World's Finest Comics, #19
Published: Fall 1945
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Issue Contents:
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Pencils: Dick Sprang
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Dick Sprang
- Inks: Jack Burnley
Story Notes
Burnley art credits verified from original art by Craig Delich. We previously credited Fred Ray with inks.
The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Battle of the Zodiac!
Storyline
Superman confronts an astrologer that is conning people into believing they could become rich by using the powers of the ancients, then got those people to entrust all of their money to him.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Apollo
- Orion
- Neptune
- Jupiter
- Aba Raja (villain)
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils:
- Inks:
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
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/).
"Paydays he always hightails it for town..."
Credits
- Pencils: Roland Coe
- Inks: Roland Coe
Bridges for Bandits!
Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
- Speedy [Roy Harper]
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Maurice Del Bourgo
- Inks: Maurice Del Bourgo
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
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/).
Sam Colt (1)
Featuring Billy Brand
Magic, Many Miles Away!
Characters
- Zatara
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Scott Shriver
- Inks: Scott Shriver
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
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/).
Casey of the K9s!
Characters
- Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter
- Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]
- Alfie Twidgett
- Andre Chavard
- Jan Haasan]
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Louis Cazeneuve
- Inks: Louis Cazeneuve
Tops in Comics!
Guns of Victory
Credits
- Script: Clem Warren
Men of Good Will!
Characters
- Johnny Everyman
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: John Daly
- Inks: John Daly
Want to Be a Football Champion?
The League for Larceny!
Storyline
The Joker, after escaping from prison, decides on a new plan of gaining riches: to use a "reformed" criminal to pave the way to loot the homes of the rich and gain control of a crime reform committee and its funds.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Alfred Pennyworth
- The Joker (villain)
- The Velvet Kid (villain)
- Biff (villain)
- Pinky (villain)
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Bob Kane
- Inks: Ray Burnley
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Credits by Craig Delich, verified by Bob Kane to Joe Desris.
How Thom McAn Made Tokyo Tremble
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade
Credits
- Pencils: C. C. Beck
- Inks: Pete Costanza
- Script: C. C. Beck (uncertain)
Story Notes
Back cover.