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Issue: World's Finest Comics #72
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 07/14/1954
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; 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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Assets1
 
 
Fort Crime!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
superhero
Superman and Batman in one adventure together...
As men fire cannons and guns from the top of a fort, Superman soars forward, fending off the armaments with his fists, while Batman and Robin trail behind, clinging to the Man of Steel's cape.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics Archives #1 published May 1999
FlagShowcase Presents: World's Finest #1 published December 2007
as World's Finest Comics #72 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Buzzy Says: "Work Can Be Fun!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
opinion, teen
I hear Buzzy and Susie are doing some part-time work these days -- and for nothing, too, the saps!
Buzzy and Susie play with, teach and act as mentors for kids at Cupcake Center Day Camp.
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Miscellaneous
1
inside front cover
Fort Crime!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Superman and Batman must find out who has been supplying weapons to the Heavy-Weapons Gang.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics Archives #1 published May 1999
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #224 published July 1974
as Fort Crime! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: World's Finest #1 published December 2007
as Fort Crime [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #114 published ?
as Fort Crime [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
12
Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 lists Stan Kaye inks. Klein/Reed and Archives incorrectly list Paris inks.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
We're blastin' off to the moon -- and taking along plenty of Tootsie Rolls!
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Your week would be incomplete without it!
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Miscellaneous
1
Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye Superman image incorporated into this puzzle page.
The Flying Archers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
High above the streets resound the twangs of two might bows as Green Arrow and Speedy, emerald archers of justice, take to the air! But why, gangland soon begins to wonder, do the battling bowmen avoid fighting crime on...
When Oliver sprains his ankle, Green Arrow takes to the air.
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Miscellaneous
5.67
Green Arrow wears a red hat.
Three Exciting New Adventures

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
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Miscellaneous
0.33
On the last page of the previous story sequence. The ad promotes "Batman -- Indian Chief!," "The Voyage of the First Batmarine!" and "The Joker's Winning Team" (here called "The Joker's Crime Team!"), all from Batman #86. It also includes an image of that issue's cover.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens
There's nothing I like better than a parade!
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Above the Editorial Advisory Board
[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Below the Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids advertisement. Includes a plug for polio research.
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
A miser won't mind parting with this!
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Miscellaneous
1
Plumes of Peril

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
They belonged to the birds of paradise, and fear didn't deter courageous adventurers from hunting them.
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Miscellaneous
2
The Talons of Terror!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
historical, western
the Black Falcon
The Black Falcon... eerie marauder of the night, who struck terror into the hearts of those who traveled the back roads along the frontier! None knew his real identity -- none could stop him! Then, from out of the woods...
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Miscellaneous
6
Here He Is --

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
The one and old Jimmy Olsen together with the one and only Superman
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Miscellaneous
1
The ad promotes Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 including three stories inside ("The Boy of 100 Faces!," "The Man of Steel's Substitute!" and "The Case of the Lumberjack Jinx!"). It also includes an image of the issue's cover and artwork from the splash panel of "The Boy of 100 Faces!" (recolored).
Do You Need Money?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
$35.00 is yours for selling only 50 boxes of our 300 Christmas card line. And this can be done in a single day. Free samples. Other leading boxes on approval. Many surprise items. It costs you nothing to try. Mail coupon below today.
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Come on, Buddy, quit being a bag-of-bones weakling like I was
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
How Chuck's Fineline Pen Got Him in the Movies!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Fineline
Chuck; Gene Troy
Hollywood's biggest star!
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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