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World's Finest Comics 19

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #19

Cover Date: Fall 1945
Cover Price: $.15

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Burnley, Dick Sprang


Story: "The Battle of the Zodiac!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAlvin Schwartz
ArtIra Yarbrough
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane

Villain(s):

An unnamed con artist and his gang (first appearance for all; uses hypnosis to trick Lois into thinking she had been sent to Olympus)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Star

Comment(s):

Schwartz and Yarbrough credited as Siegel and Shuster.
The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2 (2009)
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5 (2018)


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Second Story: "Bridges for Bandits!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtMaurice del Burgo
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (between More Fun Comics #105 and #106)
Speedy (between More Fun Comics #105 and #106)

Villain(s):

Rhino Raines and his gang (first appearance for all; steal model bridges to try and steal a neighboring safe)

Comment(s):

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

Story Reprinted in:

Green Arrow: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2017)


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Third Story: "Magic, Many Miles Away!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtWilliam White
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Zatara

Villain(s):

Unnamed crooks (first appearance for all; try to force the old carver to work for them)

Location(s):

Brooklyn, NY
Grant City (first appearance)

Comment(s):

This story takes place during baseball season.


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Fourth Story: "Casey of the K9's!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtLouis Cazeneuve
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Boy Commandos:
Captain Rip Carter
Brooklyn
Andre Chavard
Jan Haasan
Alfy Twidgett

Villain(s):

Japanese Army (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Private Sanchez (first appearance; Casey's trainer and handler)
Casey (first appearance; a trained dog in the K-9 Corps)

Location(s):

A Japanese held island in the Pacific


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Fifth Story: "Men of Good Will!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Schiff
ArtJohn Daly
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Johnny Everyman

Villain(s):

Nazis (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Germany

Comment(s):

This story happens before the fall of Germany in May, 1945.


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Sixth Story: "The League for Larceny!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
PencilsBob Kane
InksRay Burnley
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Joker
Velvet Kid (first appearance; pretends to be reformed so that he can learn alarm systems)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
Samachson and Burnley credited as Bob Kane.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2 (2004)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4 (2017)


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