World's Finest Comics #30
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- September-October 1947
- 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/6121
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 [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Pencils
- Jack Burnley
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Art credits verified by Jack Burnley to Craig Delich.
1Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Ed Hollis (Mayor of Saddle Fork); Roaring Pete (Deputy); Catawampus Jones (villain, prospector); the Rockdust Bandits [Hardpan; others unnamed] (villains)
Credits
- Script
- Don C. Cameron [as Jerry Siegel]
- Pencils
- Win Mortimer [as Joe Shuster]
- Inks
- Ed Dobrotka ? [as Joe Shuster]
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superman Comics (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #39 ([August 1950]) — The Rockdust Bandits
-
Superman (KGM, 1950? series) #11 (February 1951) — The Rockdust Bandits
-
All Favourites Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1955 series) ([July 1956?]) — The Rockdust Bandits
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #39 ([November 1966?]) — The Rockdust Bandits
Synopsis
When Clark accidentally knocks out members of the Rockdust Gang, who are smuggling out stolen gold from town, the timid reporter is made Sheriff of Saddle Rock. But it's Superman who uncovers the identity of the real criminal boss of the gang.
Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit by Craig Delich. 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
- Wheaties
4Featuring
- Feature
- The Green Arrow
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
Credits
- Art
- George Papp
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Notes
Ryerson Johnson script credit removed by Craig Delich. 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/).
5Featuring
- Feature
- Kellogg's Shredded Wheat
6Featuring
- Feature
- Zatara
- Genre
- Adventure
- Characters
- Zatara
Credits
- Script
- Joe Samachson
- Art
- William F. White
- 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/).
7"Mmmm -- Boy, I smell pies!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Willy
- Genre
- Humor; children
Credits
- Script
- Phil Berube
- Art
- Phil Berube
8Featuring
- Feature
- Bright Star Flashlight Battery
- Genre
- Adventure
9Featuring
- Feature
- The Boy Commandos
- Genre
- Adventure
- Characters
- The Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Rollo, the World's Fattest Man (villain)
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- 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/).
10Credits
- Author
- Charles Bevin
- Letters
- typeset
11Credits
- Letters
- typeset
12Featuring
- Feature
- Johnny Everyman
- Genre
- Adventure
- Characters
- Johnny Everyman
Credits
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Art
- John Daly
- 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/).
13Featuring
- Feature
- Real Fact Comics
14Featuring
- Feature
- "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
- Genre
- Adventure
15Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; J. J. Withers (introduction); Joe Coyne (villain, introduction); Skinny (villain, introduction, death); Mike (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Ray Burnley
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #256 (May-June 1974) — The Penny Plunderers!
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #30 ([1975]) — The Penny Plunderers!
Synopsis
Throughout his life, Joe Coyne felt threatened, done in by pennies and coppers, so he decides to use the "copper penny" as a trademark of his crimes.
Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Art credits added by Craig Delich and verified by Kane to Joe Desris. 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
- Feature
- Parker Johns
17Featuring
- Feature
- The Gumps
Notes
Inside back cover.
18Featuring
- Feature
- Daisy Manufacturing Company
Credits
- Art
- Fred Harman
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.