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2Summer 1941
$0.15

World's Finest Comics #2

DC · Summer 1941 · on sale 1941-05-07

First appearance: Linda Page
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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
Summer 1941
Key date
1941-07-00
On-sale date
1941-05-07
Indicia publisher
World's Best Comics Company
Price
$0.15
Pages
100

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Linda Page - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RayBatman, Dick Grayson, Clark Kent, Robin, Superman, Bruce Wayne
1-blank page(s)1
2Issue No. 2foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig Flessel
3The Unknown Xcomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Perry White
4-comic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry LampertBlooey Blue, Red Dugan, Whitey Smith, Doris West
5-comic story5script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiThe Crimson Avenger, Wing How, Lee Travis
6-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffMom; Oswald; Pop;
7-comic story8script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschJohnny Thunder, Thunderbolt
8Grease Painttext story2script: John Sanford; pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff Young
9-comic story6script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffDoc Davis
10-comic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joseph Sulman; inks: Joseph SulmanZatara
11Quiz..activity1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
12-comic story4script: Ed Moore; pencils: Ed Moore; inks: Ed Moore; letters: Ed MooreDrafty
13The Adventure of the French Quartercomic story7script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry LampertThe King, The Witch, King Standish
14-cartoon1script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill
15-comic story6pencils: Don Cameron, Ed Winiarski, Paul NorrisPunch Parker
16Fatal Fondnesstext story2script: Grant Curtis; pencils: Stan Kaye; inks: Stan Kaye
17-comic story8script: Howard Purcell; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellLando
18The Man Who Couldn't Remember!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman, Dick Grayson, Linda Page First, Robin, Bruce Wayne
19-blank page(s)1
20Within These Covers Is Contained a Galaxy of the World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (various); inks: ? (various); letters: typesetBatman, Blooey Blue, The Crimson Avenger, Red Dugan, Dick Grayson, Clark Kent, The King, Lando, Robin, Whitey Smith, Superman, Johnny Thunder, Lee Travis, Bruce Wayne

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 #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-1462-3
2007On eBay ›
The Superman Chronicles #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-2187-4
2009On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6009-5
2016On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-6324-9
2016On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-6808-4
2017On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-7089-6
2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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