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Issue: World's Finest Comics #2
Publication Date: January 1941
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Issues: #2 of 322 Issues (424 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: World's Best Comics Company
On Sale Date: 05/07/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (uncredited)
Disclose Notes: Indicia is on first page which has a large globe logo filling the page. Under this is "Formerly World's Best Comics" followed by the indicia:

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS, Summer Issue, No. 2 Published quarterly by World's Best Comics Company, 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. Second class entry applied for at the Post Office at New York, N. Y. Entire contents copyright 1941 by World's Best Comics Company.

On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of May 16 in ad in More Fun Comics #68.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #161, 170, 179, 188, 223-228, 230)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
Notation
Marked Image
Pencilling below masthead.
 
 
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Fred Ray
Inker(s): Fred Ray
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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In Issue: FlagSuperman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 published August 2004
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 published November 2002
as Cover - World's Finest Comics #2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 published November 2002
as Cover Gallery [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Fred Ray.
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Blank Page(s)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Issue No. 2

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Creig Flessel ?
Inker(s): Creig Flessel ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Title page.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Leo Nowak ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Russell Walker; The Unknown X [Arthur Jameson] (villain, introduction); Benjie (villain)
First Line: A new mastermind of crime, 'The Unknown X,' victimizes Metropolis...
Synopsis: Superman must find out the identity of the mysterious gang leader known as the Unknown X who has organized one of the most thorough criminal organizations Metropolis has ever seen.
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In Issue: FlagSuperman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 published August 2004
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Credits in World's Finest Archives are wrong.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lampert
Inker(s): Harry Lampert
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Red, White and Blue
Character(s): Red Dugan; Whitey Smith; Blooey Blue; Doris West
First Line: One of the most daring of the Fifth Column attacks...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Lehti (signed)
Penciller(s): Jack Lehti (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Lehti (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Crimson Avenger
Character(s): The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing
First Line: Lee Travis, publisher of the Globe-Leader also plays a role...
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Crimson wears no cape.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Feature(s): Mom 'n' Pop
First Line: G'bye. Have a nice time!
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John B. Wentworth
Penciller(s): Stan Asch
Inker(s): Stan Asch
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Thunder
Character(s): Johnny Thunder; the Thunderbolt
First Line: What do you know?! Johnny Thunder's draft number isn't due for months yet...
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The Thunderbolt is yellow.
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Grease Paint

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Sanford
Penciller(s): Cliff Young (illustrations, signed)
Inker(s): Cliff Young (illustrations, signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Young Doc Davis
Character(s): Doc Davis
First Line: Time: 3 a.m. - An ambulance of Metropolis Hospital dashes...
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Joseph Sulman (signed)
Inker(s): Joseph Sulman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Zatara the Master Magician
Character(s): Zatara
First Line: In a small mid-western town, a series of tornadoes wreaks havoc...
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Pages: 9
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Quiz..
First Line: 1. Who wrote the famous 'Poor Richard's Almanac'?
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Moore ?
Penciller(s): Ed Moore (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Moore (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ed Moore ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Drafty #158
Character(s): Drafty
First Line: What did you use for bait, Drafty?
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Pages: 4
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The Adventure of the French Quarter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Harry Lampert (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Lampert (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Harry Lampert
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): The King
Character(s): The King [King Standish]; The Witch (villain)
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Pages: 7
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray McGill (signed)
Penciller(s): Ray McGill (signed)
Inker(s): Ray McGill (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Some Fun
First Line: Do you mind if I walk and you ride?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 6 gags.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Don Cameron ?; Ed Winiarski ?; Paul Norris ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Punch Parker
Character(s): Punch Parker
First Line: At the city home of wealthy steel magnate Donald Kirby...
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Inker is different from the one in the story in World's Best #1.
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Fatal Fondness

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Grant Curtis
Penciller(s): Stan Kaye (illustrations, signed)
Inker(s): Stan Kaye (illustrations, signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Howard Purcell ?
Penciller(s): Howard Purcell
Inker(s): Howard Purcell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Lando, Man of Magic
Character(s): Lando
First Line: Lando, the unknown man of magic, wages continual warfare...
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Pages: 8
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The Man Who Couldn't Remember!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Bob Kane (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Kane (signed); George Roussos (backgrounds)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): George Roussos
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; William Kendrick; Big Tim Bannon (introduction); Mr. Graves (villain); Ambrose Taylor (villain, introduction, death); Frankie (villain, death); Mitch Mason (villain, introduction); Trig Cooler (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: When the New District Attorney vows vengeance against the crime lords of Gotham City and further states that he has a little black book in his possession that lists each of them and their connections, it's all Batman and Robin can do to save his life!
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In Content Item: FlagBatman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 published November 2002
as The Man Who Couldn't Remember! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
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Blank Page(s)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Within These Covers Is Contained a Galaxy of the World's Finest Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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