World's Finest Comics #273 for Sale - First Appearance of Joan Jameson - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue: #273
Publication date: November 1981
Key date: 1981-11-00
On-sale date: 1981-07-28
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $1.00; 0.30 GBP
Pages: 52
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Joan Jameson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jerry Jameson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Whitey Murphy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lord Insectus - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Batman, Clark Kent, Eel O'Brian, Plastic Man, Superman, Bruce Wayne, The Weapon-Master
1	-	letters page	1	script: Ted P. Skimmer; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger
2	In the Citadel of the Weapon Master	comic story	14	script: Cary Burkett; pencils: Adrian Gonzales; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben Oda	Barry Allen, Batman, The Flash, Clark Kent, Superman, Bruce Wayne, The Weapon-Master
3	Assault on Kastle Vertigo!	comic story	8	script: Bob Haney; pencils: Trevor Von Eeden; inks: Larry Mahlstedt; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Todd Klein	Green Arrow, Oliver Queen, Count Vertigo
4	Design for Dying	comic story	8	script: Martin Pasko; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John Costanza	Chief Branner, Eel O'Brian, Plastic Man, Woozy Winks
5	Victory?	comic story	8	script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Rodin Rodriguez; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: John Costanza	Byth, George Emmett, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Katar Hol, Hyathis, Lord Insectus First, Carl Sands, Shadow-Thief, Shayera Thal
6	Sivana's Nobel!	comic story	10	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John Costanza	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel, Jerry Jameson First, Joan Jameson First, Whitey Murphy First, Ronald Reagan, Beautia Sivana, Dr. Sivana, Georgia Sivana, Magnificus Sivana, Sivana Jr.
7	DC Profile #80 George Pérez	in-house column	0.45	script: Michael C. Carmichael; pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez	George Pérez
8	-	in-house column	0.35	script: Bob Rozakis	Bob Rozakis
9	-	comic story	0.2	script: Fred Hembeck; pencils: Fred Hembeck; inks: Fred Hembeck; letters: Fred Hembeck	Eel O'Brian, Plastic Man, Woozy Winks
10	Volume 81 Issue 11 - August, 1981	in-house column	1	script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: George Pérez, Carmine Infantino; inks: Bob Smith, Dick Giordano, Romeo Tanghal; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Bob Rozakis, Jodi Saviuk

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	barcode 0709893073011

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Best of DC #23	1982	On eBay ›
Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal #3 ISBN 978-1-77950-946-8	2021	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #272272 of 322#274 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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