World's Finest Comics #50
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- February-March 1951
- Page count
- 76
- 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/8706
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, Editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #14 ([August 1951]) — Untitled
- Printed in
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
- Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #34/1951
1Featuring
- Feature
- Big Town
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White
Credits
- Writing
- Al Schwartz , scripter
- Art
- Wayne Boring, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superman Super Library (Colour Comics, 1964 series) #26 ([July 1966]) — Superman Super-Wrecker
Synopsis
A census taker demands Superman list an occupation.
Notes
Writer credit by Bob Hughes.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Nabisco Shredded Wheat
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
4"Gee, Tommy, what a neat skating sweater!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
- Genre
- Children
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ray Thompson, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
5Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
6Featuring
- Feature
- Green Arrow
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- George Papp, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
Synopsis
Green Arrow has to perform his regular stunts, although temporarily blinded.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Captain Tootsie
Credits
- Writing
- William Schreiber , scripter
- Art
- William Schreiber, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Synopsis
Captain Tootsie brings a sled to the orphanage so the children can play in the snow.
8"Oh boy, winter!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Jerry The Jitterbug
- Genre
- Humour; teen
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [signed as Henry Boltinoff]
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #49 ([September 1951?]) — Untitled
- Printed in
- Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #49 ([June 1951])
9Featuring
- Feature
- Nestlé's Crunch
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
10Featuring
- Feature
- Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Tom Sparks; Ned Sparks; Col. Rey
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Dan Barry, line art
- , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Continued from previous issue.
11"They make horror films that way!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Clue Cartoon
Credits
- Writing
- Martin Naydel, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Martin Naydel, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
puzzle
12Featuring
- Feature
- Smith Brothers Cough Drops
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
13Featuring
- Feature
- Tomahawk
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
14Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Text
- , typeset
15Featuring
- Feature
- The Wyoming Kid
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Wyoming Kid
Credits
- Writing
- Ryerson Johnson, scripter
- Art
- Howard Sherman, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
16"Golly, we both got bad report cards..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Little Pete
- Genre
- Humour; children
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [signed as Henry Boltinoff]
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #49 ([June 1951])
17Featuring
- Feature
- Columbia
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
18"I'll be down in ten minutes, Larry!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Peg
- Genre
- Humour; teen
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [signed as Henry Boltinoff]
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1953 series) #1/1953 (januar 1953)
19
20Featuring
- Feature
- Zatara
- Genre
- Adventure
- Characters
- Zatara; Soapy
Credits
- Writing
- Joe Samachson , scripter
- Art
- Ralph Mayo, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #2 ([July 1956]) — Liquid Larceny!
-
Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #35 ([March 1968?]) — Liquid Larceny!
Synopsis
Zatara campaigns against wasting water.
Notes
Writer credit by Bob Hughes.
21Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
22Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Bullet-Hole Club [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Detective Peter Wells; Patrolman Vincent Guffy; Detective Pat Gill; Patrolman B. White; Customs Agent Howard Kiley; G-Man Terry Collins; Patrolman Benson; Policeman Eddie Jenks]; Joe Flint (villain, Private Detective); Pete (villain); Froggy (villain); Detective Raines
Credits
- Writing
- David Vern, scripter
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller [signed]
- Charles Paris, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #32 ([February 1953]) — Bullet-Hole Club!
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #44 ([February 1968?]) — Bullet-Hole Club
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #44 ([February 1968?])
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #254 (January-February 1974) — Bullet-Hole Club
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #31 ([1975?]) — Bullet-Hole Club
- Printed in
- Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #12/1974 ([desember] 1974)
- Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #12/1975 (1975-12-dd)
- Giant Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1962 series) #31 (1975)
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
Synopsis
A private detective petitions Batman and the other members of the prestigious "Bullet-Hole Club" to become a member...even if he has to purposely put himself in the way of bodily harm to do it!
Notes
Pencil credit verified by Dick Sprang. 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/).
23Featuring
- Feature
- Shining Knight
- Genre
- Advocacy
- Characters
- Tomahawk; Green Arrow; Shining Knight
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Notes
Found on the inside back cover.
Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).
24Featuring
- Feature
- Daisy Air Rifles
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
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.