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16Winter 1944
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World's Finest Comics #16

DC · Winter 1944 · on sale 1944-10-24

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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
Winter 1944
Key date
1944-10-24
On-sale date
1944-10-24
Indicia publisher
World's Best Comics Co.
Price
$0.15
Pages
84

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Charles ParisSuperman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!table of contents1letters: typeset
2Music for the Massescomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Mr. Holloway (store floor walker); Jimmy Royce; Doris Dawson; Sue; George Cummings (music publisher); J. Wilbur Wolfingham (villain)
4The Secret of the Vulnerable Vault!comic story10pencils: Maurice Del Bourgo; inks: Maurice Del BourgoGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
6The Bursting Banks!comic story8pencils: William F. White; inks: William F. WhiteZatara
8The Good Nazis!comic story11pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis Cazeneuve; letters: Ira SchnappThe Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; the Nazis (villains)
9Perfect Alibitext story2script: Jesse Merlan
10Fantastic Fans!comic story10script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Jon Small; inks: Jon SmallStar-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]
11Pilots Are Where You Find Them!comic story8script: Jack Schiff; pencils: John Daly; inks: John Daly; letters: Ira SchnappJohnny Everyman
13The Mountaineers of Crime!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Minton (plant executive); Edmund Sneeves (archaeologist); The McKees [Jeb; rest unnamed]; the Chatfields [Ike (plant foreman); rest unnamed]; Dave (villain); Snuffy (villain); Burly (villain); Nocky Johnson (villain)
15-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 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 #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-2470-7		2009On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7257-9		2017On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7359-0		2018On eBay ›
Green Arrow: The Golden Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7720-8		2018On eBay ›

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