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58May-June 1952
$0.15

World's Finest Comics #58

DC · May-June 1952 · on sale 1952-03-26

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Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#58
Publication date
May-June 1952
Key date
1952-05-00
On-sale date
1952-03-26
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerSuperman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Happy Hobby Time!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappSuperboy; Frank
2"Scoop" Smith, Boy Reporter!comic story12pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Euclid "Scoop" Smith; Ned Gerrity; The Maharajah of Naroon; Two Gun Briggs
4Bronco Busteractivity0.75script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
6The Amazing Robot Archer!comic story10pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
8-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
9-activity0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
11The Treasure in the Ice!comic story10script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Pat GordonThe Wyoming Kid; Dan Sanders; "Smiling Larry" Douglas (villain)
12-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
14Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dogpromo (ad from the publisher)1
15The Topsy-Turvy Treasure Hunt!comic story8pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Dan Barry; letters: Joe LettereseTom Sparks; Joan
16-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
17Of Spies and Mentext article2script: Will Yolen; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
18-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
19Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
20The Murder of Bruce Wayne!comic story12script: David Vern; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Board of Trustees of the International Chemical Company [Holmes Caffrey (chairman); Donald Penn; Bruce Wayne; John Keith-Dudley; Roger J. Keep (villain)]; Stagg (villain, Keep's bodyguard); Rogle (villain, Keep's bodyguard); Dete
21-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
23Enter Here -- If You Dare!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3.74 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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