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69March-April 1954
$0.15

World's Finest Comics #69

DC · March-April 1954 · on sale 1954-01-13

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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#69
Publication date
March-April 1954
Key date
1954-03-00
On-sale date
1954-01-13
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2Jor-El's Last Will!comic story12pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Pat GordonJor-El (flashback); Perry White; Lois Lane; Superman (origin flashback)
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
5-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
7The Junior Ghost Patrol!comic story9.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Pat Gordon
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Ira Schnapp
10The Matador with a Bow!comic story10pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Pat Gordon
11Sudden Death Valley!comic story5pencils: Jimmy Thompson; inks: Jimmy Thompson; letters: Ira Schnapp
12The Seven Hills of Rome!comic story8script: Dave Wood; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Pat Gordon
13Amazing Creatures of the Amazontext article2script: Jack Mabley
14Buzzy Says "Start the Day Off Right!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
15The Man Who Wanted to Die with Batman!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; "Grey Mike" Riggs; Tom Beckett; Mayor Sheppard

Plus 4.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
DC Special #61970On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #9
ISBN 978-1-77950-445-6
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