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Issue: World's Finest Comics #28
Publication Date: May 1947
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Issues: #28 of 322 Issues (424 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/26/1947
Volume: none
Pages: 76
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley
Inker(s): Charles Paris
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; One Round Riley
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagSuperman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2 published December 2009
In Content Item: FlagSuper Adventure Comic #13 published June 1951
as One Round Riley [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2 published June 2004
as Cover - World's Finest Comics #28 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits verified by Jack Burnley. Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).
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The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman's Super-Self!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron ? [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Penciller(s): Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Stan Kaye ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (villain); Biff (villain); Hike (villain)
Synopsis: In a bizarre battle, even against a statue of himself, the Man of Tomorrow must overcome Lex Luthor's "Ray of Life," which gives life to inanimate objects, which are then used by the arch villain to do his bidding.
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In Issue: FlagSuperman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2 published December 2009
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #7 published December 1947
as Superman's Super-Self! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Rudy York

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Pokey Joe's Secret Weapon

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise Real-Life Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Case of the Crooked Champs!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Chief Webber (introduction); Fixer (villain); Sluggo (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Monark Super Deluxe
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Bebe
First Line: I know - Let's play follow the leader!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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School for Acrobats!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan ?
Inker(s): George Klein ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Feature(s): The Boy Commandos
Character(s): The Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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Ticket to Freedom

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Neill
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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S Is for Skunk

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Postage Stamp Plunder!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson ?
Penciller(s): William F. White
Inker(s): William F. White
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Zatara
Character(s): Zatara
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popsicle
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Each One Teach One!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): John Daly
Inker(s): John Daly
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Johnny Everyman
Character(s): Johnny Everyman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (19 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-2/).
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Batman and Robin Fans! Attention!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tomahawk; Star Spangled Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Crime under Glass!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger ?
Penciller(s): Paul Cooper [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (mention only); Horace Manders (astronomer, introduction, death); Jack Briggs (architect, introduction, death); Arnold Strong (President of an electrical supply house, introduction, death); Chief Brewster (Police Chief of Glass Town); Mr. Morton (introduction); Ed Stone (lawyer); George Stevens (owner of glass works, introduction, flashback); Manders Briggs (glass buyer, flashback); Strong (glass buyer, flashback); Morton (glass works owner); the Glass Man [Judson] (villain, auto man, introduction, death); Judson's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis: Batman and Robin face a maniac that uses glass minatures to kill.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2 published June 2004
as Crime Under Glass! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Kane.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Post's Grape-Nuts
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jimminy and the Magic Book; More Fun Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Wrong-Way Touchdown (Well, Almost!)

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Famous Sport Flops; Thom McAn
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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