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World's Finest Comics 6

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #6

Cover Date: Summer 1942
Cover Price: $.15

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Cover Credits:
Art: Fred Ray


Story: "Man of Steel Versus Man of Metal!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtJohn Sikela
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White
Lois Lane

Villain(s):

Metalo (George Grant; first appearance; a scientist who invents a suit of body armor and a superstrength formula; next in Superman Family #217)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Comment(s):

John Sikela credited as Joe Shuster.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 (2004)


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Second Story: [No Title] (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtJoseph Sulman
LetteringJoseph Sulman
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Zatara (between Action Comics #50/6 and #51/6)


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Third Story: "The Adventure of the Magic Forest!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Kirby, Joe Simon
PencilsJack Kirby
InksJoe Simon
LetteringHoward Ferguson
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Sandman (last in Adventure Comics #76/5; next in Justice League of America #193/2)
Sandy, The Golden Boy (between Adventure Comics #76 and #77)

Villain(s):

Nightshade (first appearance; a green skinned villain who uses mechanical plants; next in All-Star Squadron #51)

Other Character(s):

Toby Tucker (first appearance; a friend of Sandy's)
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker (first appearance; Toby's parents)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Villains #9/2 (August-September 1973)
The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2009)


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Fourth Story: "The Adventure of the King of Escape" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtHal Sherman
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid (last in Leading Comics #3/All-Star Squadron #29; next in Star Spangled Comics #11/2)
Stripesy (last in Leading Comics #3/All-Star Squadron #29; next in Star Spangled Comics #11/2)

Supporting Character(s):

John and Gloria Pemberton
Breezy Pemberton

Villain(s):

Eel (first appearance; a robber who has a slippery body suit and uses electric shock to elude police)


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtHarry Lampert
LetteringHarry Lampert
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Red, White and Blue
Red Dugan
Whitey Smith
Blooey Blue
Doris West (appears between All-American Comics #40/6 and #41/6; poses as Frieda, a Fifth Columnist)

Villain(s):

Oscar Van Dingle (first appearance; a high society Nazi sympathsizer)


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Sixth Story: "The Zoo of the Deep" (10 Pages)

Credits:

ArtPaul Norris
LetteringPaul Norris
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman (in between More Fun Comics #81/4 and #82/4)

Villain(s):

Lorry Rogan (first appearance; a henchman of Black Jack who blackmails Peers)

Other Character(s):

Pike Peers (first appearance; an undersea hunter and collector)


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Seventh Story: "The Black Gold Touch!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtMike Suchorsky
LetteringMike Suchorsky
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Lando, Master of Magic


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Ninth Story: "The Secret of Bruce Wayne!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Greene
PencilsJerry Robinson
InksJerry Robinson
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
This story is not fully indexed at this time.
Joe Greene and Jerry Robinson credited as Bob Kane.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 (2002)

Synopsis:

Incomplete Indexes


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