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12Winter 1943
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World's Finest Comics #12

DC · Winter 1943 · on sale 1943-10-23

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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
Winter 1943
Key date
1943-10-23
On-sale date
1943-10-23
Indicia publisher
World's Best Comics Co.
Price
$0.15
Pages
92

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleySuperman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1-table of contents1letters: typeset
2The Man Who Stole a Reputation!comic story12script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Mr. Gerkin (Link's boss); The Lynx [Lester Link] (introduction); Tornadi (villain); Pig-Eye (villain); Baby-Face (villain)
4When Stripesy Went to College!comic story13pencils: Hal Sherman; inks: Hal ShermanStar-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]
5Where There's a Willtext story2script: Tom Hart
6Sub Ahoy!comic story4pencils: Stan Kaye; inks: Stan KayeDrafty; Tim
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1
8Bobby Meets a Brownie!comic story8script: Gardner FoxZatara
10The Baffling Mystery of the Gruesome Affair of " Oh Yeah- So What?"comic story4script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrSuper-Sleuth McFooey
11Golden Victorycomic story10script: Joe Simon; pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Marvin Stein; letters: Howard FergusonThe Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]
12-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
13The Sea Serpent of Sand Burr Beach!comic story4script: Henry Boltinoff, Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffDover; Clover
14Conquesttext story2script: Wes Ingals
15From Acid to Arson!comic story11pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Steve BrodieGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
16The Big Eight!promo (ad from the publisher)1
17-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
18Alfred Gets His Man!comic story11script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick SprangBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Slick Swade (villain, introduction); Squirrel (villain, introduction); Spud (villain, introduction); Topper (villain, introduction)

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-819-5
2002On eBay ›
Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1
ISBN 1-4012-0151-2
2004On eBay ›
The Batman Chronicles #11
ISBN 978-1-4012-3739-4
2013On eBay ›
The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-5817-7
2016On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-6902-9
2017On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7257-9
2017On eBay ›
Green Arrow: The Golden Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7720-8
2018On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-9416-8
2020On eBay ›

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