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Issue: World's Finest Comics #106
Publication Date: December 1959
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Issues: #106 of 322 Issues (424 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/20/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #161, 170, 179, 188, 223-228, 230)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Images2
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Duplicate Man!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Duplicate Man (villain)
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagWorld's Finest Comics Archives #3 published October 2005
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: World's Finest #1 published December 2007
as World's Finest Comics #106 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose 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/).
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Draw Bob Hope!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Duplicate Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Duplicate Man; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Perry White
Synopsis: The Duplicate Man can split into two copies of himself, allowing him to rob to locations at once. If one version is caught, it can be recalled by the other version, thus avoiding capture. Until Superman and Batman come up with a plan to stop him.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagWorld's Finest Comics Archives #3 published October 2005
In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #170 published October 1967
as The Duplicate Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman and Batman Album #3 published November 1968
as The Duplicate Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest #14534 published January 1978
as The Duplicate Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: World's Finest #1 published December 2007
as The Duplicate Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: On page 9, the last panel, the art on the figures of Batman & Robin appears to be that of Sheldon Moldoff alone....NO Dick Sprang.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Zenith Company
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Atom Servant of Man

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger ?
Inker(s): Tommy Nicolosi ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Eureka
First Line: We're on this small island...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Planeteer Bodyguards!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney
Inker(s): Jim Mooney
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Tommy Tomorrow
Character(s): Brent Wood; Prof Nojax; Y'mmor
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
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Three Exciting New Adventures

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Batman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Pete
First Line: Wait, I'll ask my dad!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hi-Power Binoculars
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Caper in the Clouds

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Crimes of the Pneumatic Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron ?
Penciller(s): Lee Elias
Inker(s): Lee Elias
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Pneumatic Man (intro); Arrowcar
Synopsis: Green Arrow and Speedy stop the Pneumatic Man and his air-powered gadgets.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Green Arrow #1 published March 2006
as Crimes of the Pneumatic Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
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Hawk-a-a-a!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Blackhawk
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Body Building
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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