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Issue: World's Finest Comics #71
Publication Date: July 1954
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Issues: #71 of 322 Issues (424 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/24/1954
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)
Disclose Notes: Editor credits per Bob Hughes. The Millennium Edition reprint incorrectly solely credits Mort Weisinger as the original editor, both in a credit and in the Remembering the Millennium feature.

On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; 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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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
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]
First Line: In this issue: Read what happens when Superman and Batman exchange identities!
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagWorld's Finest Comics Archives #1 published May 1999
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: World's Finest No. 71 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published August 2000
as The Historic Beginning of the World's Longest-Running Team-Up [Illustration on Cover, Front]minus the "Now 10¢" blurb
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: World's Finest #1 published December 2007
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]B&W
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: World's Finest #1 published December 2007
as World's Finest Comics #71 [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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Superboy Says: "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Synopsis: Superboy puts out a fire at the Smallville Teen-Age Club which inspires them to start a project to educate people about fire prevention.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Batman - Double for Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alvin Schwartz
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Pat Gordon; Ira Schnapp (splash page titles)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman and Robin
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lois Lane; Shorty (villain)
Synopsis: Lois accidentally learns Superman's identity while he is trying to rescue Batman and Robin, so Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne exchange roles to convince Lois that Clark is not Superman.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagWorld's Finest Comics Archives #1 published May 1999
In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #179 published October 1968
as Batman-Double for Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #14/1969 published July 1969
as Ein Double für Superman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: World's Finest No. 71 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published August 2000
as Batman - Double for Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: World's Finest #1 published December 2007
as Batman - Double for Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]B&W
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Recaps their first meeting from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #76.

Schnapp splash page title 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/). The splash page title reads "Your Two Favorite Heroes Superman [regular logo] and Batman and Robin [regular logo] in One Adventure Together!" Pat Gordon lettering per Nick Caputo.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids
First Line: Gosh, Pud, wasn't it swell of Mom 'n' Pop...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Invisible Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Pat Gordon
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Daniel Burrows (flashback, wealthy recluse, death); Bull's-Eye (villain, flashback, cameo); "Jungle" Joe Meredith (villain, flashback); Mousie (villain, flashback); Louie (villain, flashback)
Synopsis: Green Arrow opens up his fabulous trophy room to TV crews, as he explains the history of many of his special arrows he has used on past cases.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: World's Finest No. 71 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published August 2000
as The Invisible Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Credits are from the corrections page in the Millennium Edition: Superboy #1 (2001 series).
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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): Scripto
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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"Free" Wheeling with Abbott and Costello

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popsicle
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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): Jerry the Jitterbug
Character(s): Jerry; Jerry's girlfriend
First Line: Now don't stray too far while I do some shopping!
Synopsis: Jerry goes shopping with his girl.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: World's Finest No. 71 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published August 2000
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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3-D Daredevils

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller [as Jack E. Miller] (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Describes the hardships and hazards that modern mapmakers endure to do their job.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: World's Finest No. 71 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published August 2000
as 3-D Daredevils [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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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): Schwinn Phantom
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Feathered Fighters for Freedom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Wood
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Pat Gordon
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, western
Feature(s): Tomahawk
Character(s): Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Andrews; Thaddeus Steele (painter, bird lover); unnamed British Major (villain); un-named British Sergeant (villain); Andrews (villain, British soldier)
Synopsis: Tomahawk and Dan must face the Redcoats and more trying to get a British dispatch case, carrying secret campaign plans inside, to Fort Union.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: World's Finest No. 71 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published August 2000
as Feathered Fighters for Freedom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits are from the corrections page in the Millennium Edition: Superboy #1 (2001 series).
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hercules Lightweights
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chem. Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Thom McAn
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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