World's Finest Comics #54
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- October-November 1951
- Page count
- 76
- Cover price
- 0.15 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Golden Age size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/9160
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
- Text
- , typeset
1Featuring
- Feature
- Leave It to Binky
- Genre
- Humor; advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Binky Biggs; Tim
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Bob Oksner, line art
- Text
- , letterer
Synopsis
Binky advises his friend Tim not to drop out of school.
Notes
Inside front cover. Later also in October 1958 and November 1966 issues.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Albert Splink
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Al Plastino, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #28 ([July 1952]) — The Superman Who Avoided Danger
-
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #38 ([June 1968?]) — The Superman Who Avoided Danger
Synopsis
Albert Splink sells Superman a life insurance policy and the company demands the Man of Steel cease taking risks.
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/).
3"Private Pete, drive this jeep down to the motor pool!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Private Pete
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Private Pete
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
Reprint history
4Featuring
- Feature
- Vitalis Hair Cream
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
5Featuring
- Feature
- Wheaties
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
6Featuring
- Feature
- The Green Arrow
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- George Papp, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #54 ([February 1952]) — The Man Who Hated Green Arrow
-
Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #27 ([June 1952]) — The Man Who Hated Green Arrow
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #53 ([May 1970?]) — The Man Who Hated Green Arrow
- Original
- World's Finest Comics 54, October-November 1951
7Featuring
- Feature
- Kellogg's Raisin Bran
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
8"What's the line-up for?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
- Genre
- Children
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ray Thompson, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
9Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
10
11Featuring
- Feature
- Tootsie Roll
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
12Featuring
- Feature
- The Wyoming Kid
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Wyoming Kid
Credits
- Writing
- Gardner Fox, scripter
- Art
- Howard Sherman, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
13Featuring
- Genre
- Adventure
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Alex Toth, penciller
- Carmine Infantino, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Inventory from Danger Trail. However, this story was not part of an ongoing feature.
14"Wasn't that picture simply super, Vic?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Varsity Vic
- Genre
- Humor; teen
- Characters
- Varsity Vic
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer [as Henry Boltinoff]
15Featuring
- Feature
- Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
16Featuring
- Genre
- Western-frontier
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Joe Kubert, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
17Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Frank Minton, author [credited]
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
18Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Peter Dodson; Fels; Dr. Henry Stoll; unnamed jockey; Pete
Credits
- Writing
- David Vern, scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller (Batman & Robin figures)
- Lew Schwartz, penciller [as Lew Sayre Schwartz]
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Synopsis
Batman and Robin agree to help young socialite Peter Dodson who has had a mental breakdown and believes that he is Batman by letting him pose as the real Batman. But unfortunately, Dodson keeps creating situations where Batman and Robin have to rescue him, allowing the criminals to escape.
Notes
Inker identification 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/).
19"Which is the smallest monkey of all?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Quick Quiz
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Horace Elmo, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Horace Elmo, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
20Featuring
- Feature
- Wheaties
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
21Featuring
- Feature
- Wilson Chem. Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ray Thompson, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
22Featuring
- Feature
- Jowett Institute of Physical Training
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside back cover.
23Featuring
- Feature
- Daisy Air Rifles
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
This comic was shown in The Adventures of Superman, 1952 series, Season 1, Episode 16: "Mystery in Wax" and Episode 24: "Crime Wave". Shown in a newsstand in both shows.
Indicia
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