World's Finest Comics, #11

Published: Fall 1943

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World's Finest Comics #11

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

Cover art verified to Craig Delich by Jack Burnley.

Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The City of Hate!
Story 2 13 pages superhero
Storyline

A deranged lunatic tries to sabotage the Daily Planet by killing four people the newspaper has selected as "The Finest People in the City" through the use of his invention, "The Hate Gas".

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White
  • Cameo: Jimmy Olsen
  • Ralph Denning (builder)
  • Franklin Mallory (bank President)
  • Dr. Morris Mowbray
  • Nicholas Finelli (philanthropist)
  • The Skeptic [Charlie Frost] (villain, introduction, Daily Planet janitor, brother of late Professor Milton Frost)
Credits
Story Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes and verified by Craig Delich. Credits in Archives are wrong.

Story 3 1 page

"Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"

The Little Land That Wasn't There!
Story 4 11 pages superhero
Characters
  • The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]
  • Stripesy [Pat Dugan]
Credits
Small Time Dictator
Story 5 2 pages
A Day in Africa!
Story 6 4 pages humor; military
Characters
  • Drafty
  • Tim
Credits
Are You Pre-Flight Material?
Story 7 2 pages
Coupons of Cutthroats!
Story 8 9 pages adventure
Characters
  • Zatara
Credits
Story 9 1 page humor; military

"Oh-oh - Rain!"

Featuring Pixture Puzzles

Story 10 1 page
Credits
Sand Dunes of Death!
Story 11 12 pages adventure; war
Characters
  • The Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter
  • Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]
  • Alfie Twidgett
  • Andre Chavard
  • Jan Haasan]
Credits
Story Notes

Kirby pencils and Simon inker or co-inker per Nick Caputo. Craig Delich credited Simon on pencils and Kirby on inks.

The Man Who Came Back!
Story 12 8 pages non-fiction
Credits
Lamp of Justice
Story 13 2 pages
Credits
The Criminal Who Reversed the Crime!
Story 14 10 pages superhero
Characters
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • Speedy [Roy Harper]
Credits
A Thief in Time!
Story 15 12 pages superhero
Storyline

An obscure laboratory worker from the future creates a space time warp and arrives in Gotham City, bent on making himself a millionaire before he is drawn back into his own era.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Father Time (cameo, splash only)
  • Rob Callender (villain, introduction)
  • Callender's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Credits
Story Notes

Inker credit verified to Craig Delich by Jack Burnley and Fred Ray. Oddity: Callender invents a hand generator, which produces a light-absorbing ray that obscures an area in total blackness, much like Dr. Mid-Nite's blackout bomb. Greater Gotham City existed in 2043.

The Big Eight!
Story 16 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!
Story 17 1 page superhero

"This Monster Man is very dangerous, so remember--"

Characters
Credits
Story Notes

Back cover.