World's Finest Comics #55
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- December 1951-January 1952
- Page count
- 68
- Cover price
- 0.15 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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DC: Superman National Comics
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/9274
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, Editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #23 ([May 1952]) — Untitled
- Printed in
- Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #23 ([April 1952] ?)
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #8 ([November] 2020)
1Featuring
- Feature
- House of Mystery
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Al Plastino, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Sam Rosen, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #23 ([May 1952]) — The City that Exiled Superman!
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Superman Super Library (Colour Comics, 1964 series) #38 ([July 1967?]) — The City That Exiled Superman
- Printed in
- Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #23 ([April 1952] ?)
- Original
- World's Finest Comics 55, December-January 1952
Synopsis
A fake Superman convinces Metropolis that the real one has lost control of his powers.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Kellogg's Pep
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
4Featuring
- Feature
- Royal Desserts
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
5Featuring
- Feature
- The Green Arrow
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow; Beetle Brogran
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- George Papp, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #87 ([August 1957]) — The Case of the Taunting Targets!
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Batman (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #87 (August 1957) — The Case of the Taunting Targets
Synopsis
Beetle Brogran hides stolen radium in GA's arrows and then tries to get GA to shoot at him so he can get the arrows back.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Nabisco Shredded Wheat
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
7"Just one more thing..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Private Pete
- Genre
- Humour; military
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #23 ([May 1952]) — Untitled
- Printed in
- Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #23 ([April 1952] ?)
- G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #55 (December 1957)
- Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #148 (November 1964)
8Featuring
- Feature
- Vitalis Hair Cream
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
9Featuring
- Feature
- Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #7 ([April 1957?]) — The King of the Boy Inventors!
- Printed in
- The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #7 ([April 1957])
- Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #6/1953 (juni 1953)
Synopsis
Tom judges a boy inventors contest.
10Featuring
- Feature
- Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
11Featuring
- Feature
- Erector
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
12"I-it's spooky in this old haunted house!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
- Genre
- Children
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ray Thompson, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
13Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
14Featuring
- Feature
- The Wyoming Kid
- Genre
- Western-frontier
Credits
- Writing
- Gardner Fox, scripter
- Art
- Howard Sherman, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #3 ([Circa1956-1960])
- Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #7/1957 ([juli] 1957)
15Featuring
- Feature
- Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Captain Tootsie
Credits
- Writing
- William Schreiber , scripter [credited]
- Art
- William Schreiber, line art [credited]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- William Schreiber , letterer [credited]
16"Oh, Al - Quick - Lend me a fountain pen..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Varsity Vic
- Genre
- Humour; teen
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Superman (DC, 1939 series) #125 (November 1958)
- Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #6/1953 (juni 1953)
17Featuring
- Feature
- Out of This World; Necco
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
18"So long, Charlie. See you when I get back!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Sagebrush Sam
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #23 ([May 1952]) — Untitled
- Printed in
- Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #23 ([April 1952] ?)
19Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Schlosser, author
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
History of navy frogmen.
20Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; the Penguin; Jonathan Byrd; Ellen Byrd
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Woolfolk, scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller (Batman & Robin figures)
- Lew Schwartz, penciller [as Lew Sayre Schwartz]
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #49 ([May 1969?]) — The Bird Sayings Crimes
-
DC Special (DC, 1968 series) #14 (September-October 1971) — The Bird Sayings Crimes!
-
Giant Flash Album (KG Murray, 1974? series) #11 ([1974?]) — The Bird Sayings Crimes!
- Printed in
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #8 ([November] 2020)
Synopsis
Egged on by criminal rivals who mock his methods, Penguin launches a new series of crimes based on bird sayings and challenges Batman and Robin to stop him.
Notes
Writer confirmed by Martin O'Hearn. Bob Kane pencil credit by Craig Delich. Other possible inkers include Will Elder and Ray Burnley. Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (19 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-2/).
21Featuring
- Feature
- Lionel Trains
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
22"Boing" "Sorry!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Anthony and Julius
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #99 (December 1957)
23Featuring
- Feature
- Daisy Air Rifles
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Fred Harman, line art [signed]
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside back cover.
24Featuring
- Feature
- Wheaties
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.