World's Finest Comics, #82

Published: May-June 1956

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World's Finest Comics #82

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The Three Super Musketeers!
1 page superhero

"We've got to stop them from finding out who the Man in the Iron Mask is!"

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Superman, Batman and Robin fend off a group of swordsmen to protect the Man in the Iron Mask.

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Story 1 1 page

"How in 10 minutes of fun a day you can become an amazing 3-D he-man like we did"

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Inside front cover.

The Three Super-Musketeers!
Story 2 12 pages superhero

"One for all, and all for one! Down through the centuries has run that famous motto of the Three Musketeers, those..."

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Clark, Bruce, and Dick are sent into the past by Dr. Nichols to discover the identity of the Man in the Iron Mask.

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Time travel story. Superman's face appears to be drawn by someone other than Sprang, possibly Al Plastino. With inking by Superman regular Kaye images become coherent.

The Indian Fortune Teller
Story 3 6 pages historical; western-frontier

"Two great bear have come upon the defenseless youth, just as our medicine man predicted."

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Any of These Prizes Can Be Yours Without Cost!
Story 4 2 pages

"When you become a member of the Junior Sales Club of America"

Story Notes

On the two pages between page 3 and page 4 of the previous sequence.

Story 5 1 page

"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."

"Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery
Story 6 1 page adventure

"Gee, Wings, that movie ended late"

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  • "Wings" Winchester
  • Winnie
Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!
Story 7 1 page advocacy; superhero

"Boy, this sure has been fun, Superman, like being on a magic carpet!"

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Story Notes

Though we briefly credited Wayne Boring with the Superman figures, due to an error report from Keith Chandler, the consensus of the members of the GCD Main list was that Mortimer was swiping or imitating Boring.

Adventure Under the Sea
Story 8 2 pages non-fiction

"The new-type submarine, returning from its first test run, started to shudder when it as no farther than 500 yards from its..."

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The Pictures of Peril
Story 9 6 pages superhero

"When an apparently harmless photogrpaher takes pictures of the man trophpies of Green Arrow and Speedy, little do the..."

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Green Arrow and Speedy are interviewed by a writer, but crooks plot to find the Arrow-Cave.

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Green Arrow's origin recapped. Not the same as any other version. Green Arrow has red hat.

Story 10 1 page humor; children

"Two, please!" "Later.."

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Story 11 0 pages

"Wildroot Cream-Oil gives you confidence!"

Do You Want Spending Money?
Story 12 1 page

"Sell these popular Patriotic and Religous Mottoes"

Story 13 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Davy to the Rescue!
Story 14 1 page

"Whoop!!"

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Story Notes

Back cover.