(Fall 1945)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 76
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1945-07-24
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- World's Best Comics Co.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Batman and Robin; Superman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang; Jack Burnley (Superman figure only)
- Inks
- Dick Sprang; Jack Burnley (Superman figure only)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- 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) - in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([December] 2009)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])
- in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #5 ([March] 2018)
-
Indexer Notes
Burnley art credits verified from original art by Craig Delich. We previously credited Fred Ray with inks.
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 Battle of the Zodiac!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Don C. Cameron (ghosted for Jerry Siegel) (signed)
- Pencils
- Ira Yarbrough (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed)
- Inks
- Ira Yarbrough (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Apollo; Orion; Neptune; Jupiter; Aba Raja (villain)
- Synopsis
- Superman confronts an astrologer that is conning people into believing they could become rich by using the powers of the ancients, then got those people to entrust all of their money to him.
- Reprints
- in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([December] 2009)
- in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #5 ([March] 2018)
-
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/).
[no title indexed]
Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Roland Coe (signed)
- Inks
- Roland Coe (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Paydays he always hightails it for town...
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
Bridges for Bandits!
The 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
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/).
Magic, Many Miles Away!
Zatara / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils
- William White (signed)
- Inks
- William White (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Zatara
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/).
[no title indexed]
Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daffy's really taking this truck farming business seriously!
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There goes Daffy reading my paper again!
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whew! It's hot!
- Genre
- humor
Casey of the K9s!
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]
Men of Good Will!
Johnny Everyman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Johnny Everyman
- Keywords
- East and West Association
The League for Larceny!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; The Joker (villain); The Velvet Kid (villain); Biff (villain); Pinky (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Joker, after escaping from prison, decides on a new plan of gaining riches: to use a "reformed" criminal to pave the way to loot the homes of the rich and gain control of a crime reform committee and its funds.
- 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 Gazette; Gotham Daily; The Standard
Indexer Notes
Credits by Craig Delich, verified by Bob Kane to Joe Desris.
[no title indexed]
Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Keywords
- hand grenades
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Batman and Robin; Superman -
1.
The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!
-
2.
The Battle of the Zodiac!
Superman -
3.
["Paydays he always hightails it for town..."]
Wheaties -
4.
Bridges for Bandits!
The Green Arrow -
5.
[Sam Colt]
Billy Brand -
6.
Magic, Many Miles Away!
Zatara -
7.
[no title indexed]
Meet a Bit-o-Honey -
8.
["Daffy's really taking this truck farming business seriously!"]
Daffy & Doodle -
9.
["There goes Daffy reading my paper again!"]
Daffy & Doodle -
10.
["Whew! It's hot!"]
Daffy & Doodle -
11.
Casey of the K9s!
The Boy Commandos -
12.
Tops in Comics!
-
13.
Guns of Victory
-
14.
Men of Good Will!
Johnny Everyman -
15.
Want to Be a Football Champion?
Wheaties -
16.
The League for Larceny!
Batman and Robin -
17.
How Thom McAn Made Tokyo Tremble
Thom McAn -
18.
[no title indexed]
Illinois Merchandise Mart -
19.
Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade
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
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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