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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published Winter 1944
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 92
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks Jack Burnley
Letters typeset
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

12 page Superman story "The Man Who Stole A Reputation!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Mr. Gerkin (Link's boss); The Lynx [Lester Link](introduction); Tornadi (villain); Pig-Eye (villain); Baby-Face (villain)
Synopsis Mild mannered Lester Link, upset that he is squandering away his life for a mere pittance, quits his job and declares himself to reporters Lane and Kent that he is the secret ruler of the underworld. The underworld gang bosses, however, have something to say about that!
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Pencils Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inks George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Notes Credits in Archives are wrong. Writer identification by Bob Hughes and verified by Craig Delich (November, 2005).
Reprinted in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

13 page The Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy story "When Stripesy Went to College"

Characters Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]
Genre superhero
Pencils Hal Sherman
Inks Hal Sherman

4 page Drafty story "Sub Ahoy!"

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

8 page Zatara story "Bobby Meets A Brownie"

Characters Zatara
Genre occult
Notes Artist revision by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Credit previously assigned to Joseph Sulman?

4 page Super-Sleuth McFooey story The Baffling Mystery of the Gruesome Affair of " Oh Yeah- So What?"

Characters Super-Sleuth McFooey
Genre humor; crime
Script Jack Farr
Pencils Jack Farr
Inks Jack Farr
Letters Jack Farr
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-1-19.

10 page The Boy Commandos story "Golden Victory"

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 Marvin Stein ?
Notes Credits by Craig Delich (May, 2004).

4 page Dover and Clover story "The Serpent of Sand Burr Beach"

Characters Dover; Clover
Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff? Whitney Ellsworth?
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes Writer credit [Ellsworth] added by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-2-21.

11 page The Green Arrow story "From Acid to Arson"

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

11 page Batman and Robin story "Alfred Gets His Man!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle; Slick Swade (villain, introduction); Squirrel (villain, introduction); Spud (villain, introduction); Topper (villain, introduction)
Synopsis While shopping one day, Alfred accidently overhears a mobster the Batman once put in jail attempt extortion on another criminal named Squirrel, so he gets involved in the apprehension of said villain and helps to recover a fortune in diamonds.
Genre Superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Dick Sprang
Notes Last appearance of rotund Alfred in World's Finest.
Reprinted in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1