World's Finest Comics #58
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- May-June 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
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/9638
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
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
1Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Advocacy; superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Frank
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Synopsis
Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and notes an expressive hobby can be life long enjoyment.
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
Credits
- Art
- Al Plastino, line art
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #32 ([February 1953]) — 'Scoop' Smith, Boy Reporter!
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #44 ([February 1968?]) — 'Scoop' Smith, Boy Reporter
Synopsis
A teenage genius becomes the Daily Planet's star reporter and then publisher of a rival paper!
3Featuring
- Feature
- Wheaties
Credits
- Text
- , typeset
4Featuring
- Feature
- Word Round-Up
- Genre
- Western-frontier
Credits
- Writing
- Martin Naydel, scripter
- Art
- Martin Naydel, line art
- Text
- Martin Naydel, letterer
5Featuring
- Feature
- Riddle Me This; Necco
6Featuring
- Feature
- The Green Arrow
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver]; Speedy [Roy]
Credits
- Art
- George Papp, line art
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #68 ([January 1956?]) — The Amazing Robot Archer
-
Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #68 ([April 1956?]) — The Amazing Robot Archer
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #11 ([September 1959?]) — The Amazing Robot Archer
Notes
The Robot Archer is a tank.
7"When does the race start?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
- Genre
- Children
Credits
- Art
- Ray Thompson, line art [as Ray T.]
8"Who's that new handsome man on the campus?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Peg
- Genre
- Humor; teen
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
9"What is the oldest food consumed by man?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Quick Quiz
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Horace Elmo, scripter [as H. T. Elmo]
- Horace Elmo, scripter [as H. T. Elmo]
- Art
- Horace Elmo, line art [as H. T. Elmo]
- Horace Elmo, line art [as H. T. Elmo]
- Text
- Horace Elmo, letterer [as H. T. Elmo]
- Horace Elmo, letterer [as H. T. Elmo]
Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
10Featuring
- Feature
- Wildroot Cream-Oil
Credits
- Text
- , typeset
- , typeset
11Featuring
- Feature
- The Wyoming Kid
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Wyoming Kid
Credits
- Writing
- Gardner Fox, scripter
- Gardner Fox, scripter
- Art
- Howard Sherman, line art
- Howard Sherman, line art
- Text
- Pat Gordon , letterer
- Pat Gordon , letterer
12"Hello, Chief!" "Hello, White Cloud. I hear your son is back from eastern college"
Featuring
- Feature
- Chief Hot Foot
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #32 ([January 1953]) — Untitled
13Featuring
- Feature
- Luden's Cough Drops
14Featuring
- Feature
- Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog
Notes
Ad for Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #3.
15Featuring
- Feature
- Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor!
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Tom Sparks; Joan
Credits
- Art
- Bob Brown , penciller
- Dan Barry , inker
- Bob Brown , penciller
- Dan Barry , inker
- Text
- Joe Letterese, letterer
- Joe Letterese, letterer
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16"K.P. - Phooey!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Private Pete
- Genre
- Humor; military
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Henry Boltinoff, penciller [signed]
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
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17Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Will Yolen, author [credited]
- Will Yolen, author [credited]
- Art
- Raymond Perry, line art
- Raymond Perry, line art
- Text
- , typeset
- , typeset
- , typeset
18"What an expensive date she is..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Jerry The Jitterbug
- Genre
- Humor; teen
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
19Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
20Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Board of Trustees of the International Chemical Company [Holmes Caffrey (chairman); Donald Penn; Bruce Wayne; John Keith-Dudley; Roger J. Keep (villain)]; Stagg (villain, Keep's bodyguard); Rogle (villain, Keep's bodyguard)
Credits
- Writing
- David Vern, scripter
- David Vern, scripter
- David Vern, scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller [signed] (Batman & Robin figures)
- Lew Schwartz, penciller [as Bob Kane]
- Charles Paris, inker
- Bob Kane, penciller [signed] (Batman & Robin figures)
- Lew Schwartz, penciller [as Bob Kane]
- Charles Paris, inker
- Bob Kane, penciller [signed] (Batman & Robin figures)
- Lew Schwartz, penciller [as Bob Kane]
- Charles Paris, inker
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Synopsis
A member of the International Chemical Company's Board of Trustees decides that the other members are trying to defraud the stockholders, so derives a plan to kill them all...including Bruce Wayne!
Notes
Pencil credit for Bob Kane verified by Lew Schwartz. 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/).
21"-And run out immediately and buy a box of Crummy-Wummies - They're wonderful!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Little Pete
- Genre
- Humor; children
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
22Featuring
- Feature
- Vitalis Hair Cream
23Featuring
- Feature
- House of Mystery
Notes
Inside back cover. Ad for The House of Mystery #4
24Featuring
- Feature
- Thom McAn
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
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