World's Finest Comics #69
DC Comics
United States
![Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #52 ([January 1955?])](/image/17143/page-1-super-adventure-comic-kgm-1952-series-52-untitled.jpg "Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #52 ([January 1955?])")
- Published
- March-April 1954
- Page count
- 68
- Cover price
- 0.15 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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DC: Superman National Comics
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/11152
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, Editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, Story Editor
- George Kashdan, Story Editor
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Batman and Robin; Superman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin; Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #52 ([October 1954]) — Untitled
-
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #52 ([January 1955?])
- Printed in
-
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #52 ([January 1955?]) — Untitled
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #9 ([August] 2021)
Notes
Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).
1Featuring
- Feature
- Wilson Chemical Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ray Thompson, line art [signed]
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Jor-El (flashback); Perry White; Lois Lane; Superman (origin flashback)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Wayne Boring, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Pat Gordon , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #53 ([November 1954]) — Jor-El's Last Will
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Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #53 ([February 1955]) — Jor-El's Last Will
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Superman Annual (KGM, 1951 series) December 1963 (December 1963) — Jor-El's Last Will!
- Printed in
- Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #6/1959
Synopsis
Jor-El's last will shows that Earth is doomed to explode like Krypton did. The location of Superman's secret mountain retreat is discovered by the world.
Notes
Script originally credited to Bill Woolfolk, but this story is not in his records.
3"Egypt sure is an interesting country..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
- Genre
- Children
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ray Thompson, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
4Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
5"Gosh, I'm late!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Shorty
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]
6
7Featuring
- Feature
- Tomahawk
- Genre
- Historical; western-frontier
Credits
- Writing
- David Wood, scripter [as Dave Wood]
- Art
- Nick Cardy, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Pat Gordon , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
DC Special (DC, 1968 series) #6 (January-March 1970) — The Junior Ghost Patrol!
- Printed in
- Tomahawk (Semic, 1982 series) #12/1984 ([8 november] 1984)
- Hopalong Cassidy (K. G. Murray, 1954 series) #107 ([May 1958])
- Tomahawk (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #8/1973 ([august] 1973)
- Tomahawk (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #6/1970 (1970)
8
9Featuring
- Feature
- Hopalong Cassidy
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art (illustration)
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
10Featuring
- Feature
- Green Arrow
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- George Papp, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Pat Gordon , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #61 ([June 1955]) — The Matador with a Bow!
-
Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #61 ([September 1955?]) — The Matador with a Bow
- Printed in
- Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #61 ([June 1955])
11Featuring
- Feature
- Two-Gun Percy
- Genre
- Humour; western-frontier
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Jimmy Thompson, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Notes
Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (19 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-2/).
12Featuring
- Feature
- A Special Spy Thriller
- Genre
- Spy
Credits
- Writing
- David Wood, scripter [as Dave Wood]
- Art
- Carmine Infantino , penciller
- Howard Sherman , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Pat Gordon , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Strange Adventures (Colour Comics, 1954 series) #5 ([January 1955?]) — The Seven Hills of Rome!
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #25 ([May 1963?]) — The Seven Hills of Rome
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #25 ([May 1963?])
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Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #30 ([October 1967?]) — The Seven Hills of Rome
-
Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #30 ([October 1967?])
Notes
Originally scheduled for Danger Trail #6, which was never published. Art credits by Craig Delich.
13Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Miller, author
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
14Featuring
- Feature
- Buzzy [DC]
- Genre
- Advocacy; teen
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
15Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; "Grey Mike" Riggs; Tom Beckett; Mayor Sheppard
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller (Batman & Robin figures)
- Lew Schwartz, penciller [as Lew Sayre Schwartz]
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Pat Gordon , letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #9 ([August] 2021)
- Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #870 (16 de mayo de 1977)
Synopsis
A dying man vows to take Batman with him, because Batman sent his father to the electric chair.
Notes
Credits by Craig Delich.
16Featuring
- Feature
- Littleton Stamp Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
17Featuring
- Feature
- Artistic Card Co., Inc.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside back cover.
18Featuring
- Feature
- Baby Ruth
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.