
    Martin of the Marines
  14. 13. The Saboteur
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
  16. 15. The Eye of Sheba!
    Green Arrow
  17. 16. Among Their Souvenirs!
    Drafty
  18. 17. Man with the Camera Eyes
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  19. 18. ["Hey, Bill! Give us a ride?"]
    Binnacle Bill, the Whaler
  20. 19. The Tootsie Roll of Honor
    Tootsie Roll
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