World's Finest Comics, #69

Published: March-April 1954

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World's Finest Comics #69

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
Story 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/).

On the Beam!
Story 1 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Jor-El's Last Will!
Story 2 12 pages superhero
Storyline

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.

Characters
  • Jor-El (flashback)
  • Perry White
  • Lois Lane
  • Superman (origin flashback)
Credits
Story Notes

Script originally credited to Bill Woolfolk, but this story is not in his records.

Story 3 1 page children

"Egypt sure is an interesting country..."

Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 4 1 page
Story 5 1 page humor

"Gosh, I'm late!"

Story 6 0 pages
The Junior Ghost Patrol!
Story 7 10 pages historical; western-frontier
Credits
Story 8 0 pages satire-parody
Credits
Story 9 1 page
Credits
The Matador with a Bow!
Story 10 10 pages superhero
Credits
Sudden Death Valley!
Story 11 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/).

The Seven Hills of Rome!

Featuring A Special Spy Thriller

Story 12 8 pages spy
Credits
Story Notes

Originally scheduled for Danger Trail #6, which was never published. Art credits by Craig Delich.

Amazing Creatures of the Amazon
Story 13 2 pages non-fiction
Credits
  • Script:
Buzzy Says "Start the Day Off Right!"
Story 14 1 page advocacy; teen
Credits
The Man Who Wanted to Die with Batman!
Story 15 12 pages superhero
Storyline

A dying man vows to take Batman with him, because Batman sent his father to the electric chair.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Commissioner James Gordon
  • "Grey Mike" Riggs
  • Tom Beckett
  • Mayor Sheppard
Credits
Story Notes

Credits by Craig Delich.

Story 16 1 page
Story 17 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 18 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.