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World's Finest Comics 50

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #50

Cover Date: February-March 1951
Cover Price: $.15
Publication Date: 1950-11-27

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer


Story: "Superman Super-Wrecker!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAlvin Schwartz
PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane
Perry White

Villain(s):

Steve Sokum (first appearance; tries to ruin Ben Drill, a former fighter pilot)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
This story takes place in 1950.


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Second Story: "The Sightless Archer!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

ArtGeorge Papp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow
Speedy

Villain(s):

Vanny Cross and Joe Scharfe (first appearance for both; two crooks attempting to steal monies donated to a charity)

Location(s):

Caribbean

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
This story takes place during a Caribbean cruise.


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Third Story: "Valley of Ghosts!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtDan Barry
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Tom Sparks

Supporting Character(s):

Nick Sparks
Colonel Rey (head of Global Developments, Inc.)

Villain(s):

Collodine and Smith (first appearance for both; try to frighten away a research team)

Location(s):

Andes Mountains
Valley of Ghosts (a rare-earth minerals rich valley)

Comment(s):

This story continued from last issue.


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Fourth Story: "Land of a Thousand Smokes!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryRyerson Johnson
ArtHoward Sherman
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Wyoming Kid

Villain(s):

Quick-Deal Conroy (first appearance; prepares to swindle prospectors in Brimstone Basin)

Location(s):

Brimstone Basin (known as Co-San-O-Chug by the local indians)


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Fifth Story: "Liquid Larceny!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtRalph Mayo
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Zatara

Villain(s):

Soapy and his gang (first appearance for all; try to steal water to sell during a water shortage)


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Sixth Story: "Bullet-Hole Club!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDavid V. Reed (as David Vern)
PencilsDick Sprang
InksCharles Paris
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Joe Flint (first appearance; a crook posing as a private detective trying to get into the Bullet-Hole Club to retrieve incriminating evidence)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
Vern, Sprang and Paris credited as Bob Kane.
This story takes place in April, 1950.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Vol. 1 #254/3 (January-February 1974)


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