| Issue | #1 |
| Published | 1939 |
| Cover Price | 0.15 USD |
| Pages | 100 |
| Editing | Vincent A. Sullivan |
| Notes | This book was originally priced at 25 cents. |
| Characters | Superman [Clark kent]; Zatara; Butch the Pup; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Gingersnap |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Vincent Sullivan; Fred Guardineer (head views) |
| Inks | Vincent Sullivan; Fred Guardineer (head views) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Revised artist credit verified by Vin Sullivan. Added artist credit [Guardineer] by Craig Delich (November, 2005). |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Synopsis | This title page cordially welcomes visitors to the Fair. |
| Pencils | Creig Flessel |
| Inks | Creig Flessel |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; the Chief [George Taylor?]; Nick Stone (villain) |
| Synopsis | Lois and Clark are assigned to cover the Fair, but after Lois is kidnapped, Superman has to take over, both to rescue her from a wanted criminal and make sure the Fair is covered properly for the paper. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
| Inks | Joe Shuster (signed) |
| Letters | Joe Shuster ? |
| Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-2-20. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Synopsis | This page features Uncle Sam atop "the world" of the 1939 N.Y. World's Fair, and to the center of fifteen "worlds" depicting Fairs of the past. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Notes | The New York World's Fair covers 1,216,000 acres at a cost of $156,000,000 and expects 60,000,000 visitors. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Synopsis | Information is provided re the trylon and the perisphere. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | Chuck Warren |
| Synopsis | Chuck and his college teammates have earned the right to compete in the mile relay at the Fair, but they go through hair-raising adventures even before they arrive! |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Inks | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Letters | Tom Hickey ? |
| Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2007-12-23. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | Hanko |
| Synopsis | Hanko is awarded a key to the city and $1000 cash for riding to the Fair all the way from San Francisco on horseback. |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | Creig Flessel [as Flessel] (signed) |
| Inks | Creig Flessel [as Flessel] (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Synopsis | This article discusses how the theme and purpose of the Fair were conceived, how it was built and a brief explanation of each of the different expositions showcased at the Fair. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Creig Flessel [as CF] (signed) (spot illoes) |
| Inks | Creig Flessel [as CF] (signed) (spot illos) |
| Letters | ?, some typeset |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Synopsis | Seven different facts are presented here, including: 1) snowstorms out of clear skies; 2) one million tulips and 100,000 pansies were planted on the Fair grounds; 3) if all the people visiting the Fair during the summer passed through one entrance, the turnstile would click three times every second, twenty-four hours a day; 4) there will be re-enactments of old-fashioned prizefights on Bowling Green at the Fair; 5) the Fair features the tallest murals in the world; 6) the two nautical pylons guarding the entrance to the Maritime building stand 30' higher than the bow of the ship "Normandie"; and 7) if the Fair has its expected 60 million visitors, it will be the largest conentration of people in so small an area in the history of the world. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | Butch the Pup |
| Synopsis | Butch is at the World's Fair and suffers through a series of mis-adventures looking for food. |
| Genre | funny animal |
| Script | Fred Schwab (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Schwab (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Schwab (signed) |
| Letters | Fred Schwab |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 12007-12-23. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-2-20. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Synopsis | Eight different facts are mentioned, including: 1) the Fair has moving chairs that take people through a building so they don't have to walk; 2) over 10 miles of sanitary sewers, 20 miles of storm sewers, and 15 miles of water mains were laid at the Fair; 3) the "Railroad Exhibit" features the largest working miniature railroad in the world; 4) the Fair features a small plot of land devoted to the growing of wheat whose scientific cultivation will make it the most valuable wheat field for its size in the world; 5) if the 7 million cubic yards of material moved from grading the Fair grounds were concrete, it would be enough to pave a highway from New York to Daytona Beach (a 4-lane highway 1200 miles long); 6) paintings done at the Fair are destroyed every night and re-created the next day; 7) there are 17 miles of roads on the Fair grounds; and 8) the Fair has an architectural model of New York City a city block long and the Empire State Building appears 23' high. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Notes | The word "Fair" in the title is mis-spelled "Far" in the comic. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | Ginger Snap; un-named Father |
| Synopsis | Daddy takes Ginger to the Fair, much to his chagrin. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Bob Kane (signed) |
| Pencils | Bob Kane (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Kane (signed) |
| Letters | Bob Kane |
| Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-2-20. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | Scoop Scanlon; Rusty James (photographer); Bill Wesley; Jim; the Bat's Wing [Mr. Bronson](villain) |
| Synopsis | Scoop must investigate and solve a threat made against a futuristic plane designer NOT to exhibit his new bomber plans at the Fair. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Bill Ely (signed) |
| Pencils | Bill Ely (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Ely (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Synopsis | Nine of the many different exhibits at the Fair are illustrated and discussed, including a Flash Gordon style rocketship that will take visitors to Mars, bobsledding in the summer, 80 different restaurants on the Fair grounds to feed visitors, and over 3000 miles of frankfurters will be sold during the Fair's run. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | Uncle George; Jim; Jane |
| Synopsis | Uncle George takes Jim and Jane to many of the Fair's exhibits, giving them helpful information along the way. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Creig Flessel |
| Inks | Creig Flessel |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Synopsis | An illustrated, informational look at nine of the strange facts about exhibits at the Fair, including a fountain that sings, murals that change color as you look at them, an orange grove on the grounds that was transported from Florida, a village inhabited entirely by midgets, and a tremendous discharge of 10 million volts of electricity. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Tony Spinelli (villain) |
| Synopsis | After rounding up a gang of tough thugs, Slam is given a $1000 reward, so he decides that he and Shorty will visit the World's Fair as a part of a well-deserved vacation. Unfortunately for them, their vacation turns sour right away. |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
| Inks | Joe Shuster (signed) |
| Notes | In the story, Shorty mentions that Slam lives in Cleveland, Ohio, the hometown of the writer/artist team on the strip. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Synopsis | Through text and illustration, eight more of the little known facts about the Fair are revealed, including the fact that the Fair has a separate telephone exchange with 8000 lines installed, that 8000 benches were placed on the grounds, the Rocketship Exhibit can take visitors to Venus, that 10,000 trees & 250,000 shrubs were planted on the Fair grounds, and more. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; George Henry (Secret Service agent); Mr. Evarts (villain, President of the Dodds-Bessing Steel Corporation); Boris Leland (villain) |
| Synopsis | Wes and one of the executive officers at the Dodds-Bessing Steel Corporation are to meet several government agents at the Fair and turn over to them plans for a new raygun. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox [as Larry Dean] (signed) |
| Pencils | Bert Christman |
| Inks | Bert Christman |
| Notes | First Sandman story to appear in print (before Adventure #40). |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | J. H. Ozum |
| Synopsis | Eight more fascinating facts about the Fair are revealed, to include the fact that the original Consitution of the United States will be on display, J. H. Ozum is driving his 1900 automobile to the Fair from California and the parking lots there will hold all of the registered cars in the State of New York, and the Fair features a parachute jumping ride for visitors. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | Zatara; Tong; Elmer Gordon; Hu Song (villain); Rodgers (villain) |
| Synopsis | Zatara and Tong are ordered to go to inner Mongolia to obtain a fabled jade necklace of the Princess Ti-Lo and get it to the Fair for exhibit. |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Letters | Fred Guardineer |
| Notes | Letterer by Craig Delich (November, 2005). |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Synopsis | Closing page to the Fair attendee, hoping that this comic would remind them of the great things they experienced, and hoping that it, in some small way, would help strengthen and promote peace and friendship among the nations of the world. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Creig Flessel (signed) |
| Inks | Creig Flessel (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | Father Knickerbocker |
| Pencils | Worth B. Carnahan |
| Inks | Worth B. Carnahan |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Revised artist credit by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Previous credit given to Raymond Perry. Found on the back cover. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #12; in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |