(Spring 1945)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1945-01-23
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- World's Best Comics Co.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Issue Notes
Ellsworth credit in statement of ownership. On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 ([June] 2004), #2 ([June] 2004) - in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([December] 2009)
- in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 ([July] 2017)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])
-
The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Great Godini!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Don C. Cameron (ghosted for Jerry Siegel) (signed as Jerry Siegel)
- Pencils
- Pete Riss (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- George Roussos ? (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Easy Pickens (introduction); Alphonse Swing (villain, theatrical booking agent); "Three Finger" Jack Schack (villain); Sappy (villain); Gunner (villain)
- Synopsis
- Superman has Easy Pickens, former burglar, released from jail in his custody so that he can lead a model life as a show biz performer. However, his manager and three crooked associates are out to score big in crime and blame it on the former felon.
- Reprints
- in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([December] 2009)
- in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 ([July] 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Based on Martin O’Hearns blog:
http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/04/millie-model-by-ken-bald-and-pete…,
http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/03/pete-riss-mahunter.html, and
http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2012/03/superman-riss-or-citron.html, and comparing this story to Citron’s known work on Classics Illustrated 10 [HRN 140] and the DC Mr. District Attorney series, the pencils credit has been changed to Pete Riss. Inker credit by Bob Hughes; previously credited to Sam Citron.
The Case of the Curious Crimes
Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages
- 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])
-
Indexer Notes
Arrowcar is green.
The Thieves Nobody Saw!
Zatara / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Zatara
Secret Weapon X-29!
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]
Indexer Notes
Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (19 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-2/).
The Clown of Crime!
The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]
Indexer Notes
Credits by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With the wife away I certainly let the place go to pot...
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Jack Liebowitz
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
World's Best Comics Inc. Owners: H Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, G.F. Frank, A.I. Menin
[no title indexed]
Johnny Everyman / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dedicated to the millions of American Negroes...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Johnny Everyman
- Keywords
- East and West Association
Crime Goes to College!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- Norman Fallon
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bernie (flashback); Dean Carter (college Dean, flashback); Archibald Wormser (introduction); Dr. Dreemo [Darby Deems] (villain, introduction); Dreemo's thugs [Blinky; rest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all); Mortimer Mears (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Dynamic Duo come face to face with a man who becomes a King of the make-believe world of dreams.....a man who preys on the thoughts of others and uses it to his financial advantage.
- Reprints
- in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 ([June] 2004)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])
-
- Keywords
- Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham City College
Indexer Notes
Credits by Craig Delich and verified by Sprang.
Captain Tootsie and the Giant Cannon
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman -
1.
The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!
-
2.
The Great Godini!
Superman -
3.
The Case of the Curious Crimes
Green Arrow -
4.
This Proves It!
Batman; The Boy Commandos; Superman -
5.
The Thieves Nobody Saw!
Zatara -
6.
Want to Be a Champion?
Wheaties -
7.
Secret Weapon X-29!
The Boy Commandos -
8.
Young Chip
-
9.
The Clown of Crime!
The Star-Spangled Kid -
10.
["With the wife away I certainly let the place go to pot..."]
Casey the Cop -
11.
[no title indexed]
-
12.
["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
-
13.
["Dedicated to the millions of American Negroes..."]
Johnny Everyman -
14.
[George Eastman]
Billy Brand -
15.
Crime Goes to College!
Batman and Robin -
16.
[no title indexed]
Thom McAn -
17.
[no title indexed]
The Weather Man -
18.
Captain Tootsie and the Giant Cannon
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Jochen G.
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- John Pannozzi
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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