World's Finest Comics, #7

Published: Fall 1942

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World's Finest Comics #7

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

Art credits verified by Burnley.

Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Story 2 1 page
Storyline

Listing features and short story information.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Credits
Story Notes

Art credits per Craig Delich.

The Eight Doomed Men!
Story 3 13 pages superhero
Storyline

The members of the Elkhart University Pi Theta Dau fraternity vow upon graduation to meet 20 years later, and that they do...where someone vows to kill each and every one of them!

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Andrew P. Stone
  • Heels (death)
  • Charlie Goodfellow (death)
  • Chick Ryan
  • Dr. Dan Mallory
  • Conrad Thorndike
  • Henry Kimball (death)
  • Albert Damon (death)
  • Jenkins (villain, Stone's chauffeur, death)
Credits
Story Notes

Credits in World's Finest Archives are wrong.

The Case of the Walking Dynamo
Story 4 9 pages adventure
Storyline

A bolt of lightning accidentally crashes through the window of Professor Bly, turning him into a human magnet. He now considers himself unstoppable and decides to lead a life of crime.

Characters
  • Zatara
  • The Magnet [Professor Bly] (villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Titled "Adventure of the Walking Dynamo" in table of contents.

Bringing in "Baby" (1)
Story 5 4 pages humor; military
Storyline

Drafty and Tim are ordered to meet the in-coming train and take charge of General Slater's baby.

Characters
  • Drafty
  • Tim
  • General Slater
  • Baby Slater (General's daughter)
Credits
Story Notes

Story title from table of contents.

Wise Lady
Story 6 2 pages adventure; crime
Storyline

As Nanny prepares to take little Richard to the movies, their chauffeur suddenly pulls a gun on them, and completes his kidnapping attempt.

Characters
  • Nanny
  • Richard
  • Trooper Trent
  • Mike Durrant (villain)
Credits
Story 7 1 page
Story Notes

Full-page ad for Leading Comics #3, Superman #18, Batman #12, All-Star #12, Mutt & Jeff #5, All-Flash #3 and Green Lantern #5 (with covers and some original art).

A Modern Arabian Nightmare

Featuring The Sandman and Sandy the Golden Boy

Story 8 10 pages superhero
Storyline

An ancient idol, once created when thieves formed their own cults and set up idols against "The Wrath of the Caliph," now is used by modern criminals for their own greedy purposes.

Characters
  • The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]
  • Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]
  • Morgan Peale (death)
  • Julius Calter
  • Joe
  • Janos Mura
  • Mason Ryle (villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Diagram of the wirepoon gun found in this story. Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

The Case of the Jinxed Skyscraper
Story 9 9 pages superhero
Storyline

Mr. Ghool escapes from prison and begins to sabotage work on a new building being erected because he once hid his loot on the lot the building is being built on.

Characters
  • The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]
  • Stripesy [Pat Dugan]
  • Mr. Ghool (villain)
Credits
The Phantom Voice (1)

Featuring Red, White and Blue

Story 10 8 pages adventure
Storyline

A mysterious Nazi by the name of Marshall Gruen bails out of a plane and is captured, but offers to divulge secrets of vital importance to the American government.

Characters
  • Red Dugan
  • Whitey White
  • Blooey Blue
  • Doris West
  • Marshall Gruen (villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Title from table of contents. Marshall Gruen is drawn to resemble Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarshal Hermann Göring.

Wings of Flame

Featuring The Green Arrow

Story 11 13 pages superhero
Storyline

A new criminal uses pigeons to help set fires with thermite capsules and create a blind while he and his gang commit crimes.

Characters
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • Speedy [Roy Harper]
  • The Blaze (villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Titled "The Man Who Couldn't Burn" in the table of contents. Art identification by Craig Delich.

Where There's Smoke--
Story 12 2 pages crime
Storyline

Dr. Dearing is accosted in his office by a pair of crooks who want the plans for a new secret government explosive.

Characters
  • Dr. Tom Dearing
  • Ramsey
  • Max (villain)
Credits

Featuring Gee Man

Story 13 2 pages humor

"Hey, Rover- Wake up!"

Storyline

Officer Gee Man and his assistant, Rover, are asked to keep their eyes on a man's car while he makes a phone call.

Characters
  • Gee Man
  • Rover (a dog)
Credits
The Vanishing V-Men!

Featuring Lando

Story 14 8 pages superhero
Storyline

A cheap vaudeville magician, hounded by bill collectors, decides to join a gang, helping to kidnap five millionaires for ransom. But Lando uses his true magic to save the men and the magician's good name.

Characters
  • Lando
  • Mastro the Great (villain)
  • Cara
Credits
Story Notes

Titled "Quicker Than the Eye" in table of contents.

The Big Eight!
Story 15 1 page superhero
Storyline

Illustrated promotional advertisement, with covers, for Action #52, Adventure #78, More Fun #83, Star-Spangled #12, Sensation #9, Flash #33, Detective #67 and All-American #42.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
  • Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
  • Doiby Dickles
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Price]
  • The Guardian [Jim Harper]
  • The Newsboy Legion [Scrapper
  • Gabby
  • Big Words
  • Tommy Tompkins]
  • The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]
  • Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • Speedy [Roy Harper]
  • Hawkman [Carter Hall]
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
  • Zatara
  • Congo Bill
  • Mr. America [Tex Thompson]
The North Pole Crimes!

Featuring Batman with Robin

Story 16 13 pages superhero
Storyline

A ruthless gang of criminals heads to the far north to commit crimes and the Dynamic Duo must solve the riddle of their leaving a snowman at the scene of every crime they commit.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Commissioner James Gordon
  • Cal Daly (introduction)
  • Curly (introduction, death)
  • Angles Bigbee (villain, introduction)
  • The Snow Man Bandits (villains, introduction for all)
  • Ray (villain, introduction)
Credits
Story Notes

First use of snow costumes. Batman and Robin also wear insulated and heated uniforms. Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Story 17 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Coming at You on the Screen!
Story 18 1 page superhero
Storyline

Illustrated advertisement for Paramount Pictures' Superman cartoon series, announcing episodes "Electric Earthquake," "Volcano," "Terror in the Midway," "The Japoteurs," "Twin Trouble," and "Showdown."

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
Story Notes

Back cover.