Price: 0.15 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1952-10-01
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)
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Batman and Robin; Superman / cover / 1 page

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Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Buzzy Says "You Get What You Vote For!"
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Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; teen
Characters:
Joe; Buzzy Brown; Mr. Brown
Synopsis:
Joe discovers you can't get what you want if you don't vote.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Superman's Blackout!
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Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages

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Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Take your time, boys!
Characters:
Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Corky Wood (villain); Mike Wood (villain)

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board
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Big Town / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Big Features in One Big Book!
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World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Rogue Archer!
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Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
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Pencils:
George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)
Inks:
George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)
Colors:
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Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Throughout his long career...
Characters:
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; "Lucky Charm" Channing (crook); "Rabbits" Foote (crook)

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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Peg / comic story / 0.5 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is a beautiful ring Alvin gave me!
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Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Is snow white?

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Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

Camels on the Warpath!
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The Wyoming Kid / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Aiee! The Wyoming Kid rides a ghost animal!
Characters:
The Wyoming Kid; Hawk Hunter; Blue Heron
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit based on copies of DC's editorial records for this series sent to Gene Reed.

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Vitamin Vic / comic story / 4 pages

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Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Phew-ee! - What a double hunk of man!!

Gold Coast Cops!
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Manhunters Around the World / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:On the west coast of Africa...
Characters:
Captain Harry Bridgit; Braima; Keating; Kumasi
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Want to Be a Brass Hat?
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text article / 2 pages

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typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:
A short article about model railroaders and their devotion to their hobby.

Indexer Notes

A. Talbott Roche is possibly a pseudonym for scripter John Talbot.

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Shorty / comic story / 1 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'll try selling at this house first!

The Crimes of Batman!
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Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures)
Inks:
Colors:
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Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's this?? Batman a criminal??
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; The Joker; Dink Devers; Joker's henchmen
Synopsis:
After the Joker is embarrassed when Batman uses a tip from him to apprehend a criminal, the Joker is determined to force Batman to commit crimes by holding Robin as hostage unless Batman complies.
Reprints (9)

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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Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page

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Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Batman and Robin; Superman
  2. Buzzy Says "You Get What You Vote For!"
    Buzzy
  3. Superman's Blackout!
    Superman
  4. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. ["Here comes that new kid..."]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  6. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. [no title indexed]
    Big Town
  8. Big Features in One Big Book!
    World's Finest Comics
  9. The Rogue Archer!
    Green Arrow
  10. ["This is a beautiful ring Alvin gave me!"]
    Peg
  11. [no title indexed]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  12. ["Is snow white?"]
    Quick Quiz
  13. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  14. Camels on the Warpath!
    The Wyoming Kid
  15. ["Phew-ee! - What a double hunk of man!!"]
    Vitamin Vic
  16. Gold Coast Cops!
    Manhunters Around the World
  17. Want to Be a Brass Hat?
  18. ["I'll try selling at this house first!"]
    Shorty
  19. The Crimes of Batman!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  20. [no title indexed]
    Novelty Mart
  21. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  22. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
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Issue was modified by, among others
  • David Banuelos
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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