World's Finest Comics #14

(Summer 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

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Pencils

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Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Desert Town! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron [as Jerry Siegel]? (signed)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks

George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jim Jaspers (prospector); James Hibbard (chemical manufacturer); Miss Sparkes; Al Bandar (villain); Ike (villain)

Synopsis

Jim Jaspers wants to keep his town in Painted Valley a ghost town, but when criminals invade his domain (having kidnapped Lois and stolen a valuable ruby back in Metropolis) and discover his mother lode of gold, Superman has to enter the picture.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Grandpa Peters - By Lefty O'Grady / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom McNamara (signed)

Pencils

Tom McNamara (signed)

Inks

Tom McNamara (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

No fair peeking...

Genre

humor

High Finance! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Cliff Young [as Cliff]

Inks

Steve Brodie [as Steve]

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Special Delivery! (Table of Contents: 7)

Drafty and Tim / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Stan Kaye

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Drafty; Tim

No Room for Sentiment (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fred Wallace

Letters

typeset

Thuggery in the Theatre! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Cliff Young

Inks

Steve Brodie

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Craig Delich; credit previously given to Hal Sherman.

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

Molly / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ray Houlihan (signed)

Pencils

Ray Houlihan (signed)

Inks

Ray Houlihan (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've got an idea...

Genre

humor; children

Be a Magician! Turn Waste Paper Into War Weapons! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Jack Schiff ?

Pencils

George Roussos

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Synopsis

Superman puts on a special show, for 100 pounds of waste paper as an admission price, to demonstrate to the kids how that much waste paper can be transformed into 115 cardboard boxes which can hold ten 20mm shells.

Keywords

paper salvage; waste paper

Indexer Notes

Paper drive feature, art identification by Jerry Bails.

Task Force to Tokyo (Table of Contents: 12)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Jack Kirby ? (layouts); Louis Cazeneuve

Inks

Louis Cazeneuve

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Probably illustrated from Jack Kirby layouts according to Jerry Bails.

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The History of the Harried Hypnotist! (Table of Contents: 14)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

William F. White

Inks

William F. White

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Zatara

Murder Scoop (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Ware

Letters

typeset

Tops in Comics! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Salvage Scavengers! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Chipps (introduction, fisherman); Captain Moss (introduction); Jib Buckler (villain, ex-con, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Mysterious boat sinkings and explosions, used to cover those explosions, lead the Dynamic Duo into a case involving deep sea salvaging.

Reprints

• in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([September] 2002)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 (2017)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #6 (2020)

Keywords

Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City

How to Make Your Body Bring You Fame ...Instead of Shame! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie and the Bumbershoot Jump! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)