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WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #8
Cover Date: Winter 1942-3
Cover Price: $.15
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Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Burnley
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Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Sam Citron |
| Inks | John Sikela |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- Sam Citron and John Sikela credited as Joe Shuster.
- The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 (2004)
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Joseph Sulman |
| Lettering | Joseph Sulman |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Zatara (between Action Comics #56/6 and #57/6)
Villain(s):
- Grubs and his partner (first appearance for both; use a magic lamp to commit crimes and cause trouble)
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | Hal Sherman |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Star-Spangled Kid (last in Leading Comics #5/Young All-Stars #27; next in Star Spangled Comics #17/2)
- Stripesy (last in Leading Comics #5/Young All-Stars #27; next in Star Spangled Comics #17/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- John Pemberton
Villain(s):
- Ambrose Klutch (first appearance; counterfeiting War Bonds)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Kirby, Joe Simon |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Joe Simon |
| Lettering | Howard Ferguson |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Boy Commandos:
- Captain Rip Carter (last in Detective Comics #70; next in Boy Commandos #1)
- Brooklyn (last in Detective Comics #70; next in Boy Commandos #1)
- Andre Chavard (last in Detective Comics #70; next in Boy Commandos #1)
- Jan Haasan (last in Detective Comics #70; next in Boy Commandos #1)
- Alfy Twidgett (last in Detective Comics #70; next in Boy Commandos #1)
Villain(s):
- Jared Leppart (first appearance; fourth in a line of infamous adventurers; dies)
- Nazis and Japanese soldiers (many die)
Location(s):
- Burma (near the Chinese border)
Story Reprinted in:
- The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2010)
Credits:
| Story | Joseph Greene |
| Pencils | Cliff Young |
| Inks | Steve Brody |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Green Arrow (last in Leading Comics #5; next in More Fun Comics #88)
- Speedy (last in Leading Comics #5; next in More Fun Comics #88)
Villain(s):
- James Luckless (first appearance; an unlucky criminal who uses bad luck to his advantage to commit crimes; dies)
Comment(s):
- The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Joe Gallagher |
| Lettering | Joe Gallagher |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- King (between Flash Comics #37/4 and #39/4)
Villain(s):
- Chicken (first appearance; a Nazi spy)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Schiff |
| Art | Jack Burnley |
| Inks | Ray Burnley |
| Lettering | Betty Bentley |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Little Nap Boyd (first appearance; a diminutive criminal who patterns himself after Napoleon)
Comment(s):
- The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
- This story is not fully indexed at this time.
- Jack Schiff and Jack and Ray Burnley credited as Bob Kane.
Story Reprinted in:
- Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 (2002)