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45April-May 1950
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World's Finest Comics #45

DC · April-May 1950 · on sale 1950-01-30

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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
April-May 1950
Key date
1950-04-00
On-sale date
1950-01-30
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]
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2Lois Lane and Clark Kent, Detectives!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
4The Silver Dollar Clue!comic story10script: Ryerson Johnson; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanThe Wyoming Kid [Bill Polk]
5Up, Up and Away!promo (ad from the publisher)1
6The Switchman of Crime!comic story10script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Switchman (villain, introduction)
8Renegade Train Bosscomic story4pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos; letters: Ira Schnapp
9Three Tasks for a Hero!comic story6script: George Kashdan; pencils: Ralph Mayo; inks: Ralph Mayo; letters: Ira SchnappZatara [Giovani "John" Zatara]
10Here's Good News for Batman and Robin Fans!promo (ad from the publisher)1
11The Ghost of Gallows Head!comic story10script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
12Words About Musictext article2letters: typeset
13-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
15The Historian of Crime!comic story12script: John Broome; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed auctioneers; Professor Ezra Dorn (introduction); Crime Historian [Simmons] (villain, introduction); Pierre Larue (French master criminal, flashback); unnamed Paris police officer (flashback); unnamed guard; Ho Mah Tu (Chi
16Superman's Code for Buddiespublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]
17The Adventures of Bob Hopepromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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