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World's Finest Comics, #68

Published: January-February 1954

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World's Finest Comics #68

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
Home, Sweet Home!
Story 1 1 page advocacy; teen
Credits
Story Notes

On the inside front cover. Art credits from Bob Hughes, Gene Reed, Merlin Haas, Edgar Loftin, and Allen Ross. Loftin and Ross question Mayer inks credit. Bob Bailey argues Bob Oksner base with Mayer heads.

The Menace from the Stars!
Story 2 12 pages superhero
Storyline

After attempting to destroy an asteroid with traces of Kryptonite, Superman loses his memory. He changes into the clothes in the cape pocket and heads to the Daily Planet. Lois and Perry tell him he is Clark Kent and that Superman has disappeared. When Clark puts on the Superman suit to fool some bank robbers and finds that bullets bounce off him, he credits the suit. He breaks up the asteroid and then decides to reveal to the Daily Planet that though he has been acting as him, he isn't Superman. As he walks to the office, however, he is hit by a truck and remembers that he really is Superman.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White
Credits
Story Notes

Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/ There was a Superman TV show based on this particular story (or maybe the other way around).

Story 3 1 page children

"Watch your step here, Butch..."

Credits
Editorial Advisory Board

Featuring Superman DC National Comics

Story 4 1 page
Nine Men Against Fort Mohawk!
Story 5 10 pages historical; western-frontier
Characters
  • Tomahawk
  • Dan Hunter
Credits
Story 6 0 pages
Story 7 1 page humor

"Good day, sir. Could you spare me a piece of cake?"

Credits
The Mystery of the Vanishing Villains!
Story 8 10 pages superhero
Characters
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • Speedy [Roy Harper]
Credits
Story 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/).

Superman Is on Television!
Story 9 0 pages superhero
Story 10 1 page humor

"Here is a present for you, Miss Tyson."

Credits
Story 11 1 page
Rookin' the Ranchers!
Story 12 5 pages humor; western-frontier
Credits
Story 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/).

Riddle of the Portuguese Cat!

Featuring Special Spy Story

Story 13 8 pages spy
Credits
Story Notes

Originally scheduled for Danger Trail #6, which was never published. Pencils credit from Gene Reed based on copies of editorial records received from Nelson Bridwell in 1986. Records also show that the original title for this story was "Lisbon Legacy."

Caging the King of Beasts
Story 14 2 pages adventure
Credits
Three Smashing Adventures of Superman
Story 15 1 page superhero
Storyline

Includes reproduction of the cover to Superman #86.

Characters
  • Superman
Credits
The Secret Weapons of the Crimesmith!
Story 16 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Batman and Robin search for the Crimesmith, a new villain who invents fantastic mechanical weapons for criminals to use in their crimes.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Commissioner James Gordon
  • The Crimesmith [Rand Garrow] (villain, introduction)
  • Whitey Willerson
  • "Patch" Parsons
  • Director Harben
Credits
Story Notes

Credits by Pat Lang and Craig Delich.

Story 17 1 page
Story 18 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 19 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.