World's Finest Comics #30

(September-October 1947)

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)

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Letters

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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Sheriff Clark Kent (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Win Mortimer [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks

Ed Dobrotka ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors

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Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Ed Hollis (Mayor of Saddle Fork); Roaring Pete (Deputy); Catawampus Jones (villain, prospector); the Rockdust Bandits [Hardpan; others unnamed] (villains)

Synopsis

When Clark accidentally knocks out members of the Rockdust Gang, who are smuggling out stolen gold from town, the timid reporter is made Sheriff of Saddle Rock. But it's Superman who uncovers the identity of the real criminal boss of the gang.

Reprints

• in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([October] 2009)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #6 (2019)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit 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/).

Eddie Stanky (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Crime Goes to Press! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

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Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

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Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Ryerson Johnson script credit removed 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/).

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

The Timid Terror! (Table of Contents: 6)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

William F. White

Inks

William F. White

Colors

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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/).

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

Willy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mmmm -- Boy, I smell pies!

Genre

humor; children

The Overturned Canoe (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Bright Star Flashlight Battery / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Black Gold of Red Valley! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

adventure

Characters

The Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Rollo, the World's Fattest Man (villain)

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/).

Stick-Up (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Bevin

Letters

typeset

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Havoc on Wheels! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

John Daly (signed)

Inks

John Daly (signed)

Colors

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Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

adventure

Characters

Johnny Everyman

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/).

More Exciting Than Fiction! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Trapping a Bandit (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Penny Plunderers! (Table of Contents: 15)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

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Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; J. J. Withers (introduction); Joe Coyne (villain, introduction); Skinny (villain, introduction, death); Mike (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Throughout his life, Joe Coyne felt threatened, done in by pennies and coppers, so he decides to use the "copper penny" as a trademark of his crimes.

Reprints

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #256 (May-June 1974)
which is reprinted
• in Giant Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1962 series) #30 (1975)
• in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #8/1976 ([1976-08-dd])
which is reprinted
• in Läderlappen [och Robin] (SatellitFörlaget, 1989 series) #9/1989
• in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #8/1976 ([august] 1976)
• in Batman in the Forties (DC, 2004 series) ([March] 2004)
• in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 ([April] 2004)
• in Batman: Secrets of the Batcave (DC, 2007 series) ([August] 2007)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 (2018)

Keywords

Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; Gotham News; utility belts

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Art credits added by Craig Delich and verified by Kane to Joe Desris. 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/).

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Parker Johns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Top Favorite! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

The Gumps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)