(September-October 1947)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.15 USD
- Pages:
- 76
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
- ?
- 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
[no title indexed]
Superman; Batman; Robin / cover / 1 page
- Pencils:
- Jack Burnley
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- 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 ([April] 2004) - in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([October] 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Jack Burnley and added by Craig Delich.
Sheriff Clark Kent
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Script:
- Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
- Pencils:
- Win Mortimer [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
- Inks:
- Ed Dobrotka ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- 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 un-named](villains)
- Synopsis:
- When Clark accidently 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)
-
Indexer Notes
Inker credit by Craig Delich.
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.
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/).
Crime Goes To Press
Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- George Papp
- Inks:
- George Papp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
Indexer Notes
Updated November 2004, as writer credit was removed (not Ryerson Johnson, per 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/).
The Timid Terror
Zatara / comic story / 7 pages
- Script:
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils:
- William F. White
- Inks:
- William F. White
- 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/).
The Black Gold of Red Valley
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 13 pages
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre:
- adventure; war
- 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/).
Havoc On Wheels
Johnny Everyman / comic story / 8 pages
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- John Daly
- Inks:
- John Daly
- Colors:
- ?
- 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/).
The Penny Plunderers!
Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13 pages
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Ray Burnley
- Colors:
- ?
- 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 Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #8/1976 ([1976-08-dd]) which is reprinted -
in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #8/1976 ([august] 1976) - in Batman in the Forties (DC, 2004 series) #[nn] ([March] 2004)
- in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 ([April] 2004)
-
- Keywords:
- Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; Gotham News; utility belts
in 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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[no title indexed]
Superman; Batman; Robin -
1.
Sheriff Clark Kent
Superman -
2.
Crime Goes To Press
Green Arrow -
3.
The Timid Terror
Zatara -
4.
The Black Gold of Red Valley
The Boy Commandos -
5.
Havoc On Wheels
Johnny Everyman -
6.
The Penny Plunderers!
Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder
- Craig Delich
- Bob Hughes
- Jerry Hillegas
- Jim Van Dore
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Daniel Thingvold
- Gregory Fischer
- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mougin
- Craig Delich
- Clayton Emery
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
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