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World's Finest Comics 7

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #7

Cover Date: Fall 1942
Cover Price: $.15

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Burnley


Story: "The Eight Doomed Men!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
PencilsEd Dobrotka
InksJohn Sikela
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Location(s):

Mountain Hideaway

Comment(s):

Ed Dobrotka and John Sikela credited as Joe Shuster.
The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 (2004)
The Superman Chronicles #10 (2012)


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Second Story: "The Case of the Walking Dynamo" (9 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJoseph Sulman
LetteringJoseph Sulman
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Zatara (last in Action Comics #52/6; next in All-Star Squadron #59)

Villain(s):

Magnet (Professor Bly; an elderly scientist who is briefly energized by an electric charge)


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Third Story: "A Modern Arabian Nightmare" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Kirby, Joe Simon
PencilsJack Kirby
InksJoe Simon
LetteringHoward Ferguson
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Sandman (last in Adventure Comics #79/6; next in All-Star Squadron #64)
Sandy, The Golden Boy (last in Adventure Comics #79/6)

Villain(s):

Ryle (first appearance; poisons a collector to obtain a statue of Gori, Protector of Thieves)

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Story Reprinted in:

The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2009)


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Fourth Story: "The Case of the Jinxed Skyscraper" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtHal Sherman
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid (last in Young All-Stars Annual #1; next in Star Spangled Comics #14/2)
Stripesy (last in Young All-Stars Annual #1; next in Star Spangled Comics #14/2)

Villain(s):

Mister Ghool (last in Star Spangled Comics #4/2; final appearance)


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtKen Battefield
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 #43/6 and #44/8)

Villain(s):

Marshal Gruen (first appearance; a Nazi officer who pretends to defect in order to lead an attack in the US)

Location(s):

Near Washington, DC


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Sixth Story: "Wings of Flame" (13 Pages)

Credits:

ArtBernard Klein
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (between More Fun Comics #84 and #85)
Speedy (between More Fun Comics #84 and #85)

Villain(s):

Blaze (first appearance; a criminal who uses fire to commit crimes)

Comment(s):

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


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Seventh Story: "The Vanishing V-Men!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtLee Harris
LetteringLee Harris
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Lando, Master of Magic

Other Character(s):

Mastro (first appearance; a magician who kidnaps millionaires, but changes his ways)


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Eighth Story: "The North Pole Crimes!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

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)


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