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72September-October 1954
$0.10

World's Finest Comics #72

DC · September-October 1954 · on sale 1954-07-14

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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#72
Publication date
September-October 1954
Key date
1954-09-00
On-sale date
1954-07-14
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Fort Crime!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Dick Grayson, Clark Kent, Robin, Superman, Bruce Wayne
1Buzzy Says: "Work Can Be Fun!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy Brown, Susie Gruff, Wolfert
2Fort Crime!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Pat GordonBatman, Dick Grayson, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Robin, Superman, Bruce Wayne, Perry White
4-activity1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel, Wayne Boring; inks: Martin Naydel, Stan Kaye; letters: Martin NaydelClark Kent, Superman
5The Flying Archers!comic story5.67script: Ed Herron; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Pat GordonGreen Arrow, Roy Harper, Oliver Queen, Speedy
6Three Exciting New Adventurespromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
8-in-house column0.5letters: typeset
9-activity1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin NaydelBatman, Bruce Wayne
10Plumes of Periltext article2script: Jack Miller
11The Talons of Terror!comic story6script: Ed Herron; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Pat GordonTom Hawk, Dan Hunter, Tomahawk
12Here He Is --promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye, Ray Burnley; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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