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Issue: World's Finest Comics #52
Publication Date: June 1951
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Issues: #52 of 322 Issues (424 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/04/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 76
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 26 (9 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
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
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]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 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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Top Value in America's Top Comics!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Man Who Swindled Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; J Wilbur Wolfingham; Perry White
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Pages: 12
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The Spirit in the Box!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Howard Sherman
Inker(s): Howard Sherman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Wyoming Kid
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Pages: 10
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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): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shorty
First Line: Always look up...
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stewart-Warner "Cadet" Speedometer
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Action! Excitement! Glamor!

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dale Evans Comics
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River of Diamonds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Art Peddy ?
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Inventory from Danger Trail.
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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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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): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Pete
First Line: Daddy, can I have a puppy, please?
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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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): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: Hey, Casey, look at this!
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Pages: 1
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En Garde!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): B. Fairbanks (credited)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kellogg's Raisin Bran
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Pages: 1
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The "Popsicle" Twins at Great Salt Lake

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popsicle
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A Sword, a Rifle, and a Bow!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow; Daniel Boone; King Arthur
Synopsis: Green Arrow, Daniel Boone, and King Arthur visit the planet Tropicus.
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Pages: 10
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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Captain Tootsie in Emergency Landing

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Schreiber
Inker(s): Bill Schreiber
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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Pages: 1
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: Wonder why we aren't catching any fish?
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Inventor to the Underworld!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Brown ?
Inker(s): Dan Barry ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor
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Pages: 8
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Gains Fame in Race with Flame

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): H. T. Elmo (signed)
Penciller(s): H. T. Elmo (signed)
Inker(s): H. T. Elmo (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Quick Quiz
First Line: About how many bees are necessary...
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Pages: 0.67
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Nestlé's Crunch
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Pages: 0.33
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The $1,000,000 Star Club!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Vern
Penciller(s): Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures); Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inker(s): Sy Barry
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]; 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 executive; unnamed doctor; unnamed nurse
Synopsis: There are only seven people in Gotham who are insured for $1,000,000. Artist Jan Marki believes he should also be insured for $1,000,000, but the insurance company turns him down, believing his talent is not worth that much. Marki intends to prove himself, but instead injures his hands so he can no longer paint. Marki then seeks revenge on the insurance company by trapping the other $1,000,000 insurees, including Bruce Wayne, in a booby-trapped mansion. Batman then utilizes the skills of the stars to overcome the booby-traps to escape and capture Marki.
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Pages: 12
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Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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