Unofficial World's Finest Comics Index

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #55

Cover Date: December-January 1951-2
Cover Price: $.15
Publication Date: 1951-10-03

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer

Story: "The City that Exiled Superman!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Al Plastino
Lettering	Sam Rosen
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane

Perry White

Villain(s):

Hugo Sleary (first appearance; a crooked city councilman)

Dude Vorman and his gang (first appearance for all; rig up a "fake Superman" that causes havoc and causes the population to lose confidence in him)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.

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Second Story: "The Case of the Taunting Targets!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Art	George Papp
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow

Speedy

Villain(s):

Beetle Brogan and his gang (first appearance for all)

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.

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Third Story: "The King of the Boy Inventors!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Dan Barry
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Tom Sparks

Villain(s):

Morgan and his crew (first appearance for all; use an infrared beam to guide their pirating ships to a deserted island)

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Fourth Story: "The River-Toll Bandits!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Gardner Fox
Art	Howard Sherman
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Wyoming Kid

Villain(s):

Neff Kimberly and his gang (first appearance for all; swindlers)

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Fifth Story: "The Bird Sayings Crimes!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	William Woolfolk
Pencils	Bob Kane, Lew Sayer Schwartz
Inks	Stan Kaye
Lettering	Ira Schnapp
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Robin

Villain(s):

Penguin and his gang

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.

Story Reprinted in:

DC Special #14 (September-October 1971)

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #8 (2020)

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