(March-April 1948)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
76
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1948-01-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified to Craig Delich by Mortimer.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superman Press, Inc.! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron
Pencils
Ira Yarbrough
Inks
Stan Kaye ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Many a scoop appearing in the Daily Planet...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jack Race (reporter); Betty Keene (reporter); Whitey Cronin (gang leader); Joe (truck driver); Pete (gang member)
Synopsis
The Daily Globe and the Daily Planet compete to see which would be the best paper if Superman helped them equally.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

The Archer from Sherwood Forest! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Otto Binder ?
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When you think of bows and arrows...
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Guy Mason; Lenton
Synopsis
Guy Mason wins an archery contest sponsored by a movie company and is offered the role of Robin Hood in an upcoming production.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from 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 inker does not appear to be Papp.

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

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Neat Tricks! (Table of Contents: 7)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson
Pencils
William White
Inks
William White
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Keep bad company, they say...and you'll get to resemble your friends!
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Zatar [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Mickey Mason; J. Deever Dale
Synopsis
Mickey Mason has been careless and lackadaisical since boyhood. Zatara is giving a magic show for charity at the home of J. Deever Dale. Afterwards, Dale asks for Zatara's help in making his employee Mason less of a walking catastrophe.

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: 8)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jerry, what kind of book report is this?
Genre
humor; teen

Danny's Dream (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

A Date with Judy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

No sales figures.

The Weapon of Doom! (Table of Contents: 12)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How could frontiersmen Tom Hawk and young Dan Hunter...
Genre
adventure; historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter
Synopsis
An adventure in pre-Revolution times has an effect on a twentieth century police case.

Passing the Bucket (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Art Long (credited)
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Salesman Sam / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Phil Berube (signed)
Pencils
Phil Berube (signed)
Inks
Phil Berube (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For an old machine this car really makes speed!
Genre
humor

The Battle of Brooklyn! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Steve Brodie ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Vacation time for the Commandos!
Genre
adventure; children; war
Characters
Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Andre Chavard; Tex]; Mr. Peg; Senator Janice Cabot
Synopsis
The Commandos and Rip are on a week's vacation in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, yet it is anything but a holiday. They end up rescuing and protecting Senator Janice Cabot.

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/).

Apparently, the stories with the villainous Mr. Peg were printed out of order, as the Boy Commandos don't recognize him here, but in his appearance in the story in Boy Commandos #22 (July-August 1947) he is referred to as "an old acquaintance." (Characters and note added by Kendall Smiley via the GCD Error Tracker.)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Light That Did Not Fail (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

The Five Jewels of Doom! (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some of the world's most precious objects have come down through time, stained with crime!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; James Harmon (curator of gems, death); Mr. Ross (death); Carew (death); Thornley; Marsh
Synopsis
When a museum gems curator is fired, he seeks revenge on the museum directors by killing them using replicas of their birthstones.
Reprints

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: 19) (Expand) /

Gang Busters / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Daisy Air Rifles and Buck Rogers Atomic Pistol Holster Set] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. Superman Press, Inc.!
    Superman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Western Comics
  6. 5. The Archer from Sherwood Forest!
    Green Arrow
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chem. Co.
  8. 7. Neat Tricks!
    Zatara
  9. 8. ["Jerry, what kind of book report is this?"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  10. 9. Danny's Dream
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    A Date with Judy
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. The Weapon of Doom!
    Tomahawk
  14. 13. Passing the Bucket
  15. 14. ["For an old machine this car really makes speed!"]
    Salesman Sam
  16. 15. The Battle of Brooklyn!
    The Boy Commandos
  17. 16. Editorial Advisory Board
  18. 17. The Light That Did Not Fail
    Bright Star Flashlight Battery
  19. 18. The Five Jewels of Doom!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Gang Busters
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  23. 22. [Daisy Air Rifles and Buck Rogers Atomic Pistol Holster Set]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Monagle
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore