Issue Details

Issue	#9
Published	Spring 1943
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	100
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "Knock Out the Axis with Bonds & Stamps"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Adolf Hitler; Benito Mussolini; Hideki Tojo
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jack Burnley
Inks	Jack Burnley
Reprinted	in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1; in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

13 page Superman story "One Second To Live!"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Jimmy Olsen (?, cameo); Allen Cartright (death); Harold Denton (Cartright's secretary); Mr. Higgins (Cartright's former butler, death); Jane Cartright (villain)
Synopsis	The murder of a famous explorer leaves the Man of Tomorrow only one second to gather the evidence necessary to free an accused man from dying in the electric chair.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger ? [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Pencils	John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inks	John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Notes	Writer identification by Bob Hughes (November, 2004).
Reprinted	in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

4 page Drafty story "Khaki and Korn"

Characters	Drafty; Tim
Genre	military humor
Pencils	Stan Kaye
Inks	Stan Kaye

9 page Zatara story "The Man Who Could Make It Rain"

Characters	Zatara
Genre	occult
Pencils	Joseph Sulman
Inks	Joseph Sulman
Notes	Writer revision by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Credit previously assigned to Gardner F. Fox.

13 page The Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy story "Turn Back The Clock"

Characters	Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Cameos: Batman; Robin; the Joker (villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel ?
Pencils	Hal Sherman
Inks	Hal Sherman
Notes	Writer credit by Craig Delich (November, 2005).

13 page The Boy Commandos story "The Battle of the Big Top"

Characters	The Boy Commandos [Brooklyn (aka Dan Turpin); Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Captain Rip Carter
Genre	war; adventure
Script	Joe Simon
Pencils	Joe Simon
Inks	Jack Kirby
Notes	Credits by Craig Delich (May, 2004).

4 page Martin of the Marines story "Keep 'em Fighting"

Characters	Sgt. Pat Martin (introduction)
Genre	war
Pencils	John Daly
Inks	John Daly
Notes	This is a patriotic strip.

8 page The Green Arrow story "Death Is The Prize"

Characters	Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Cliff Young
Inks	Steve Brodie

13 page Batman and Robin story "Crime of the Month"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bramwell B. Bramwell (villain, introduction); Bright Guy Warner (villain, introduction); Slim Ryan (villain, introduction); Chopper Gant (villain, introduction); Muscles Hardy (villain, introduction); Bat-Plane
Synopsis	The four top crime bosses of Gotham City are invited to Mystery Castle by the owner, Bramwell B. Bramwell, so that he can challenge them to a contest: to decide once and for all just WHO can commit the best crimes: he or them!
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks	George Roussos [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Colors	George Roussos
Reprinted	in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1