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Issue Details

Issue #83
Published July-August 1956
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Cover Details - "The Case of the Mother Goose Mystery"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mother Goose; Humpty Dumpty; Cat and the Fiddle
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes Archives and Showcase Presents volumes incorrectly lists Swan/Kaye. Dick Sprang confirmed his pencils.
Reprinted in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1; in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1

12 page Superman and Batman story "The Case of the Mother Goose Mystery"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Humpty Dumpty; Dr. King; Mousey [Jones]; Mother Goose; R. Melville; McKenna brothers and their nephew; "Foots" Moley
Synopsis Mystery Inc has set up a mystery for three high-paying clients so they can pretend to be Batman, Robin and Superman. A mix-up of dates causes the real superheroes to assume the parts that were to be played by the clients, and stop a real robbery in the process.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1; in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1

Half page Shorty filler

Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Green Arrow story "The Error-Car"

Characters Arrow cave
Synopsis Prof Weldon Immelwimmer gives Green Arrow a super new arrow car that drives Oliver crazy.
Genre superhero
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Notes Green Arrow has red hat.

2 page text story "Man Overboard"

Script Jack Miller [as Joe Maxwell]
Letters typeset

6 page Tomahawk story "The Tribe Without A Chief"

Characters Dan Hunter
Genre western; period
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Bob Brown