World's Finest Comics #63
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- March-April 1953
- Page count
- 68
- Cover price
- 0.15 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Silver Age size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/10359
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, Editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, Story Editor
- George Kashdan, Story Editor
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
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #54 ([December 1954?]) — Untitled
-
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #54 ([March 1955?]) — Untitled
- Printed in
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #9 ([August] 2021)
Notes
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/).
1Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art (illustration)
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Seagee Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Inside front cover.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Wayne Boring, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Joe Letterese , letterer
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #186 (May 1966) — Clark Kent, Gangster!
- Also printed
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #89 ([January 1967?]) — Clark Kent, Gangster
-
The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #165 (June-July 1974) — Clark Kent, Gangster!
-
Superman Supacomic (KG Murray, 1974 series) #182 ([December 1974?]) — Clark Kent, Gangster
4"I was just returning this book about baseball to you, Vic."
Featuring
- Feature
- Jerry The Jitterbug
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]
Notes
Based on the dialog, this may have originally been a Varsity Vic strip.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Necco
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
6"Wheee - I'm a jet!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Little Pete
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]
7Featuring
- Feature
- Wildroot Cream-Oil
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
8Featuring
- Feature
- The Green Arrow
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- George Papp, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Joe Letterese, letterer
Reprint history
9"Would you take care of little Tony for me while I go shopping this afternoon?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Bebe
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]
Reprint history
10Featuring
- Feature
- Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
11Featuring
- Feature
- Leave It to Binky
- Genre
- Advocacy; teen
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
12
13"Vic! While Alan's mother is visiting with me, take the boy out sleigh-riding!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Varsity Vic
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]
14"To sum up, students..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
- Genre
- Children
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ray Thompson, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
15Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Includes a plug for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
16"What was the first pen-point ever used…made of?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Quick Quiz
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Horace Elmo, scripter
- Art
- Horace Elmo, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Horace Elmo, letterer
Reprint history
17Featuring
- Feature
- The Adventures of Superman
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
18Featuring
- Feature
- The Wyoming Kid
- Genre
- Western-frontier
Credits
- Writing
- Don C. Cameron, scripter
- Art
- Howard Sherman, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #1 ([October 1956]) — The Comanche Conspiracy
-
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #1 ([October 1956])
-
Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #34 ([February 1968?]) — The Comanche Conspiracy
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/).
19Featuring
- Feature
- Tomahawk; Buzzy
- Genre
- Historical; teen; western-frontier
- Characters
- Tomahawk; Dan Hunter; Buzzy
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Bob Brown, line art
- Graham Place, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Synopsis
House ad for current issues of Tomahawk and Buzzy.
20Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Text
- , typeset
21"How would you girls like a winter vacation with me?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Peg
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]
Reprint history
22Featuring
- Genre
- Non-Fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Miller, author [credited]
- Art
- Raymond Perry, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
23Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Bix Gelby; Mr. Waring; Boss Dunn
Credits
- Writing
- Ed Hamilton , scripter [as Edmond Hamilton]
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller (Batman & Robin figures)
- Lew Schwartz, penciller [as Lew Sayre Schwartz]
- Charles Paris, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #9 ([August] 2021)
Synopsis
Batman and Robin investigate when weapons and momentos of famous criminals are stolen, and learn that one criminal is planning to use them to fill a "Crime Capsule", a time capsule of items belonging to famous criminals.
Notes
Pencils and inks credits from 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/).
24Featuring
- Feature
- Wilson Chem. Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
25Featuring
- Feature
- Jowett Institute of Physical Training
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
26Featuring
- Feature
- Friendship Studios, Inc.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside back cover.
27Featuring
- 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.