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61November-December 1952
$0.15

World's Finest Comics #61

DC · November-December 1952 · on sale 1952-10-01

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Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#61
Publication date
November-December 1952
Key date
1952-11-00
On-sale date
1952-10-01
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]
1Buzzy Says "You Get What You Vote For!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappJoe; Buzzy Brown; Mr. Brown
2Superman's Blackout!comic story11.67pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Joe LettereseSuperman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Corky Wood (villain); Mike Wood (villain)
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6Big Townpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
7Big Features in One Big Book!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
8The Rogue Archer!comic story10pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; "Lucky Charm" Channing (crook); "Rabbits" Foote (crook)
9-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11-activity0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
13Camels on the Warpath!comic story10script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanThe Wyoming Kid; Hawk Hunter; Blue Heron
14-comic story4script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack Farr
15Gold Coast Cops!comic story8pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiCaptain Harry Bridgit; Braima; Keating; Kumasi
16Want to Be a Brass Hat?text article2script: A. Talbott Roche; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
17-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
18The Crimes of Batman!comic story12script: David Vern; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; The Joker; Dink Devers; Joker's henchmen

Plus 4.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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