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40May-June 1949
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World's Finest Comics #40

DC · May-June 1949 · on sale 1949-03-28

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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
May-June 1949
Key date
1949-05-00
On-sale date
1949-03-28
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
76

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2The Two Lois Lanes!comic story12script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane [aka Brenda Manning]; Check (crook)
4Western Comics; All-American Western; Dale Evans Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
5A Day in the Life of Robin Hood!comic story10script: Otto Binder; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Robin Hood; Monocle Mike; the Black Baron (villain)
7Ben Hur Wins a Race!comic story8pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Ira SchnappDoc; Fatty; Ben Hur; Nero
8Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10The Handcuffs of Fate!comic story12pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Steve Brodie; letters: Sam RosenThe Boy Commandos; Captain Rip Carter; Singsong Mulloy (crook); Big Oak Oketon (crook); Petie Flanagan (crook); Charlie Cadell (crook)
12-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
13The Danger Sign!comic story6script: George Kashdan; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertZatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Ken Beeman
15-promo (ad from the publisher)1
16-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
17Foreign Flags Over Americatext article2script: William I. Irwin; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
184 Killers Against Fate!comic story12pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jumpy Peters; Sailor Roggs; Careful Kyle; Angles Manson; Boss Barry
19-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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