(March-April 1947)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.15 USD
- Pages:
- 76
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #161, 170, 179, 188, 223-228, 230)
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
First issue published with "National Comics" as the indicia publisher
[no title indexed]
Superman; Batman; Robin / cover / 1 page
- Pencils:
- Jack Burnley
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints:
-
in Superman (1ª Série) (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1947 series) #1 (Novembro 1947) -
in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 ([April] 2004) - in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([October] 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits verified by Burnley.
The Man Who Out-Supered Superman!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel ? (signed)
- Pencils:
- John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Margie Crosby; Nelson Swayne
- Synopsis:
- Frustrated by the fact that his girl friend loves and adores Superman, Nelson Swayne vows to "out-super" Superman in five different events, all to be judged by prominent citizens of Metropolis. And, amazingly enough, his super-sharp brain figures out ways to do just that!
- Reprints:
-
in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #3 ([August 1947]) -
in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #1 (April 1950) - in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([October] 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Bob Hughes.
Art credits from Craig Delich, May 2004.
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 Three Dooms
Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages
- Script:
- Joe Samachson ?
- Pencils:
- George Papp (signed)
- Inks:
- George Papp (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Bob Hughes (November, 2004).
The Staff of Life
Zatara / comic story / 8 pages
- Script:
- George Kashdan
- Pencils:
- William F. White (signed)
- Inks:
- William F. White (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre:
- adventure
- 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/).
[Shadowing My Own Shadow's Shadow!]
Super-Sleuth McFooey / comic story / 4 pages
- Script:
- Jack Farr (signed)
- Pencils:
- Jack Farr (signed)
- Inks:
- Jack Farr (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Jack Farr
- Genre:
- humor; crime
- Characters:
- Super-Sleuth McFooey
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
The Flatbush Fiddler
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- George Klein ?
- 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
Pencils and inks credits by 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/).
Me, Outlaw!
Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13 pages
- Script:
- Bill Finger ?
- Pencils:
- Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Inks:
- Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; un-named newspaperman; Jigger (villain, introduction, flashback); Eddie (villain, introduction); Kipley (villain, lawyer, introduction, death); The L.C.M. Hot Car Gang (villains, introduction); Wheels Mitchum (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis:
- While on death row awaiting his fate in the electric chair, Wheels Mitchem agrees to write a book about his life story for $3000. Unfortunate, the aim of his book was promote the idea that a smart, tough guy CAN outwit the law.
- Reprints:
- in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 ([April] 2004)
-
- Keywords:
- Gotham City; Gotham Gazette
Indexer Notes
Art credits by Craig Delich.
Writer credit 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/).
Batman fires a gun in this story.
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Superman; Batman; Robin -
1.
The Man Who Out-Supered Superman!
Superman -
2.
The Three Dooms
Green Arrow -
3.
The Staff of Life
Zatara -
4.
[Shadowing My Own Shadow's Shadow!]
Super-Sleuth McFooey -
5.
The Flatbush Fiddler
The Boy Commandos -
6.
Me, Outlaw!
Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Tony R. Rose
- Shad Z. Daly
- Jerry Hillegas
- Craig Delich
- Jim Van Dore
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
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- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mougin
- Craig Delich
- Clayton Emery
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
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