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Issue: Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1
Publication Date: August 2004
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Archive EditionsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 06/03/2004
Volume: 1
Pages: 248
ISBN: 1401201512
UPC/EAN: 76194123989700111
Price: $76.95 CAD
$49.95 USD
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Content Items: 36 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Dale Crain
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
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Binding: smythe-sewn; hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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29 Content Items from other Issues reprinted as/in this Issue:
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #4 published January 1941 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Best Comics #1 published January 1941 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #3 published January 1941 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #2 published January 1941 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #2 published January 1941 was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #4 published January 1941 was The Case of the Crime Crusade [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #3 published January 1941 was The Case of the Death Express [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWorld's Best Comics #1 published January 1941 was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #7 published January 1942 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #8 published January 1942 was Sink the Japanazis with Bonds & Stamps [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #5 published January 1942 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #5 published January 1942 was The Tower of Terror [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #7 published January 1942 was The Eight Doomed Men! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #6 published January 1942 was Man of Steel Versus Man of Metal! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #8 published January 1942 was Talent, Unlimited! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #9 published January 1943 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #10 published January 1943 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #11 published January 1943 was Victory Garden [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #12 published January 1943 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #11 published January 1943 was The City of Hate! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #12 published January 1943 was The Man Who Stole a Reputation! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #10 published January 1943 was The Insect Terror! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #9 published January 1943 was One Second to Live! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #14 published January 1944 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #15 published January 1944 was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #13 published January 1944 was Fight Paper Waste - And Hang One on the Paper-Hanger of Berlin! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #15 published January 1944 was The Rubber Band [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #13 published January 1944 was The Freedom of the Press! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #14 published January 1944 was Desert Town! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley
Inker(s): Jack Burnley
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
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Foreword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Michael Uslan
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 4
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New York World's Fair 1939

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Credits
Penciller(s): Vin Sullivan; Fred Guardineer (head views)
Inker(s): Vin Sullivan; Fred Guardineer (head views)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Zatara; Butch the Pup; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Ginger Snap
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Superman at the World's Fair

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Joe Shuster (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Shuster (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Shuster ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor (unnamed); Nick Stone (villain)
Synopsis: Lois and Clark are assigned to cover the Fair, but after Lois is kidnapped, Superman has to take over, both to rescue her from a wanted criminal and make sure the Fair is covered properly for the paper.
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Pages: 12
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New York World's Fair 1940

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley
Inker(s): Jack Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Superman at the 1940 World's Fair

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Burnley [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Lois Lane; Blackie Sarto (villain)
Synopsis: Lois and Clark are given an assignment to get the feminine slant of the new World's Fair, and overhear a plot by an international jewel thief to steal the Madras Emerald before it can be displayed at the Fair in the House of Jewels.
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Pages: 10
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World's Best Comics 1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Fred Ray
Inker(s): Fred Ray
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Don Komisarow ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; B. Drexel Rutherford; Rainmaker (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: When a criminal scientist becomes master of one of nature's most beneficial phenomenons...
Synopsis: A criminal scientist learns how to control the weather and uses his power for extortion, and he even nearly stops the Man of Tomorrow from interfering when he uses a paralysis gas on the Man of Steel.
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Pages: 13
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World's Finest Comics 2

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Fred Ray
Inker(s): Fred Ray
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Leo Nowak ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Russell Walker; The Unknown X [Arthur Jameson] (villain, introduction); Benjie (villain)
First Line: A new mastermind of crime, 'The Unknown X,' victimizes Metropolis...
Synopsis: Superman must find out the identity of the mysterious gang leader known as the Unknown X who has organized one of the most thorough criminal organizations Metropolis has ever seen.
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Pages: 13
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World's Finest Comics 3

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Credits
Penciller(s): Fred Ray
Inker(s): Fred Ray
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: DC Comics: Sixty Years of The World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes by Les Daniels in 1995 indicates this cover is by Jerry Robinson. The two Archives reprints indicate Fred Ray. Thanks to Arnie Grieves for pointing this out. Note from Craig Delich: Jack Burnley verified Ray as the artist on this cover when he visited him personally in 1989.

Fred Ray sent a listing of all of his comic book credits to Jack Burnley in 2003, and part of the list was published in Alter-Ego #25 for June of 2003. In it, Ray states his on-going feud with Robinson, who was claiming to do work that Ray actually did. These credits by Ray verify that Ray did the full art for this cover as indicated. Ray, like Jack Burnley, tore all the covers off the comics that he did the covers to, and he sent scans of these covers to Burnley and Roy Thomas to verify his claim.
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The Case of the Death Express

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Douglas Grant (lawyer); Atkinson (railroad President); "Sparky" Waters (villain); Thorton Bigsby (villain)
Synopsis: Clark Kent (a.k.a. Superman) investigates a series of railroad accidents that turn out to be anything BUT accidental!
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Pages: 13
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World's Finest Comics 4

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Fred Ray
Inker(s): Fred Ray
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Fred Ray.
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The Case of the Crime Crusade

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Hugh Manton; Dan Bransom (villain)
Synopsis: A series of unusual streetcar accidents are being masterminded by someone and Clark & Lois begin an investigation to uncover the person sabotaging the rail system.
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Pages: 13
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World's Finest Comics 5

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Fred Ray
Inker(s): Fred Ray
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Fred Ray.
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The Tower of Terror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Brent Matthews; Lemuel P. Potts (villain, death)
Synopsis: A manufacturer purchases a sacred Indian tower and tries to move it, but is faced with many attempts on his life, unaware that an ancient manuscript indicates priceless Indian valuables were secreted in the tower.
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Titled "The Case of the Flying Castle" in the table of contents. This title is also used in Superman: The World's Finest Archives, whose credits are wrong too.
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World's Finest Comics 6

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Credits
Penciller(s): Fred Ray
Inker(s): Fred Ray
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Pages: 1
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Man of Steel Versus Man of Metal!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Metalo (villain, introduction, unnamed scientist-inventor)
Synopsis: Superman meets Metalo, a scientist who has super strength and a metal suit, who has been committing the crimes that were blamed on the Man of Steel.
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Called "The Case of the Metal Man" in the Table of Contents.

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World's Finest Comics 7

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Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley
Inker(s): Jack Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Pages: 1
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The Eight Doomed Men!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Andrew P. Stone; Heels (death); Charlie Goodfellow (death); Chick Ryan; Dr. Dan Mallory; Conrad Thorndike; Henry Kimball (death); Albert Damon (death); Jenkins (villain, Stone's chauffeur, death)
Synopsis: The members of the Elkhart University Pi Theta Dau fraternity vow upon graduation to meet 20 years later, and that they do...where someone vows to kill each and every one of them!
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Pages: 13
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Sink the Japanazis with Bonds & Stamps

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley
Inker(s): Jack Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Pages: 1
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Talent, Unlimited!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Mr. Carroll (Sally's father); Mulligan (detective); Mr. Tollivar (talent agency director); un-named talent agency secretary; Sally Carroll [aka Polly Hughes]; Peter Penn (artist); Reginald Poindexter (actor); E. J. Calkins (writer); Tom Chester (musician); Crakewski (musicial conductor)
Synopsis: Clark Kent is given the assignment by Editor White to find a missing heiress, but along the way manages to help five other people realize their dreams...as the Man of Steel!
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Called "The Road to Glory" in the table of contents.
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[untitled]

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Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley
Inker(s): Jack Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Adolf Hitler; Benito Mussolini; Hideki Tojo
First Line: Knock Out the Axis with Bonds & Stamps
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Pages: 1
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One Second to Live!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger ? [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Penciller(s): John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Jimmy Olsen (?, cameo); Allen Cartright (death); Harold Denton (Cartright's secretary); Mr. Higgins (Cartright's former butler, death); Jane Cartright (villain)
Synopsis: The murder of a famous explorer leaves the Man of Tomorrow only one second to gather the evidence necessary to free an accused man from dying in the electric chair.
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Writer identification by Bob Hughes.
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World's Finest Comics 10

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Simon ? (swipes)
Inker(s): Joe Simon ? (swipes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; The Green Arrow; The Star-Spangled Kid; The Boy Commandos
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
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Disclose Notes: Cover vignettes: Superman (Ed Dobrotka); Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy (Hal Sherman); Green Arrow (Cliff Young); Batman and Robin (Dick Sprang and Norman Fallon); Boy Commandos (Joe Simon).
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The Insect Terror!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; The Insect Master (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: A new criminal succeeds in terrorizing Metropolis with hordes of insects, something he says will continue unless the citizens pay him tribute!
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Writer identifications by Bob Hughes.
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World's Finest Comics 11; Victory Garden

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley
Inker(s): Jack Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Disclose Notes: Cover art verified to Craig Delich by Jack Burnley.
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The City of Hate!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Cameo: Jimmy Olsen; Ralph Denning (builder); Franklin Mallory (bank President); Dr. Morris Mowbray; Nicholas Finelli (philanthropist); The Skeptic [Charlie Frost] (villain, introduction, Daily Planet janitor, brother of late Professor Milton Frost)
Synopsis: A deranged lunatic tries to sabotage the Daily Planet by killing four people the newspaper has selected as "The Finest People in the City" through the use of his invention, "The Hate Gas".
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Writer identification by Bob Hughes and verified by Craig Delich. Credits in Archives are wrong.
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World's Finest Comics 12

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Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley
Inker(s): Jack Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits confirmed by Jack Burnley.
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The Man Who Stole a Reputation!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Penciller(s): Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Mr. Gerkin (Link's boss); The Lynx [Lester Link] (introduction); Tornadi (villain); Pig-Eye (villain); Baby-Face (villain)
Synopsis: Mild mannered Lester Link, upset that he is squandering away his life for a mere pittance, quits his job and declares himself to reporters Lane and Kent that he is the secret ruler of the underworld. The underworld gang bosses, however, have something to say about that!
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Writer identification by Bob Hughes and verified by Craig Delich. Credits in Archives are wrong.
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Fight Paper Waste - And Hang One on the Paper-Hanger of Berlin!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley
Inker(s): Jack Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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The Freedom of the Press!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Penciller(s): Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Sanford (Planet's copy chief, introduction); Sam Greene (Planet's foreman of composing room, introduction); Matt Worth (Planet's boss pressman, introduction); Pete Gluyas (Planet's delivery truck boss); Honey Dale (Planet reporter and niece of the publisher, introduction); Happy (Planet's camerman, introduction); Emery "Emperor" Auslinger (villain, introduction); Delmar "Dice" Dimant (villain, introduction); The Rattler [Rex Ratlan] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Lois and Clark are given the assignment to write a special story concerning the staff of the Daily Planet, but gangsters try to stop the Planet from publishing that 100th Anniversary issue.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Credits in Archives are wrong.
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World's Finest Comics 14

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Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley
Inker(s): Jack Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits confirmed by Burnley.
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Desert Town!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron [as Jerry Siegel]? (signed)
Penciller(s): Joe Shuster (signed)
Inker(s): George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jim Jaspers (prospector); James Hibbard (chemical manufacturer); Miss Sparkes; Al Bandar (villain); Ike (villain)
Synopsis: Jim Jaspers wants to keep his town in Painted Valley a ghost town, but when criminals invade his domain (having kidnapped Lois and stolen a valuable ruby back in Metropolis) and discover his mother lode of gold, Superman has to enter the picture.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).
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World's Finest Comics 15

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley
Inker(s): Jack Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits confirmed by Burnley.
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The Rubber Band

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel ? (signed)
Penciller(s): Jon Small ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): George Roussos ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed); Joe Shuster (touch-ups) (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Ben Stanger; Derby Bowser (villain, death); Johnny (villain); Crusher (villain)
Synopsis: After Derby Bowser is released from prison, his car suffers two blown out tires, which gives him an idea for a new racket: steal new tires from government shipments and sell them on the black market!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits from Bob Hughes. We previously credited the art to John Sikela (as per the Archives reprint), then to George Roussos with an unknown inker (per Pat Lang). Shuster touch-ups added by Craig Delich.

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