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WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #42
Cover Date: September-October 1949
Cover Price: $.15
Publication Date: 1949-07-27
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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer, Howard Sherman
Pencils: Wayne Boring
Inks: Stan Kaye
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Credits:
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Lettering | Ira Schnapp |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #60/3; next in Action Comics #137)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in Superman Vol. 1 #60/3; next in Action Comics #137)
- Perry White (last in Superman Vol. 1 #60/3; next in Action Comics #137)
Villain(s):
- Uranians (first appearance for both; collecting animals from different planets for their Interplanetary Zoo; revealed to be robots)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Art | George Papp |
| Lettering | Ira Schnapp |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
- This story takes place between June 8th and 11th, 1948 (calendar shows 1949, but this is incorrect).
Credits:
| Art | Howard Sherman |
| Lettering | Ira Schnapp |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Hoke Claggett and his gang (first appearance; killed Kid's father; dies)
- Bull Carson (first appearance; working for Claggett; dies)
Location(s):
- Western United States (in the 19th Century)
- Curly Buffalo Valley (first appearance)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place during summer.
Credits:
| Art | Joe Kubert |
| Lettering | Joe Kubert ? |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Pecos Pete (first appearance; holds up a train)
Other Character(s):
- Zatara's agent (first appearance)
Location(s):
- Gophertown, WY (first appearance)
Credits:
| Story | Bill Finger |
| Art | Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane) |
| Lettering | Ira Schnapp |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Professor Nichols (in between Batman #52/2 and #58/2)
Villain(s):
- Bahung and his men (first appearance for all; attempts to depose Kubla Khan)
Other Character(s):
- Marco Polo (in China in 1275)
- Kubla Khan (in China in 1275)
Location(s):
- Gotham City
- China (in 1275)
Comment(s):
- The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
Story Reprinted in:
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 (2019)