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World's Finest Comics 103

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #103

Cover Date: August 1959
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1959-06-04

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Secret of the Sorcerer's Treasure" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsDick Sprang
InksSheldon Moldoff
LetteringPat Gordon
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #255; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #39)
Batman (last in Detective Comics #270; next in Batman Vol. 1 #126)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (last in Detective Comics #270; next in Batman Vol. 1 #126)

Villain(s):

Atkins (first appearance)
Bork (first appearance; no relation to the later character Carl Andrew Bork)
four bandits (first appearance for all; all die in flashbacks)

Location(s):

Fiddle Island (first appearance; off the coast of Gotham)
Gotham City
Metropolis

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics Archives #3 ([October] 2005)
Showcase Presents: World's Finest #1 ([December] 2007)
Batman Superman: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([May] 2016)
Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics: The Silver Age #2 ([May] 2018)


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Second Story: "The Menace of the Metal Monster" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Miller
ArtJim Mooney
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #102/2 and #104/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Brent Wood (in between issues #102/2 and #104/2)

Other Character(s):

Planeteer Commandant
a metallic space dragon (first appearance)

Location(s):

Earth
Planeteer Headquarters
deep space

Comment(s):

This story takes place in 2059.


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Third Story: "Challenge of the Phantom Bandit" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Haney
ArtLee Elias
LetteringStan Starkman (?)
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (in between Adventure Comics #263/2 and #264/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy (in between Adventure Comics #263/2 and #264/3)

Villain(s):

Phantom Bandit (Joey Sanders; first appearance)

Other Character(s):

bank manager, customers and guards (first appearance for all)
an unidentified scientist
Professor Zorn (first mentioned; deceased prior to the start of this story)

Location(s):

Star City (presumed)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents Green Arrow #1 ([March] 2006)


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