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WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #69

Cover Date: March-April 1954
Cover Price: $0.15
Publication Date: 1954-01-13

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer


Story: "Jor-El's Last Will!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
Assistant editingMort Weisinger, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane
Perry White

Cameo Appearance(s):

Jor-El (in flashback)

Location(s):

Krypton
Earth
United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Planet
Smallville
various unidentified locations
an unidentified dimension

Comment(s):

Superman find's Jor-El's will, which contains instructions for a number of inventions Earth is not ready for.
This story may have also occurred on Earth-One, or solely taken place on Earth-One.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman in the Fifties (2021)


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Second Story: "The Junior Ghost Patrol!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
ArtNick Cardy
Assistant editingMort Weisinger, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Tomahawk
Dan Hunter

Villain(s):

Rawson's Raiders (first appearance for all; a British Commando unit)

Other Character(s):

Ghost Patrol (first appearance; "Captain" Joe Carson, "Sgt." Jim Bell, "Cpl." Jack Birch, Johnny Little; four young boys who do raids on British Army; all join Revolutionary forces as Drummer Boys)

Location(s):

Pennsylvania Colony

Story Reprinted in:

DC Special #6 (January-March 1970)


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Third Story: "The Matador with a Bow!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

ArtGeorge Papp
LetteringIra Schnapp
Assistant editingMort Weisinger, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow
Speedy

Villain(s):

Unnamed crooks (first appearance for all; dress as Mexicans to rob Mexican banks)

Location(s):

Mexico City, Mexico


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Fourth Story: "The Man Who Wanted to Die with Batman!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsBob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only), Lew Sayre Schwartz
InksStan Kaye
LetteringPat Gordon
Assistant editingMort Weisinger, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Tom Beckett (first appearance; attempts to kill Batman; life saved by Batman; goes straight)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor
Batcave

Comment(s):

This story takes place around January 11th, 1954.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #9 (2021)


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