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World's Finest Comics 24

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #24

Cover Date: September-October 1946
Cover Price: $.15
Publication Date: 1946-07-29

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jack Burnley
Inks: Charles Paris


Story: "Impossible But True!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsIra Yarbrogh
InksStan Kaye
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane

Villain(s):

Posy Edwards and his gang (first appearance for all; blackmail Olga into helping them)

Other Character(s):

Olga Olmstead (first appearance; hostess of the Impossible But True television hour; sends coded messages to criminals)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
Impossible But True returns several years later hosted by Roy Raymond.

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: "Digging for Danger!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtWilliam White
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Zatara

Villain(s):

George and his gang (first appearance for all; mine forman who causes accidents to cover his stealing silver)


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Third Story: "Rip Carter's Birthday" (11 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsLouis Cazenueve
InksGeorge Klein
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Boy Commandos:
Captain Rip Carter
Brooklyn
Andre Chavard
Alfy Twidgett

Villain(s):

Mr. Tears, The Elf and Herman (first appearance for all; Elf hides in large vacuum cleaners and robs houses)

Comment(s):

This story begins two days before Rip's birthday.


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Fourth Story: "Ten Million Must Die!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Schiff
ArtJohn Daly
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Johnny Everyman (recently returned from India; also in flashback to his time there)


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Fifth Story: "The Arrow Meets Bull's-Eye!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

ArtSteve Brodie
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow
Speedy

Villain(s):

Bull's-Eye and his gang (Leapo; first appearance for all; former circus acrobat and criminal)

Location(s):

Washington, DC

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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Sixth Story: "The Case of the Valuable Orphans!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

ArtWin Mortimer
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Sandy and Nell (first appearance for both; adopt orphans to train to draw locations of hidden safes)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Batcave

Comment(s):

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

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2 (2004)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5 (2018)


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