Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1957-05-21
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Cover Thumbnail for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #89 Edit Cover
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The Club of Heroes!
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Superman and Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Knight; Gaucho; Legionary; Lightning Man
Reprints (6)

Indexer Notes

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/).

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]
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Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

The Club of Heroes
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Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
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Stan Kaye (see notes)
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Club of Heroes [Legionary; Knight; Squire; Gaucho; Musketeer]; John Mayhew; Lightning Man
Synopsis:
John Mayhew brings the Club of Heroes together and will give them a headquarters, but they must select a chairman for the club. The Heroes decide that the hero who performs the most good deeds will become chairman.
Reprints (9)

Indexer Notes

Sequel to "The Batmen of All Nations" from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #215.

[no title indexed]
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AMF Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!"
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Binky / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; teen; humor
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Synopsis:
Binky suggests Allergy make friends with a new kid, Bob, but Pete does instead and then gets Allergy and the rest of the gang interested.

The Legend of the Keeper of the Winds!
(Table of Contents: 5)

Tales of the Arrow Maker / comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:adventure
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Superman on Television! Is Super-TV
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The Adventures of Superman TV Show / advertisement / 0.33 page

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

Video Laffs / comic story / 0.5 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, Tommy how do you like watching the ball game...
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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)

Ollie / comic story / 1 page

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Why so sad, Bill?
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How to Become an Expert Softball Player
(Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages

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?
Letters:
typeset

The Strange Circus of Mr. Sinistro
(Table of Contents: 11)

Green Arrow / comic story / 6 pages

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Mr. Sinistro; Congo the Gorilla
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

red hat

For the Best in Comics Entertainment
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Shorty / comic story / 1 page

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm afraid I can't give you a raise, Shorty!

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for the "Unlucky Fishermen"
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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Club of Heroes!
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  2. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamps
  3. The Club of Heroes
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  4. [no title indexed]
    AMF Roadmaster Bicycles
  5. Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!"
    Binky
  6. The Legend of the Keeper of the Winds!
    Tales of the Arrow Maker
  7. Superman on Television! Is Super-TV
    The Adventures of Superman TV Show
  8. ["Well, Tommy how do you like watching the ball game..."]
    Video Laffs
  9. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  10. ["Why so sad, Bill?"]
    Ollie
  11. How to Become an Expert Softball Player
  12. The Strange Circus of Mr. Sinistro
    Green Arrow
  13. For the Best in Comics Entertainment
  14. ["I'm afraid I can't give you a raise, Shorty!"]
    Shorty
  15. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  16. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for the "Unlucky Fishermen"
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
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