World's Finest Comics #41
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- July-August 1949
- 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
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/7656
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Jack Schiff (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; Batman; Robin
Credits
- Art
- Win Mortimer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #4 ([October 1950]) — No title recorded
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #8 ([March 1959?]) — No title recorded
Notes
Win Mortimer verified his art credits to Craig Delich.
1Featuring
- Feature
- Kodak
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Supermanium (intro); Super-Saved Club; James H. Thorben
Credits
- Script
- Ed Hamilton ?
- Art
- Al Plastino
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superman Comics (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #39 ([August 1950]) — The Discovery of Supermanium!
-
Superman (KGM, 1950? series) #11 (February 1951) — The Discovery of Supermanium
-
Superman (KGM, 1950? series) #11 (February 1951)
-
All Favourites Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1955 series) ([July 1956?]) — The Discovery of Supermanium
-
All Favourites Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1955 series) ([July 1956?])
-
Superman Super Library (Colour Comics, 1964 series) #20 ([January 1966?]) — The Discovery of Supermanium!
-
Superman Super Library (Colour Comics, 1964 series) #20 ([January 1966?])
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #39 ([November 1966?]) — The Discovery of Supermanium
- Original
- World's Finest Comics 41, July 1949
Synopsis
A unscrupulous promoter gets Superman to discover a new element and then tries to corner the market.
Notes
Writer identification by Bob Hughes. 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/).
3Featuring
- Feature
- Kellogg's Variety
4Featuring
- Feature
- Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Art
- C. C. Beck
5Featuring
- Feature
- The Green Arrow
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow; The Snare (intro)
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Art
- George Papp
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Synopsis
A fanatic collector tries to add humans to his collection.
Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, however it is not in Otto Binder's 1963/1964 listing of his DC credits. 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/).
6Featuring
- Feature
- "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
- Genre
- Adventure
7Featuring
- Feature
- Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
- Genre
- Adventure
8Featuring
- Feature
- Doc and Fatty
- Genre
- Adventure; humor
- Characters
- Columbus
Credits
- Art
- Howard Sherman
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Notes
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/).
9Featuring
- Feature
- Monark Super Deluxe
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
10"Look at this swell house!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Shorty
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
11Credits
- Letters
- typeset
12Featuring
- Feature
- The Boy Commandos
- Genre
- Adventure
Credits
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
13Featuring
- Feature
- Post's Cereals
14Featuring
- Feature
- Another Jim Wise "P-F" Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
- Genre
- Adventure
15Featuring
- Feature
- Zatara
- Genre
- Adventure
Credits
- Script
- Joe Samachson ?
- Art
- Joe Kubert
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Notes
Writer credit by Bob Hughes. 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/).
16Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Author
- Robert M. Banker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
17Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Charles Albrek; Edgar Albrek; Commissioner James Gordon
Credits
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Synopsis
Batman and Robin investigate a man who after losing his hands has them replaced from a dying donor, but now those new hands have a life of their own, including trying to kill.
Notes
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/).
18Featuring
- Feature
- Bazooka
19Featuring
- Feature
- Adventures of "Popsicle Pete"
20Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
Notes
Inside back cover.
21Featuring
- Feature
- Thom McAn
Credits
- Letters
- 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.