World's Finest Comics, #70

Published: May-June 1954

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World's Finest Comics #70

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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/).

Binky Says: "Welcome Amigo!"
Story 1 1 page advocacy; teen
Characters
  • Binky
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Two Faces of Superman!
Story 2 12 pages superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
Story 3 1 page humor; children

"I'm afraid of wild animals in these woods..."

Credits
Story 4 1 page non-fiction

"How does the light reflected by the Earth..."

Credits
Story 5 1 page humor

"How was school today, Pete?"

Editorial Advisory Board
Story 6 1 page
The Racketeer's Revenge
Story 7 4 pages detective-mystery
Credits
Story 8 0 pages
The Joust of Jeopardy!
Story 9 10 pages superhero
Characters
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • Speedy [Roy Harper]
Credits
The Line of Stars Presents

Featuring The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; The Adventures of Bob Hope

Story 10 1 page
Story 11 1 page humor

"How much do you get a week?"

The Tale of a Cat!
Story 12 4 pages fantasy
Characters
  • Jimminy
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/). Schnapp did not do the word balloons. The word balloons were probably done by the artist.

The Burning of Bonnville!
Story 13 10 pages historical; western-frontier
Characters
  • Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit per Craig Delich.

Three Exciting New Adventures

Featuring superman

Story 14 0 pages
Away from It All
Story 15 2 pages non-fiction
The Line of Stars Presents
Story 16 1 page
Credits
A Day in the Life of a Paratrooper
Story 17 5 pages non-fiction; military
Credits
The Crime Consultant!
Story 18 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Batman suspects Jay Varden of planning crimes for criminals, but has no evidence against him. So to get the captured criminals to testify against Varden, Batman conducts an elaborate scheme to convince the world that Batman's secret identity is...Jay Varden.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Jay Varden (villain, introduction)
  • Bud Parsons (villain, introduction)
  • Mack Manchard (villain, introduction)
Credits
Story Notes

Possible script credits per Craig Delich. Inks credit also per Delich; we formerly credited Charles Paris.

Story 19 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 20 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.