Price: 0.15 USD
Pages: 76
On-sale Date: 1945-10-23
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #20 Edit Cover
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Batman and Robin; Superman / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Credits verified by Burnley.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of October 26 in ad in Flash Comics #68.

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

table of contents / 1 page

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typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Toyman: Super-Scientist!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Don C. Cameron (ghosted for Jerry Siegel) (signed as Jerry Siegel)
Pencils:
Sam Citron (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Inspector Kerrigan; Professor Vining; The Toyman (villain)
Synopsis:
Superman must retrieve a super secret invention, the human wavelength detector, from the clutches of the Toyman, but finds it a challenge as the villain has set the machine to pick up the electrical vibrations of the Man of Tomorrow.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Credits changed to match Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

Speedy Wheeler Saves the Day and Wins a Bike
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Schwinn Bicycles; Speedy Wheeler / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Larceny without Loot!
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Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages

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

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/).

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Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:When I give the sign...

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Chemcraft Chemistry Sets [Porter] / advertisement / 0.33 page

Money Talks!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
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Zatara

Brooklyn Botches the Bakas!
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The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; war
Characters:
Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]

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Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page

Foxhole Sailor: A True Adventure of the Fighting Coast Guard
(Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 3 pages

Script:
Joe Simon (signed)
Pencils:
Joe Simon (signed)
Inks:
Joe Simon (signed)
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  • Genre:non-fiction

Almost Perfect
(Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Letters:
typeset

George Tanaka, American!
(Table of Contents: 13)

Johnny Everyman / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
John Daly (signed)
Inks:
John Daly (signed)
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Johnny Everyman; George Tanaka

Don Hutson
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

King of Coins!
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Win Mortimer (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks:
Win Mortimer (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Granger; The Coin King [Lew Cronin; aka Mark Medalion] (villain, introduction); Lucky Smith (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Batman and Robin soon see through a scheme by a wheel-chair bound coin dealer to provide "sure-fire" treasure maps to people in return for half the loot!
Reprints (2)

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/).

How Thom McAn Captured the Fire-Bug
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Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page

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National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page

Captain Tootsie and the Return of Dr. Narsty
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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 Toyman: Super-Scientist!
    Superman
  4. Speedy Wheeler Saves the Day and Wins a Bike
    Schwinn Bicycles; Speedy Wheeler
  5. ["Well, if you must know..."]
    Wheaties
  6. Larceny without Loot!
    Green Arrow
  7. ["When I give the sign..."]
    Shorty
  8. [no title indexed]
    Chemcraft Chemistry Sets [Porter]
  9. Money Talks!
    Zatara
  10. Brooklyn Botches the Bakas!
    The Boy Commandos
  11. [no title indexed]
    Lionel Trains
  12. Foxhole Sailor: A True Adventure of the Fighting Coast Guard
  13. Almost Perfect
  14. George Tanaka, American!
    Johnny Everyman
  15. Don Hutson
    Wheaties
  16. King of Coins!
    Batman and Robin
  17. How Thom McAn Captured the Fire-Bug
    Thom McAn Shoes
  18. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute Home Study Course
  19. Captain Tootsie and the Return of Dr. Narsty
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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