Price: 0.15 USD
Pages: 76
On-sale Date: 1946-07-29
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #24 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

Credits by Craig Delich, verified 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.

Impossible but True!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
? [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Pencils:
Ira Yarbrough (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed)
Inks:
Stan Kaye ? (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jerry (Planet newsroom boy); Olga Olmstead; Mr. Olmstead (Olga's father); Mr. Upjohn (radio program director); Posy Edwards (villain); Nick (villain); Archie (villain)
Synopsis:
In order to protect her father, Olga Olmstead uses her position on a popular radio show to disguise code messages related to various crimes that have been committed, and gets fired for doing it. Superman quickly sees through the situation, and resolves the program as well as regaining the woman's position on the show.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits from Craig Delich. 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/).

Intro of the Impossible But True radio program, later to feature Roy Raymond.

Martin Marion
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

K Is the Letter for Kangaroo
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

Digging for Danger!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
William White (signed)
Inks:
William White (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters:
Zatara

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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Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page

Rip Carter's Birthday
(Table of Contents: 8)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; war
Characters:
The Boy Commandos: [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Craig Delich.

Ten Million Must Die!
(Table of Contents: 9)

Johnny Everyman / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Johnny Everyman

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/).

Nice Guy
(Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Letters:
typeset

The House with the Green Shudders!
(Table of Contents: 11)

Super Sleuth McFooey / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; crime; detective-mystery
Characters:
Super-Sleuth McFooey

Indexer Notes

Story title confirmed from table of contents. Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Here's a Fact Magazine with Superman Punch!
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Real Fact Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Arrow Meets the Bull's-Eye!
(Table of Contents: 13)

Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Steve Brodie (ghosted for George Papp) (signed)
Inks:
Steve Brodie (ghosted for George Papp) (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp (see notes)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Bull's-Eye (villain, introduction)
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Craig Delich. 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/). Letter balloons are not by Schnapp, but probably by the artists.

The Case of the Valuable Orphans!
(Table of Contents: 14)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Win Mortimer (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed)
Inks:
Win Mortimer (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Petey (orphan); Herby Willinger (orphan); Miss Garner (orphan home employee); Joey (orphan); Nell (villain); Sandy (villain)
Synopsis:
The Dynamic Duo must handle a case involving a foul-hearted scheme of promising young orphans a home and parents, then using them as dupes in a rotten racket.
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/).

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Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

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Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 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. Impossible but True!
    Superman
  4. Martin Marion
    Wheaties
  5. Editorial Advisory Board
  6. K Is the Letter for Kangaroo
  7. Digging for Danger!
    Zatara
  8. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Shredded Wheat
  9. Rip Carter's Birthday
    The Boy Commandos
  10. Ten Million Must Die!
    Johnny Everyman
  11. Nice Guy
  12. The House with the Green Shudders!
    Super Sleuth McFooey
  13. Here's a Fact Magazine with Superman Punch!
    Real Fact Comics
  14. The Arrow Meets the Bull's-Eye!
    Green Arrow
  15. The Case of the Valuable Orphans!
    Batman and Robin
  16. [no title indexed]
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  17. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn Bicycles
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