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48October-November 1950
$0.15

World's Finest Comics #48

DC · October-November 1950 · on sale 1950-07-26

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Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#48
Publication date
October-November 1950
Key date
1950-10-00
On-sale date
1950-07-26
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
76

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]
1Tomahawkpromo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Great Steel Mystery!comic story12pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman; Lois Lane; Perry White
4-cartoon1script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert
5The Fatal Arrowcomic story10pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp
7-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
9The Secret of the Stolen Statues!comic story10script: Ryerson Johnson; pencils: Howard Sherman
11-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
12Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
13Little Stanleycartoon0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
14The Visiting Wizard!comic story6script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Ralph Mayo; inks: Ralph Mayo; letters: Ira SchnappZatara; Rahman
15-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
17-comic story1script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube
18The Pirate's Sweetheart!comic story10script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
19Smart Like a Foxtext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
20Song of Crime!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Lew Sayre Schwartz, Bob Kane; inks: Sy BarryBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker; Joseph Macklas (composer); unnamed jewelry store owner; Joe (henchman); unnamed henchmen
21Danger Is Where You Find It!promo (ad from the publisher)1
23School Children 'Round the Worldpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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ISBN 978-1-4012-8965-2
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