World's Finest Comics #13

(Spring 1944)

The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories! (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Freedom of the Press! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron (ghosted for Jerry Siegel) (signed)

Pencils

Ira Yarbrough (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed)

Inks

George Roussos (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Sanford (Planet's copy chief, introduction); Sam Greene (Planet's foreman of composing room, introduction); Matt Worth (Planet's boss pressman, introduction); Pete Gluyas (Planet's delivery truck boss); Honey Dale (Planet reporter and niece of the publisher, introduction); Happy (Planet's camerman, introduction); Emery "Emperor" Auslinger (villain, introduction); Delmar "Dice" Dimant (villain, introduction); The Rattler [Rex Ratlan] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Lois and Clark are given the assignment to write a special story concerning the staff of the Daily Planet, but gangsters try to stop the Planet from publishing that 100th Anniversary issue.

Reprints

• in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([August] 2004)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 ([July] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Credits in Archives are wrong.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Stars of the Silver Screen! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

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Pencils

Harold Sherman (signed)

Inks

Harold Sherman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]

Knotty Problem (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Clem Warren (house name)

Letters

typeset

A Wreath for Sir Edgar of Wimpledowne (Table of Contents: 6)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?

Pencils

Joe Simon (signed); Jack Kirby ? (signed)

Inks

Jack Kirby (signed); Joe Simon ? (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

adventure; war

Characters

The Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Sir Edgar

Reprints

• in The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #2 (2015 [February 2016])

Indexer Notes

Simon pencils and Kirby inks per Craig Delich. Nick Caputo suspects Kirby may have been involved in some of the pencils and Simon in the inks.

Commando Training with Thom McAn (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Straight from the Cannon's Mouth! (Table of Contents: 8)

Drafty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Stan Kaye (signed)

Inks

Stan Kaye (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Drafty; Tim

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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

Alfred / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Paper, paper everywhere...

Genre

advocacy; detective-mystery

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Synopsis

Americans are urged to collect waste paper for the war effort

Siege! (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Wayne

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Blazing Gold! (Table of Contents: 12)

Green Arrow / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Cliff Young (signed as Cliff)

Inks

Steve Brodie (signed as Steve)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]

Reprints

• in Green Arrow: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2017 [February 2018])

Crime's Most Embarrassing Moments! (Table of Contents: 13)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

William White

Inks

William White

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

The Curse of Isis! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jack Burnley (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed)

Inks

George Roussos; Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mike; Jack; Swami Pravhor (villain, introduction); Gouger (villain, introduction); Sam (villain, introduction); Muggsy (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

A mysterious swami uses the threat of a false curse to try and obtain some rabbit's foot lucky charms from some sailors that he had secretly planted a fortune in diamonds in.

Reprints

• in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([November] 2002)
• in Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 ([June] 2017)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #6 ([March] 2020)

Keywords

Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; Gotham News

Indexer Notes

Art credits confirmed by Burnley.

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The Weather Man / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)