Unofficial World's Finest Comics Index

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #52

Cover Date: June-July 1951
Cover Price: $.15
Publication Date: 1951-04-04

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer

Story: "The Man Who Swindled Superman!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Lettering	Sam Rosen
Editing	Jack Schiff

Comment(s):

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

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Second Story: "The Spirit in the Box!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Gardner Fox
Art	Howard Sherman
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Wyoming Kid

Villain(s):

A Medicine Man (first appearance; steals tribe's treasures to incite a war)

Comment(s):

This story takes place some time after 1867.

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Third Story: "A Sword, A Rifle and A Bow!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Art	George Papp
Lettering	Sam Rosen
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow

Speedy

Comment(s):

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

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Fourth Story: "Inventor to the Underworld!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Dan Barry
Lettering	Sam Rosen
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Tom Sparks

Supporting Character(s):

Mr. Sparks

Villain(s):

A criminal combine (first appearance for all; try and trick Tom into building machines for crime)

Location(s):

Northville

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Fifth Story: "The $1,000,000 Star Club!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	David Vern
Pencils	Bob Kane, Lew Sayer Schwartz
Inks	Sy Barry
Lettering	Ira Schnapp
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Robin

Villain(s):

Jan Marki (first appearance; a disgruntled artist who tries to kill members of an elite club)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

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

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2019)

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