(August-September 1950)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 76
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1950-05-29
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
in 
The Kind of Stories You Like Best!
Danger Trail / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Zooming action! Breaktaking mystery! Chilling intrigue! Two-fisted adventure! Danger Trail has everything!
Indexer Notes
The inside front cover contains an advertisement for Danger Trail (1950 series) issue #1 including cover artwork, plus the publisher & indicia information.
The Girl Who Hated Reporters!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Anyone might guess that Lois Lane was born with printer's ink in her veins.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- Flashback story that shows Lois working at a lunch counter and getting a job at the Daily Planet after Clark. Contradicts previously established continuity.
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/).
Up, Up and Away!
Action Comics; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With the Man of Steel as he soars into thrilling action in every issue of...
Indexer Notes
House ad promoting Superman with cover artwork from issues of Action Comics and Superman.
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.75 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't know why I offered to take care of my neighbor's St. Bernard dog while he went on vacation!
- Feature Logo
Shorty- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our bunch all munch won't you join us, too?
Indexer Notes
Ad for candy bar.
Destination-- Boothill!
The Wyoming Kid / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's more than one way of smoking out a gun-wolf.. as the Wyoming Kid proves when masked marauders ride down on the Gold Stage rolling from the big bonanza!
- Genre
- western-frontier
Trouble at Ghost-Town!
"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One day out west, the boys and I were exploring a mysterious old ghost-town near Rock City, when suddenly--
- Genre
- adventure; sports
The Case of the Innocent Crooks!
Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)
- Inks
- George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I own the Arrowcar!!
- Feature Logo
The Green Arrow- Genre
- superhero
[no title indexed]
Sunshine Nelly / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Every face should wear a smile.
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #117 (November 1946)
-
[no title indexed]
Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Kids! Get these great prizes for Bazooka wrappers!
Shanghai Sheba's Revenge!
Full-Steam Foley / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Men are not the only creatures who go down to the sea in ships- for many a salt water yarn is spun about cats that roam the world, finding friends and foes aboard many vessels and in many harbors!
- Genre
- adventure
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/).
Job Counselor
Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hiya, Jim! Don't tell me you're looking for another job again?
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
Indexer Notes
This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style. Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).
Magic in Reverse
Zatara / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Write: Cat, rate, fat, and mat!
- Genre
- adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Zatara
Indexer Notes
Writer identification by Bob Hughes. Art identification by Craig Delich.
Prepare to Be a Hero!
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (title illustration)
- Inks
- ? (title illustration)
- Colors
- ? (title illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How many times have you read newspaper stories in which a youngster has rendered aid and assistance in emergencies or accidents, thereby saving lives or preventing serious injuries?
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.75 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as
Henry Boltinoff) - Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Quick! Follow that car!
- Feature Logo
Casey the Cop- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #210 (November 1955)
-
[no title indexed]
Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- New! Bicycles by Mid-Century
[no title indexed]
Varsity Vic / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That roller coaster ride looks neat!
- Feature Logo
Varsity Vic- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in A Date with Judy (DC, 1947 series) #49 (October-November 1955)
-
in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #7 (1 de febrero de 1968)
-
Crime Above the Clouds!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (signed as Bob Kane) (Batman & Robin figures); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks
- Sy Barry
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All passengers seated and accounted for!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Spelvin; Rogers (big-game hunter); Mr. Michaels; unnamed stewardess; Ed Coombs (pilot); Mary Whalen (stewardess impersonator); Eddie (stowaway hijacker); unnamed passengers; Ace Radko (mobster); unnamed bandits; unnamed radio listeners; unnamed editor
- Synopsis
- Batman and Robin go undercover to board a flight to a mystery destination along with a number of passengers, all of whom have their own secret reasons for being on the flight.
- Reprints
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit verified 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/).
Now Showing at Your Favorite Newsstand!
Detective Comics; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad promoting Batman with cover artwork from issues of Detective Comics and Batman.
[no title indexed]
The Adventures of Bob Hope / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No matter what you like, you're bound to like The Adventures of Bob Hope...
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover featuring black and white cover artwork from The Adventures of Bob Hope (1950 series) issue #4.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman -
1.
The Kind of Stories You Like Best!
Danger Trail -
2.
The Girl Who Hated Reporters!
Superman -
3.
Up, Up and Away!
Action Comics; Superman -
4.
["I don't know why I offered to take care of my neighbor's St. Bernard dog while he went on vacation!"]
Shorty -
5.
["Our bunch all munch won't you join us, too?"]
Nestlé's Crunch -
6.
Destination-- Boothill!
The Wyoming Kid -
7.
Trouble at Ghost-Town!
"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story -
8.
The Case of the Innocent Crooks!
Green Arrow -
9.
["Every face should wear a smile."]
Sunshine Nelly -
10.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
11.
["Kids! Get these great prizes for Bazooka wrappers!"]
Bazooka Bubble Gum -
12.
Shanghai Sheba's Revenge!
Full-Steam Foley -
13.
Job Counselor
Superboy -
14.
Magic in Reverse
Zatara -
15.
Prepare to Be a Hero!
-
16.
["Quick! Follow that car!"]
Casey the Cop -
17.
["New! Bicycles by Mid-Century"]
Columbia Bicycles -
18.
["That roller coaster ride looks neat!"]
Varsity Vic -
19.
Crime Above the Clouds!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
20.
Now Showing at Your Favorite Newsstand!
Detective Comics; Batman -
21.
["No matter what you like, you're bound to like The Adventures of Bob Hope..."]
The Adventures of Bob Hope -
22.
Rope 'Em Both, Partner!
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
- John Monagle
- Tony R. Rose
- Brian Stewart
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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