Issue | #7 |
Published | Autumn 1942 |
Cover Price | 0.15 USD |
Pages | 100 |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Jack Burnley |
Inks | Jack Burnley |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28; in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1; in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Andrew P. Stone; Heels (death); Charlie Goodfellow (death); Chick Ryan; Dr. Dan Mallory; Conrad Thorndike; Henry Kimball (death); Albert Damon (death); Jenkins (villain, Stone's chauffeur, death); Superman's Mountain Retreat |
Synopsis | The members of the Elkhart University Pi Theta Dau fraternity vow upon graduation to meet 20 years later, and that they do.......where someone vows to kill each and every one of them! |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils | Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Inks | John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Notes | Credits in World's Finest Archives are wrong. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28; in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Zatara; The Magnet [Professor Bly] (villain) |
Synopsis | A bolt of lightning accidently crashes through the window of Professor Bly, turning him into a human magnet. He now considers himself unstoppable and decides to lead a life of crime. |
Genre | occult |
Script | Gardner F. Fox ? |
Pencils | Joseph Sulman (signed) |
Inks | Joseph Sulman (signed) |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28 |
Characters | Drafty; Tim |
Synopsis | Drafty and Tim are ordered to meet the in-coming train and take charge of General Slater's baby. |
Genre | military humor |
Pencils | Stan Kaye [as Stanley Kaye] (signed) |
Inks | Stan Kaye [as Stanley Kaye] (signed) |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28 |
Characters | Nanny; Richard; Trooper Trent; Mike Durrant (villain) |
Synopsis | As Nanny prepares to take little Richard to the movies, their chauffeur suddenly pulls a gun on them, and completes his kidnapping attempt. |
Genre | adventure; crime |
Script | Edgar Weston (signed) |
Pencils | Fred Ray |
Inks | Fred Ray |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 2008-1-14. Following this text story is a full page ad, advertising Leading Comics #3, Superman #18, Batman #12, All-Star #12, Mutt & Jeff #5, All-Flash #3 and Green Lantern #5. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28 |
Characters | The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Morgan Peale (death); Julius Calter; Janos Mura; Mason Ryle (villain) |
Synopsis | A ancient idol, once created when thieves formed their own cults and set up idols against "The Wrath of the Caliph," now is used by modern criminals for their own greedy purposes. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Joe Simon (signed) |
Pencils | Jack Kirby (signed) |
Inks | Joe Simon (signed) |
Letters | Howard Ferguson |
Notes | Diagram of the wirepoon gun. Writer credit by Craig Delich (May, 2004); letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2009-12-9. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28; in The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2009 series) #nn. |
Characters | The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Mr. Ghool (villain) |
Synopsis | Mr. Ghool escapes from prison and begins to sabotage work on a new building being erected because he once hid his loot on the lot the building is being erected on. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils | Hal Sherman (signed) |
Inks | Hal Sherman (signed) |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28 |
Characters | Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue; Doris West; Marshall Gruen (villain) |
Synopsis | A mysterious Nazi by the name of Marshall Gruen bails out of a plane and is captured, but offers to divulge secrets of vital importance to the American government. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jerry Siegel ? |
Pencils | Ken Battefield [as Kajeb] (signed) |
Inks | Ken Battefield [as Kajeb] (signed) |
Notes | Corrected page count added by Craig Delich 2008-1-14. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28 |
Characters | Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; The Blaze (villain) |
Synopsis | A new criminal uses pigeons to help set fires with thermite capsules and create a blind while he and his gang commit crimes. |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Bernard Klein |
Inks | Bernard Klein |
Notes | Art identification by Craig Delich (May, 2004). |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28 |
Characters | Dr. Tom Dearing; Ramsey (villain); Max (villain) |
Synopsis | Dr. Dearing is accosted in his office by a pair of crooks who want the plans for a new secret government explosive. |
Genre | crime |
Script | Cleve Barton (signed) |
Pencils | Fred Ray ? |
Inks | Fred Ray ? |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich 2008-1-14. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28 |
Characters | Gee Man; Rover |
Synopsis | Officer Gee Man and his assistant, Rover, are asked to keep their eyes on a man's car while he makes a phone call. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Ray McGill (signed) |
Pencils | Ray McGill (signed) |
Inks | Ray McGill (signed) |
Letters | Ray McGill |
Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich 2008-1-14. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28 |
Characters | Lando; Mastro the Great (villain); Cara (villain) |
Synopsis | A cheap vaudeville magician, hounded by bill collectors, decides to join a gang, helping to kidnap five millionaires for ransom. But Lando uses his true magic to save the men and the magician's good name. |
Genre | occult |
Pencils | Harris Levy [as Harris] (signed) |
Inks | Harris Levy [as Harris] (signed) |
Notes | Following this story is a one page advertisement for Action #52, Adventure #78, More Fun #83, Star-Spangled #12, Sensation #9, Flash #33, Detective #67 and All-American #42. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28 |
Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Cal Daly (introduction); Curly (introduction, death); Angles Bigbee (villain, introduction); The Snow Man Bandits (villains, introduction); Ray (villain, introduction); Bat-Plane |
Synopsis | A ruthless gang of criminals heads to the far north to commit crimes and the Dynamic Duo must solve the riddle of their leaving a snowman at the scene of every crime they commit. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Bill Finger |
Pencils | Bob Kane |
Inks | Jerry Robinson |
Notes | First use of snow costumes. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28; in Batman and Me (Eclipse Books); in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 |
Characters | Superman |
Synopsis | Advertisement for Paramount Picture's Superman cartoon series, announcing episodes "Electric Earthquake", "Volcano", "Terror in the Midway", "The Japoteurs", "Twin Trouble" and "Showdown." |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Fred Ray |
Inks | Fred Ray |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich 2008-1-14. Found on the back cover. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #28 |