Price: 0.15 USD
Pages: 84
On-sale Date: 1944-07-25
Editing: Jack Schiff (uncredited)
Cover Thumbnail for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #15 Edit Cover
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Batman and Robin; Superman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Art credits confirmed by Burnley.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!
(Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Rubber Band
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Jon Small ? (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks:
Joe Shuster (signed) (touch-ups)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Ben Stanger; Derby Bowser (villain, death); Johnny (villain); Crusher (villain)
Synopsis:
After Derby Bowser is released from prison, his car suffers two blown out tires, which gives him an idea for a new racket: steal new tires from government shipments and sell them on the black market!
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits from Bob Hughes. We previously credited the art to John Sikela (as per the Archives reprint), then to George Roussos with an unknown inker (per Pat Lang). Shuster touch-ups added by Craig Delich.

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Shelter for Shenanigans!
(Table of Contents: 4)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]

Too Hot to Handle!
(Table of Contents: 5)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters:
Zatara

150 Mile Race to Save a Nation!
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Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 2 pages

The Respectable Burglars!
(Table of Contents: 7)

Green Arrow / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
Reprints (1)

Jungle Incident
(Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Letters:
typeset

Iss Ve Not Der Supermen?
(Table of Contents: 9)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:adventure; war
Characters:
The Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; the Nazis (villains)

Indexer Notes

The Jack Kirby Checklist credits Simon and Kirby on art. Previous indexer credited Louis Cazeneuve on pencils.

The Camera of Mei-Lan!
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Johnny Everyman / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Johnny Everyman
Reprints (1)

Actually Fly
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

The Men Who Died Twice!
(Table of Contents: 12)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Jerry Robinson (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks:
George Roussos (backgrounds)
Jerry Robinson (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. McFloy (prison physician); Killer Halsey (villain, death); Machine Gun Kale (villain, death); Lynx Larsen (villain, death); Mr. Mennekin (villain); Duke Welsh (villain, also disguised as Killer Halsey); Stoney Hix (villain, also disguised as Lynx Larsen); Turtle Krall [also disguised as Machine Gun Kale] (villain)
Synopsis:
The death and sudden "re-appearance" of three executed killers in a series of crime sprees baffles the Caped Crimefighters until a tell-tale clue leads them to the criminal behind the scheme.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes.

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"Wonders of Living Things" Book and Microscope / advertisement / 1 page

How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame
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Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page

Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!
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Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Batman and Robin; Superman
  2. The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!
  3. The Rubber Band
    Superman
  4. ["The leaflets tell 'em..."]
    Wheaties
  5. Shelter for Shenanigans!
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  6. Too Hot to Handle!
    Zatara
  7. 150 Mile Race to Save a Nation!
    Thom McAn Shoes
  8. The Respectable Burglars!
    Green Arrow
  9. Jungle Incident
  10. Iss Ve Not Der Supermen?
    The Boy Commandos
  11. The Camera of Mei-Lan!
    Johnny Everyman
  12. Actually Fly
    Wheaties
  13. The Men Who Died Twice!
    Batman and Robin
  14. [no title indexed]
    "Wonders of Living Things" Book and Microscope
  15. How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  16. Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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Issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • David Banuelos
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jochen G.
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Pannozzi
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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