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Issue: World's Finest Comics #19
Publication Date: January 1945
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Issues: #19 of 322 Issues (424 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: World's Best Comics Co.
On Sale Date: 07/24/1945
Volume: none
Pages: 76
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (uncredited)
Disclose Notes: 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
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang; Jack Burnley (Superman figure only)
Inker(s): Dick Sprang; Jack Burnley (Superman figure only)
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]
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagSuperman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2 published December 2009
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2 published June 2004
as Cover - World's Finest Comics #19 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Battle of the Zodiac!

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): Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Apollo; Orion; Neptune; Jupiter; Aba Raja (villain)
Synopsis: Superman confronts an astrologer that is conning people into believing they could become rich by using the powers of the ancients, then got those people to entrust all of their money to him.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagSuperman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2 published December 2009
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (19 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-2/).
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Roland Coe (signed)
Inker(s): Roland Coe (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Wheaties
First Line: Paydays he always hightails it for town...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Bridges for Bandits!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson
Penciller(s): Maurice del Bourgo
Inker(s): Maurice del Bourgo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (19 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-2/).
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Sam Colt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Billy Brand
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Magic, Many Miles Away!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson
Penciller(s): William F. White (signed)
Inker(s): William F. White (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Zatara
Character(s): Zatara
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (19 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-2/).
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Meet a Bit-o-Honey
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lit-Win
Penciller(s): Lit-Win (signed)
Inker(s): Lit-Win (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Daffy & Doodle
First Line: Daffy's really taking this truck farming business seriously!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lit-Win
Penciller(s): Lit-Win (signed)
Inker(s): Lit-Win (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Daffy & Doodle
First Line: There goes Daffy reading my paper again!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lit-Win
Penciller(s): Lit-Win (signed)
Inker(s): Lit-Win (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Daffy & Doodle
First Line: Whew! It's hot!
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Casey of the K9s!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson
Penciller(s): Louis Cazeneuve
Inker(s): Louis Cazeneuve
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Feature(s): The Boy Commandos
Character(s): Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Tops in Comics!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Guns of Victory

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Clem Warren
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Men of Good Will!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): John Daly
Inker(s): John Daly
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Johnny Everyman
Character(s): Johnny Everyman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Want to Be a Football Champion?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The League for Larceny!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson
Penciller(s): Bob Kane (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; The Joker (villain); The Velvet Kid (villain); Biff (villain); Pinky (villain)
Synopsis: The Joker, after escaping from prison, decides on a new plan of gaining riches: to use a "reformed" criminal to pave the way to loot the homes of the rich and gain control of a crime reform committee and its funds.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2 published June 2004
as The League for Larceny! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Credits verified by Bob Kane.
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How Thom McAn Made Tokyo Tremble

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Thom McAn
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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): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): C. C. Beck
Inker(s): Pete Costanza
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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