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Issue: World's Finest Comics #272
Publication Date: October 1981
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Issues: #272 of 322 Issues (424 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/30/1981
Volume: 41
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: £0.30 GBP
$1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Len Wein (editor); Mike W. Barr (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 Reprinted In4
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets1
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Assault on the Fortress of Solitude!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Ross Andru (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Giordano (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman
Character(s): Superman; Batman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-688
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Rozakis [as Ted P. Skimmer]
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger (illustration)
Inker(s): Kurt Schaffenberger (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): From the World's Finest Fans
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Letters of comment from Gary Thompson, Tim Wahowske, and Dave Elyea. Also contains Direct Currents listing of current comics on sale.
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Assault on the Fortress of Solitude!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cary Burkett
Penciller(s): Rich Buckler
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): Gene D'Angelo
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Perry White; Lois Lane; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #39 published January 1982
as Sturm auf die Festung der Einsamkeit [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Job Number: J-7305
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A Bloody Crown for a Cold Corpse!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Trevor von Eeden
Inker(s): Brett Breeding
Colorist(s): Gene D'Angelo
Letterer(s): Pierre Bernard Jr.
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow; Count Vertigo
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-7445
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"Drive" Me to the Moon!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Rozakis
Penciller(s): Alex Saviuk
Inker(s): Rodin Rodriguez
Colorist(s): Carl Gafford
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hawkman
Character(s): Hawkman; Hawkwoman; Hyanthis
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Extra #5 published January 1982
as Schlacht um den Mond [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-7449
Disclose Notes: Shayera decides she'd rather be called Hawkwoman than Hawkgirl.
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Winds of Change

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gerry Conway
Penciller(s): Jose Delbo
Inker(s): Brett Breeding
Colorist(s): Jerry Serpe
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Red Tornado
Character(s): Red Tornado; Robot Killer
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagRoter Blitz #1/1983 published January 1983
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Chain Lightning

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell
Penciller(s): Don Newton
Inker(s): Steve Mitchell
Colorist(s): Adrienne Roy
Letterer(s): John Costanza
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Shazam!; Captain Marvel; Mary Marvel
Character(s): Mary Marvel; Chain Lightning
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWundergirl #8/1982 published August 1982
as Kettenblitz [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: J-7425
Disclose Notes: This entry in the series actually features all three logos on the title page.
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World's Fun-est Puzzle

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Rozakis
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Part of the Daily Planet Feature Page.
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#78 Don Newton

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike W. Barr [as Michael C. Carmichael]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Feature(s): DC Profiles
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.4
Disclose Notes: Part of the Daily Planet Feature Page.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Hembeck
Penciller(s): Fred Hembeck
Inker(s): Fred Hembeck
Letterer(s): Fred Hembeck
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hembeck
Character(s): Bruce Wayne; Lucius Fox
First Line: I'm looking forward to meeting the Wayne Foundation's administrative assistant, Bruce...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.1
Disclose Notes: Part of the Daily Planet Feature Page.
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Volume 81 Issue 9 - July, 1981

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Rozakis ?
Penciller(s): George Perez (illustrations)
Inker(s): George Perez ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daily Planet
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Includes previews of Justice League of America #195, Wonder Woman 284, The New Teen Titans #12 and others.

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