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20Winter 1945
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World's Finest Comics #20

DC · Winter 1945 · on sale 1945-10-23

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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
Winter 1945
Key date
1945-12-00
On-sale date
1945-10-23
Indicia publisher
World's Best Comics Co.
Price
$0.15
Pages
76

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Charles ParisSuperman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!table of contents1letters: typeset
2The Toyman: Super-Scientist!comic story12script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Don KomisarowSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Inspector Kerrigan; Professor Vining; The Toyman (villain)
5Larceny without Loot!comic story10script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Maurice Del Bourgo; inks: Maurice Del Bourgo; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
6-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
8Money Talks!comic story7pencils: William F. White; inks: William F. WhiteZatara
9Brooklyn Botches the Bakas!comic story12script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveBoy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]
11Foxhole Sailor: A True Adventure of the Fighting Coast Guardcomic story3script: Joe Simon; pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon
12Almost Perfecttext story2script: Jesse Merlan
13George Tanaka, American!comic story8script: Jack Schiff; pencils: John Daly; inks: John DalyJohnny Everyman; George Tanaka
15King of Coins!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Granger; The Coin King [Lew Cronin; aka Mark Medalion] (villain, introduction); Lucky Smith (villain, introduction)

Plus 7.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2
ISBN 1-4012-0163-6		2004On eBay ›
Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-2470-7		2009On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7359-0		2018On eBay ›
Green Arrow: The Golden Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7720-8		2018On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-7476-4		2018On eBay ›

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