World's Finest Comics #23

(July-August 1946)

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

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Colossus of Metropolis! (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

Stan Kaye ? (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen (?); Frank Bushwick; Coleman Lacy; Mary Dashiell; Ray Morris; Arthur Wingham; Gerald Keene

Synopsis

A group of former silent screen stars sink every penny of their fortunes into re-creating two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in order to gain publicity, all in hopes of reviving their careers. But when they are destroyed in a rainstorm, only Superman can save the day and bring their dreams into fruition.

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

Script, pencils, and inks credits by Bob Hughes. 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/).

Tommy Holmes (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Radar Runners! (Table of Contents: 4)

Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

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/).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lit-Win

Pencils

Lit-Win (signed)

Inks

Lit-Win (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm taking you to the Museum of History, Daffy...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #103 (April 1950)

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lit-Win

Pencils

Lit-Win (signed)

Inks

Lit-Win (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That's why you're a failure, Daffy!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #105 (June 1950)

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

All Funny Comics; Animal Antics; Funny Stuff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

First of Its Kind! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Picture News / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Whose Zoo? (Table of Contents: 9)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

William White (signed)

Inks

William White (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara

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

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret of the Seven! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Steve Brodie

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Curt Swan verified his art credits to Craig Delich. 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] (Table of Contents: 12)

Nervous Norman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm nervous?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #143 (April 1950)
• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #39 (March 1955)

Eyes of Doom (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Carter

Letters

typeset

Room for Improvement! (Table of Contents: 14)

Johnny Everyman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

John Daly

Inks

John Daly

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Johnny Everyman

Keywords

East and West Association

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

Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Champions Don't Brag! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Win Mortimer (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed)

Inks

Win Mortimer (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Hugh Ross (introduction); Robert Batson (introduction); Batson's father (introduction); John Ross (Hugh's father, introduction); Frogskin (villain, introduction); Goldplate Gorney (villain, introduction); Scat (villain, introduction); Hammer (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

High-powered crook Goldplate Gorney figures that Robin the Boy Wonder knows Batman's identity, and he must be a high school athlete. So he decides to stakeout a big track meet to see which athlete wins the meet, who, therefore, MUST be Robin the Boy Wonder!

Reprints

• in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 ([June] 2004)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 ([August] 2018)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Dustin Flour Mill; Gotham City; Gotham City Gazette

Indexer Notes

Mortimer signed as Win on Page 3, panel 3, on the microphone. 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/).

Captain Tootsie and the Wolf Hunt (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

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

Gahoon / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Thom McAn Foiled the Flood (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Thom McAn Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)