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117May 1961
$0.10

World's Finest Comics #117

DC · May 1961 · on sale 1961-03-02

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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#117
Publication date
May 1961
Key date
1961-05-00
On-sale date
1961-03-02
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Super-Batwoman and the Super-Creature!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Batwoman, Dick Grayson, Kathy Kane, Clark Kent, Robin, Superman, Bruce Wayne
1Still 10ยขpromo (ad from the publisher)1
2Super-Batwoman and the Super-Creaturecomic story13script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan KayeBatman, Batwoman, Dick Grayson, Kathy Kane, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Robin, Superman, Bruce Wayne
3-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffHomer
4Here It Ispromo (ad from the publisher)1
5How's Your Eye-Q?public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
6The Devil's Island of Spacecomic story6.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyColonel Tommy Tomorrow
7Detective Comics; Batmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
8Three Hours to Survivaltext story1letters: typeset
9The Cartoon Archercomic story6script: Dave Wood; pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee EliasGreen Arrow, Roy Harper, Oliver Queen, Speedy
10-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pocahontas

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Showcase Presents: Green Arrow #1
ISBN 1-4012-0785-5
2006On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: World's Finest #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1981-9
2008On eBay ›
Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-8905-8
2019On eBay ›

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