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Issue: World's Finest Comics #110
Publication Date: June 1960
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Issues: #110 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: 04/19/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (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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The Alien Who Doomed Robin!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman and Robin
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; alien
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 #110 [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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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Joe Weider
Character(s): Clancy Ross
First Line: Add 3 inches of steel-like muscles to your arms...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad, with response coupon, for introductory booklet from Joe Weider.
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The Alien Who Doomed Robin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Coleman
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman and Robin
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; alien
Synopsis: An alien arrives on Earth and starts shrinking buildings and stealing them. He plans to enlarge them on his homeworld and create a tourist attraction in space. Superman, Batman and Robin must stop him and return the shrunken buildings to their proper locations.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagWorld's Finest Comics Archives #3 published October 2005
In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #161 published October 1966
as The Alien Who Doomed Robin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: World's Finest #1 published December 2007
as The Alien Who Doomed Robin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Klein/Reed say Burnley inks.
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The Readers' Choice!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Brave and the Bold; Justice League of America; Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master
Character(s): Rip Hunter; Jeff Smith; aliens; ancient Egyptians; Justice League of America [Aquaman, J'onn J'onnz, Wonder Woman, the Flash [Barry Allen], Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]]; Amazo; Professor Ivo
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo, with cover thumbnails, for The Brave and the Bold #30 and for Showcase #26.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ollie
Character(s): Ollie; friend
First Line: Joe the barber owes me some money, but he always stalls me!
Synopsis: Ollie can't get his friend's money back from the barber, so he gets himself a free haircut instead.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Robot Raiders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney
Inker(s): Jim Mooney
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Tommy Tomorrow
Character(s): Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; alien pirate
Synopsis: Tommy finds and infiltrates a space-pirate base by hiding in a cargo crate. He's threatened by killer robots who respond to movement, but slowly works his belt buckle to create reflected spots in the room. The robots flail away at the spots as Tommy makes his escape and captures the pirate.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6.67
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Detective Comics; Batman
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: This famous symbol is your guarantee of the best in comics reading...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promo, with cover thumbnails, for current issues of Batman and Detective Comics.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Naydel
Penciller(s): Martin Naydel
Inker(s): Martin Naydel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Martin Naydel
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Play Boxes
First Line: The names of 6 big birds...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Word find
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Naydel
Penciller(s): Martin Naydel
Inker(s): Martin Naydel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Martin Naydel
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop
First Line: At the bottom of the ocean the temperature remains practically uniform...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Odd facts from nature.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
Character(s): Superman
First Line: Palisades Amusement Park N.J.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad, with free admission coupon, for Hunt Bros. Royal International Circus.
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Airborne Tackle

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Sheriff Wilson; Sam Stark
Synopsis: Bank robbers are making their escape in a small single-engine plane. Former fighter pilot Sam Stark uses turbulence from his larger plane to bring them down.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Sinister Spectrum Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron
Penciller(s): Lee Elias
Inker(s): Lee Elias
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Spectrum Man (intro)
Synopsis: Green Arrow and Speedy must find a way to stop the Spectrum Man and his gang of thieves.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Green Arrow #1 published March 2006
as The Sinister Spectrum Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6.67
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown; Blackhawk
Character(s): Blackhawks; Challengers of the Unknown
First Line: For the very best in comics reading!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promo, with cover thumbnails, for Blackhawk and for Challengers of the Unknown.
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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): Stephens Credit Sales
First Line: Do you want spending money?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for selling religious motto cards from Stephens Credit Sales.
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Be Your Own Boss!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): Jim; Phil
Synopsis: Jim procrastinates on a school book report. In the end he still has time to do it, but only by declining a last-minute invitation from friends.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. In comic-story form.
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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.
Character(s): Abraham Lincoln; Ulysses S. Grant; Theodore Roosevelt; George Washington
First Line: Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad, with response coupon, for selling Cloverine Brand Salve from Wilson Chemical Co.

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