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42September-October 1949
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World's Finest Comics #42

DC · September-October 1949 · on sale 1949-07-27

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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
September-October 1949
Key date
1949-09-00
On-sale date
1949-07-27
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
76

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Wyoming Kid!cover1pencils: Wayne Boring, Win Mortimer, Howard Sherman; inks: Stan Kaye, Win Mortimer, Howard Sherman; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman; Batman; Robin; the Wyoming Kid
2The Alphabetical Animal Adventure!comic story12pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman; Lois Lane
4-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6The Unknown Adventure!comic story10script: Otto Binder; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Arrow; Arrowplane
8The Knights of the Square Tablecomic story8pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Ira SchnappKing Arthur
9Watch for Wakely!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
10On the Vengeance Trail!comic story10script: Ryerson Johnson; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Ira Schnapp
12The Sun-Born Mountain Mancomic story4pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno PremianiGantry Daniels
13Mr. District Attorney; Boy Commandospromo (ad from the publisher)1
14The Varmint and the Wizard!comic story6script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
15Cowhide in the Cloudstext article2letters: typeset
16Smokey, the Fire-Preventing Bear Comes to the Rescue of Peter Porkchopspublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer; letters: Ira SchnappSmokey the Bear
17The Amazing Adventure of Batman and Marco Polo!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Marco Polo; Chung Lum; Bahung; Kubla Khan; Wong Tso (advisor to Kubla Khan)
18Follow the Danger Trail with Tomahawkpromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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