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Issue: World's Finest Comics #43
Publication Date: December 1949
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Issues: #43 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: 09/28/1949
Volume: none
Pages: 76
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 25 (7 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
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]
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In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #1/1954 published January 1954
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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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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Jimmy's Biggest Christmas (Thanks to Dad)

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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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When Metropolis Went Mad!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; J. Wilbur Wolfingham; Lois Lane; Perry White; Hogan (villain); Hervey
First Line: Honest men have been known to turn crooked...
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Pages: 12
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The Railroad Wreckers!

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Genres: western
Character(s): Wyoming Kid; Beggs; Bill Murphy; Harrison (villain)
First Line: When the "Iron Horse" first pushes its single-tracked way into Carson Pass..
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Writer credit verified by Johnson.
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Feature(s): Dale Evans Comics; Jimmy Wakely
First Line: 2 great western stars...
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Pages: 1
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Stand By for Contraband!

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Full-Steam Foley; Ted Harmes; Little Nesbitt; Kathy Foley
First Line: The world's great harbors teem with adventure...
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Pages: 10
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Oh, they're giving a cake recipe on the cooking program...
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Pages: 0.67
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Pages: 0.33
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The Green Arrow Duels the Blue Lancer!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Blue Lancer (villain)
First Line: In ancient history, spears and arrows were dominant weapons...
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: This story is not on Otto Binder's 1963/1964 listing of his DC credits. 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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The Green Arrow and the Red Feather Kid

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Genres: opinion, superhero
Character(s): Green Arrow; Red Feather Kid
Synopsis: Green Arrow explains the meaning of the Red Feather and its relationship to social services.
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The Whispering Wizard!

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Genres: adventure, occult
Character(s): Zatara
First Line: I'll grab them! I'll grab them!
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Pages: 6
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Editorial Advisory Board

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He Got What He Wanted

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Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 2
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The Man with a Thousand Eyes!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne; aka Paul Dekker]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Harlan Bates (inventor); Count Florian (villain); Big Al Pakone; Sergeant Laney; Laney's wife; Laney's sister; Slick; Slug; Joe; other agents of Count Florian
First Line: Somewhere in Gotham City...
Synopsis: Count Florian, a criminal Batman and Robin once battled in London, comes to America and successfully steals a civilian invention in order to spy on America.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #258 published September 1974
as The Man with a Thousand Eyes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #6/1979 published January 1979
as Mannen med de tusen øyne [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #6/1979 published May 1979
as Mannen med tusen ögon [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Schwartz verified Kane's pencil credit.
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Here's Good News for Batman and Robin Fans!

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Feature(s): Detective Comics; Batman
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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