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41July-August 1949
$0.15

World's Finest Comics #41

DC · July-August 1949 · on sale 1949-05-25

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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#41
Publication date
July-August 1949
Key date
1949-07-00
On-sale date
1949-05-25
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
76

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerSuperman; Batman; Robin
2The Discovery of Supermanium!comic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman; Lois Lane; Supermanium (intro); Super-Saved Club; James H. Thorben
5Collector of Humans!comic story10script: Otto Binder; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Arrow; The Snare (intro)
8See America Foist!comic story8pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Ira SchnappColumbus
10-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
12The Voyage of the Merry X!comic story12pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Sam Rosen
15The Dog Who Could Work Miracles!comic story6script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira Schnapp
16Devils with Baggy Pantstext article2script: Robert M. Banker
17The Man with the Fatal Hands!comic story12pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Charles Albrek; Edgar Albrek; Commissioner James Gordon
203 Smash Adventurespromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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