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49December 1950-January 1951
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World's Finest Comics #49

DC · December 1950-January 1951 · on sale 1950-09-27

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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#49
Publication date
December 1950-January 1951
Key date
1950-12-00
On-sale date
1950-09-27
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
76

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tom Sparks
1A Date with Judy; World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Men Who Shot Superman!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman; Lois Lane; Howard Figit (intro)
4-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6The City Without a Jail!comic story10script: George Kashdan; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Ira Schnapp
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor!comic story8pencils: Dan Barry, Art Peddy; inks: Dan BarryTom Sparks (intro); Nick Sparks (intro); Colonel Rey (intro)
12Your United Nations at Workpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
13The Town the Law Forgot!comic story10script: Ryerson Johnson; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman
15-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
16Terror on the Choo-Choo Train!comic story6script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Ralph Mayo; inks: Ralph Mayo
17-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
18Wrestling Through the Agestext article2letters: typeset
19Clue Cartoonactivity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
21A White Feather for Batman!comic story12script: David Vern; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); unnamed henchman; unnamed rich person; unnamed governor; unnamed guard; unnamed newsboy; unnamed citizens; unnamed professor; unnamed sportsmen club members; unnamed actors; Pete (henchma
22Special Bargain Offer!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 7.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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