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52June-July 1951
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World's Finest Comics #52

DC · June-July 1951 · on sale 1951-04-04

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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#52
Publication date
June-July 1951
Key date
1951-06-00
On-sale date
1951-04-04
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
76

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Top Value in America's Top Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Man Who Swindled Superman!comic story12pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Sam RosenSuperman; J Wilbur Wolfingham; Perry White
3The Spirit in the Box!comic story10script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman
4-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6Action! Excitement! Glamor!promo (ad from the publisher)1
7River of Diamondscomic story7.67pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Frank Giacoia
9-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
12En Garde!text article2script: B. Fairbanks
15A Sword, a Rifle, and a Bow!comic story10pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Arrow; Daniel Boone; King Arthur
18Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
19Inventor to the Underworld!comic story8pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Dan Barry; letters: Sam Rosen
21-activity0.67script: Horace Elmo; pencils: Horace Elmo; inks: Horace Elmo
23The $1,000,000 Star Club!comic story12script: David Vern; pencils: Lew Sayre Schwartz, Bob Kane; inks: Sy Barry; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Eddie (reporter); unnamed newspaper editor; Lorenzo Dumont [The Great Lorenzo] (magician); Paul Bond (pianist); Curt Alderson (physicist); Olga Craig (model); Lefty Stone (baseball pitcher); Tony Cutler (dancer); Jan Marki (artist); unnamed insurance execu
24Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer

Plus 7.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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