Unofficial New York World's Fair Comics Index |
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR COMICS #2
Cover Date: July 1940
Cover Price: $.15
Publication Date: 1940-07-03
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Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Burnley
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Credits:
Story | Jerry Siegel |
Art | Jack Burnley |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Blackie Sarto and his gang (first appearance; a jewel thief)
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- New York City, NY
- New York World's Fair
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 (2004)
- DC Comics Rarities Archives #1 (December 2005)
- The Superman Chronicles #3 (2007)
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2013)
- Superman: The Golden Age #2 (2017)
Credits:
Story | Jerry Siegel |
Art | Harry Lampert |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Crabbe (first appearance; taints meats provided to the US Army to get them to buy his meats)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
- New York World's Fair
Story Reprinted in:
- DC Comics Rarities Archives #1 (2005)
Credits:
Story | Jerry Siegel |
Art | Howard Sherman |
Lettering | Howard Sherman |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Unnamed Count and his gang (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
- New York World's Fair
Story Reprinted in:
- DC Comics Rarities Archives #1 (2005)
Credits:
Story | Gardner Fox |
Art | Joseph Sulman |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Zatara the Magician (between Action Comics #25/6 and #26/6
Villain(s):
- Slippery Jed and his gang (first appearance for all; pickpockets)
Other Character(s):
- Buster Crabbe (first DCU appearance; a famous swimmer and actor)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
- New York World's Fair
Story Reprinted in:
- DC Comics Rarities Archives #1 (2005)
Credits:
Story | Ken Fitch |
Art | Bernard Baily |
Lettering | Bernard Baily |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Hourman (between Adventure Comics #51 and #52/4)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Kidnappers (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
- New York World's Fair
Story Reprinted in:
- DC Comics Rarities Archives #1 (2005)
Credits:
Story | Gardner Fox |
Art | Chad Grothkopf |
Lettering | Chad Grothkopf |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Slugger and his gang (first appearance for all; kidnaps Dian for revenge on sending him to prison)
Other Character(s):
- Aunt Agatha (first appearance; Dian's aunt)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
- New York World's Fair
Story Reprinted in:
- Golden Age Sandman Archives #1 (October 2004)
- DC Comics Rarities Archives #1 (2005)
Credits:
Story | John B. Wentworth |
Art | Stan Aschmeier |
Lettering | Stan Aschmeir |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Johnny Thunder (last in flashback in All-Star Comics #3/7; next in #9/5)
Supporting Character(s):
- Thunderbolt (colored yellow and vaguely human; last in flashback in All-Star Comics #3/7; next in #9/5)
- Daisy Darling (last in flashback in All-Star Comics #3/7; next in #9/5)
Villain(s):
- A pickpocket (first appearance)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
- New York World's Fair
Story Reprinted in:
- DC Comics Rarities Archives #1 (2005)
Credits:
Story | Bill Finger |
Art | Bob Kane |
Inks | George Roussos |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Dr. Hugo Vrekill and his gang (first appearance for all; creates a ray that destroys steel and uses it to extort money; dies)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
- New York World's Fair
- Gotham City
Story Reprinted in:
- Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 (2002)
- DC Comics Rarities Archives #1 (2005)
- The Batman Chronicles #2 (2006)
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2016)
- Batman: The Golden Age #1 (2016)