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World's Finest Comics 5

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #5

Cover Date: Spring 1942
Cover Price: $.15

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Cover Credits:
Art: Fred Ray


Story: "The Tower of Terror" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtJohn Sikela
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White
Lois Lane

Villain(s):

Lemuel P. Potts (first appearance; an expert in Indian lore; sabotages removal of an ancient tower to recover treasure; dies)

Other Character(s):

Brent Matthews (first appearance; a retired manufacturer; buys ancient Indian tower and moves it to his estate)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Mastodon Lake

Comment(s):

John Sikela credited as Joe Shuster.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 (2004)


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Second Story: [No Title] (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtJoseph Sulman
LetteringJoseph Sulman
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Zatara (between Action Comics #47/6 and #48/6)

Supporting Character(s):

Tong (last in Action Comics #46/6; last appearance)

Villain(s):

Lighton (first appearance; creates a "de-gravitation" ray and uses it to steal banks)


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Third Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Lehti
PencilsJack Lehti
InksCharles Paris
LetteringCharles Paris
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Crimson Avenger (last in Detective Comics #62/2; next in Leading Comics #2)
Wing (last in Detective Comics #62/2; next in Leading Comics #2)

Villain(s):

Carl Corday (first appearance; a writer/actor who robs his audiences; dies)


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Fourth Story: "The Crime Clown!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMort Weisinger
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

T.N.T. (Tex N. Thomas; first appearance; a chemistry teacher and track coach; next in Star Spangled Comics #7/5)
Dyna-Mite (Dan Dunbar; first appearance; a young student; next in Star Spangled Comics #7/5)

Villain(s):

Crime Clown (first appearance; uses knockout gas to rob a nightclub)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtHarry Lampert
LetteringHarry Lampert
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Red, White and Blue:
Red Dugan
Whitey Smith
Blooey Blue
Doris West (appears between All-American Comics #37/5 and #38/6)

Supporting Character(s):

Henry (Blooey's parrot)

Villain(s):

foreign spies (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Mrs. Blue (first appearance; Blooey's mother)


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Sixth Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsCliff Young
InksCliff Young
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Sandman (next in All-Star Comics #9)

Supporting Character(s):

Dian Belmont (next in All-Star Comics #9)

Villain(s):

Kidnapper (first appearance; dies)

Other Character(s):

Gay Thompson (first appearance; a friend of Dian's)


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Seventh Story: [No Title] (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtHarry Lampert
LetteringHarry Lampert
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

King (between Flash Comics #28/4 and #29/4; disguises himself as Johnee)

Supporting Character(s):

Witch (between Flash Comics #28/4 and #29/4; disguises herself as Elena)

Other Character(s):

Elena (first appearance; a gypsy)
Johnee (first appearance; her boyfriend)


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Eighth Story: "The Good-Hearted Gangster" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtLouis Cazeneuve
LetteringLouis Cazeneuve
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Lando, Master of Magic

Villain(s):

Dukar (first appearance; a crime boss who nearly recruits a young scientist)

Other Character(s):

Johnny Pell (first appearance; a young disillusioned scientist)


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Ninth Story: "Crime Takes a Holiday!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsJerry Robinson
InksJerry Robinson
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
This story is not fully indexed at this time.
Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson credited as Bob Kane.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 (2002)

Synopsis:

Incomplete Indexes


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