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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