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68January-February 1954
$0.15

World's Finest Comics #68

DC · January-February 1954 · on sale 1953-11-11

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Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#68
Publication date
January-February 1954
Key date
1954-01-00
On-sale date
1953-11-11
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Home, Sweet Home!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Menace from the Stars!comic story12script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Pat GordonSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
5Nine Men Against Fort Mohawk!comic story9.67pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Pat GordonTomahawk; Dan Hunter
7-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
8The Mystery of the Vanishing Villains!comic story9.67pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
10-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
12Rookin' the Ranchers!comic story5pencils: Jimmy Thompson; inks: Jimmy Thompson; letters: Ira Schnapp
13Riddle of the Portuguese Cat!comic story8script: Dave Wood; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Pat Gordon
14Caging the King of Beaststext story2script: Jack Mabely; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
15Three Smashing Adventures of Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Win Mortimer, Al Plastino, Wayne Boring; inks: Win Mortimer, Al Plastino, Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman
16The Secret Weapons of the Crimesmith!comic story12pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Crimesmith [Rand Garrow] (villain, introduction); Whitey Willerson; "Patch" Parsons; Director Harben

Plus 4.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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