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World's Finest Comics 99

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #99

Cover Date: February 1959
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1958-12-04

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "Batman's Super-Spending Spree!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsDick Sprang
InksStan Kaye
LetteringPat Gordon (?)
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in flashback in Justice League of America #144; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #35)
Batman (last in flashback in Justice League of America #144; next in Batman Vol. 1 #122)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (last in flashback in Justice League of America #144; next in Batman Vol. 1 #122)

Villain(s):

Larry Verrill (irst appearance; nephew of the late Carl Verrill)
his hired thugs (first appearance for all)
two owners of a worthless gold mine (first appearance for both)

Other Character(s):

Professor Welkin (first appearance; from the National History Museum)
Vince Verrill (first appearance; son of the late Carl Verrill; has to spend $1 million in four days)
Carl Verrill's attorney (firt appearance)
a construction site foreman (first appearance)

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude
Gotham City
Batcave
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics Archives #2 (2001 [February 2002])
Showcase Presents: World's Finest #1 ([December] 2007)
Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([May] 2016)
Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics: The Silver Age #2 ([May] 2018)


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Second Story: "Crimes Under Glass" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryRobert Bernstein
ArtJack Kirby
InksRoz Kirby
LetteringJohn Duffy
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (in between Adventure Comics #257/2 and #258/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy (in between Adventure Comics #257/2 and #258/2)

Villain(s):

a criminal gang (first appearance for all; Petie named; uses lenses to commit crimes)

Other Character(s):

police officers

Location(s):

Star City
Queen Estate

Story Reprinted in:

The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby (2001 [January 2002])
Showcase Presents Green Arrow #1 ([March] 2006)
The Jack Kirby Omnibus #1 ([October] 2011)


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Third Story: "The Frontier Rogues Gallery" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story?
ArtFred Ray
LetteringIra Schnapp
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Tomahawk (in between Tomahawk #60/3 and #61)

Supporting Character(s):

Dan Hunter

Villain(s):

Pete Faraday (first appearance; a hold-up man)
three wanted criminals (first appearance for all; Black Jack named)

Other Character(s):

Captain Hastings
Dalton Daube (first appearance; a sketch artist)

Location(s):

a backwoods settlement
Militia Headquarters


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