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Issue: World's Finest Comics #81
Publication Date: March 1956
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Issues: #81 of 322 Issues (424 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/24/1956
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (5 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
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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The True History of Superman and Batman!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ka-Thar; Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: I, Ka-Thar, of 5958...
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagWorld's Finest Comics Archives #1 published May 1999
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: World's Finest #1 published December 2007
as World's Finest Comics #81 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Archives incorrectly lists Curt Swan and Stan Kaye on pencils and inks. 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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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The True History of Superman and Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Ka Thar (spelled Ka-Thar on the cover); Shark Slaney
First Line: Batman is releasing that crook he captured...
Synopsis: Ka Thar comes from the future, but his history book is inaccurate, so he forces Superman and Batman to redo some super-feats to match his history book.
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In Issue: FlagWorld's Finest Comics Archives #1 published May 1999
In Content Item: Flag80 Page Giant Magazine #15 published October 1965
as The True History of Superman and Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman in the Fifties #[nn] published June 2002
as The True History of Superman and Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]March-April 1956
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: World's Finest #1 published December 2007
as The True History of Superman and Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Ice skating is a lot of fun…
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In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #26 published March 1951
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
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Pages: 1
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The G.A. Goes G.I.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen[; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Fred Borden (crook)
First Line: Cannons roar, tanks roll, and the infantry plods forward...
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Pages: 6
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Hot As a Firecracker!

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Credits
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Showcase
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Showcase # 1.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Hop in, Peg. We'll go for a drive!
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Statement of Ownership on this page.
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Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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Spotlight on a New Sport

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Frontier Informer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: historical, western
Character(s): Tom "Tomahawk" Hawk; Dan Hunter; Mighty Wolf
First Line: This fireworks shipment...
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Pages: 6
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Pages: 1
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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): Littleton Stamp Co.
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Fashion Frocks, Inc.
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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): Baby Ruth
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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