Price: 0.15 USD
Pages: 76
On-sale Date: 1951-05-30
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #53 Edit Cover
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Batman and Robin; Superman / cover / 1 page

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    Genre:superhero
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Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Tops in Westerns!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The City That Was for Sale!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Perry White; Lois Lane; Superman
Synopsis:
An encounter with an unknown black planet destroys Superman's fine motor control.

Indexer Notes

Proto-Red K story. Writer credit by Bob Hughes.

The "Popsicle" Kids in Nevada Bad Lands
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Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page

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Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page

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    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boy - This new suit cost me seventy dollars!
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Vitalis Hair Cream / Vitalis Hair Tonic / advertisement / 0.33 page

The Master of 100 Duels!
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Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages

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    Genre:superhero
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Captain Tootsie and His Vacation-Time Pals
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Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Peg / comic story / 0.5 page

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    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Life Time Fountain Pens
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The Battle of the Beasts!
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Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor / comic story / 8 pages

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    Genre:science fiction
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Tom Sparks

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Gene Reed. We formerly had only suggested Bob Brown pencils and had suggested Dan Barry inks.

Cornered in the Corral!
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"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Message to Parents
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public service announcement / 0.5 page

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typeset

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Valley of Dusty Death!
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The Wyoming Kid / comic story / 10 pages

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    Genre:western-frontier
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Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (19 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-2/).

Tomahawk!
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Tomahawk; Star Spangled Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page

Script:
Horace Elmo (signed)
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Horace Elmo (signed)
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Horace Elmo (signed)
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    Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How did the custom of shaking hands originate?
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Neat Treat!
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Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.33 page

Passage to Peru
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comic story / 8 pages

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    Genre:adventure
Characters:
Jim Grant; Señorita Fiera de Sante; Senor Barrera

Indexer Notes

Inventory originally scheduled for Danger Trail #6. This story is not part of a continuing feature.
Lambayeque is spelled Lambayque in this story.

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Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.75 page

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    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Can I see you a minute, Vic?
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Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page

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Professor Eureka / comic story / 1 page

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    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Professor Eureka, here is our new telescope!
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Stages Through the Ages
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text article / 2 pages

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typeset
    Genre:non-fiction

The Private Life of Commissioner Gordon
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Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages

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    Genre:superhero
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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Tony Gordon (Jim's son, introduction); Mrs. Gordon (Jim's wife, introduction); Sheik Hanson (villain, introduction); Big Dave Ravage (villain, introduction); Harvey (robbery victim); unnamed robbery victims; unnamed police sergeant; unnamed inmate; unnamed commissioner's aides; unnamed host; unnamed waitress
Synopsis:
Sheik Hanson, a criminal whom Gordon captured as a rookie cop, escapes from prison and plans to kill Gordon in revenge. To keep Gordon safe, Batman impersonates him to catch Hanson, but he must also convince Gordon's wife and son he is the real James Gordon so as to not tip off Hanson to the impersonation.
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Indexer Notes

Flashback of the life of Jim Gordon. The story gives the date of James Gordon's birth as January 5, 1900.

Sweet Land of Liberty!
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Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page

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    Genre:advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Inside back cover.

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Batman and Robin; Superman
  2. Tops in Westerns!
  3. The City That Was for Sale!
    Superman
  4. The "Popsicle" Kids in Nevada Bad Lands
    Popsicle Products
  5. ["Boy - This new suit cost me seventy dollars!"]
    Casey the Cop
  6. [no title indexed]
    Vitalis Hair Cream / Vitalis Hair Tonic
  7. The Master of 100 Duels!
    Green Arrow
  8. Captain Tootsie and His Vacation-Time Pals
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  9. ["Step right up, folks..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  10. ["Life Time Fountain Pens"]
    Peg
  11. The Battle of the Beasts!
    Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor
  12. Cornered in the Corral!
    "P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story
  13. Message to Parents
  14. Editorial Advisory Board
  15. Valley of Dusty Death!
    The Wyoming Kid
  16. Tomahawk!
    Tomahawk; Star Spangled Comics
  17. ["How did the custom of shaking hands originate?"]
    Quick Quiz
  18. Neat Treat!
    Nestlé's Crunch
  19. Passage to Peru
  20. ["Can I see you a minute, Vic?"]
    Varsity Vic
  21. [no title indexed]
    Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  22. ["Professor Eureka, here is our new telescope!"]
    Professor Eureka
  23. Stages Through the Ages
  24. The Private Life of Commissioner Gordon
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  25. Sweet Land of Liberty!
    Peter Porkchops
  26. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • John Pannozzi
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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