(June-July 1950)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
76
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1950-03-29
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?

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

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You will always hit the bull's-eye...

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Seven Crimes of Mister 7! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton ?
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. 7 (intro); Lois Lane; Perry White

Indexer Notes

Writer identification 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/).

Phil Rizzuto (Table of Contents: 3)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

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

Peg / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Young lady, may I see you a moment?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Peg
Reprints

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

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

The Big Money-Mystery! (Table of Contents: 6)

The Wyoming Kid / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Ryerson Johnson
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Wyoming Kid [Bill Polk]

The "Popsicle" Hall of Fame (Table of Contents: 7)

Popsicle Products / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Glankoff (signed)
Inks
Sam Glankoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Beating the Broken Buckboard! (Table of Contents: 8)

"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
adventure

Sir Oliver Queen of Dornee Castle! (Table of Contents: 9)

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]
Synopsis
Oliver inherits a castle in Scotland.

Indexer Notes

Oliver appears to live in a mansion, rather than his usual apartment.

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: 10)

Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

The Show Must Go On! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
William Schreiber
Inks
William Schreiber
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
superhero

Honeymoon with Headaches! (Table of Contents: 12)

Full-Steam Foley / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
adventure
Characters
Full-Steam Foley
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: 13)

Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

We Could Have Killed Him! (Table of Contents: 14)

Ray-o-Vac Batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
adventure

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

Rusty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, boy! Now that the weather's nice...
Genre
humor; children; domestic
Characters
Rusty

Indexer Notes

Credits verified by Craig Delich.

Series had previously appeared in More Fun Comics.

3 R's for Stars (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Schwinn Is Guaranteed! (Table of Contents: 17)

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

The Stagecoach Stick-Up (Table of Contents: 18)

"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
adventure; sports

Bruce Wayne, Riveter! (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as John Bruce]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Cobb (shipyard manager); unnamed night watchman (death); Charley Stark (shipyard employee); Tom Chase (shipyard employee); Ed Chalmers (shipyard employee); "Cheer" Upton (shipyard employee); unnamed shipyard employees; Jud Lukins (escaped convict)
Synopsis
Bruce Wayne goes undercover as a riveter in a shipyard to uncover which shipyard employee is guilty of murder.
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/).

Previously credited to Bill Woolfolk, but not in his pay records according to Martin O'Hearn.

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

Shredded Ralston / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look at that long line...
Genre
humor
Characters
Shorty

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America (Table of Contents: 23)

Superman and Batman and Robin / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Keywords
Boy Scouts

Indexer Notes

Salutes the 40th anniversary of the Boy Scouts and their 2nd National Jamboree. Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Harman (signed)
Inks
Fred Harman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  2. 1. ["You will always hit the bull's-eye..."]
  3. 2. The Seven Crimes of Mister 7!
    Superman
  4. 3. Phil Rizzuto
    Wheaties
  5. 4. ["Young lady, may I see you a moment?"]
    Peg
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Columbia Bicycles
  7. 6. The Big Money-Mystery!
    The Wyoming Kid
  8. 7. The "Popsicle" Hall of Fame
    Popsicle Products
  9. 8. Beating the Broken Buckboard!
    "U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  10. 9. Sir Oliver Queen of Dornee Castle!
    Green Arrow
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Nabisco Shredded Wheat
  12. 11. The Show Must Go On!
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  13. 12. Honeymoon with Headaches!
    Full-Steam Foley
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka Bubble Gum
  15. 14. We Could Have Killed Him!
    Ray-o-Vac Batteries
  16. 15. ["Oh, boy! Now that the weather's nice..."]
    Rusty
  17. 16. 3 R's for Stars
  18. 17. Schwinn Is Guaranteed!
    Schwinn Bicycles
  19. 18. The Stagecoach Stick-Up
    "P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story
  20. 19. Bruce Wayne, Riveter!
    Batman and Robin
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Shredded Ralston
  22. 21. ["Look at that long line..."]
    Shorty
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  24. 23. A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Craig Delich
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore