World's Finest Comics, #23
Published: July-August 1946
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Issue Contents:
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Charles Paris
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Art credits by Craig Delich, verified by Jack Burnley. 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/).
The World's Finest Heroes Go to Town in the World's Finest Action Stories!
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Colossus of Metropolis!
Storyline
A group of former silent screen stars sink every penny of their fortunes into re-creating two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in order to gain publicity, all in hopes of reviving their careers. But when they are destroyed in a rainstorm, only Superman can save the day and bring their dreams into fruition.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Jimmy Olsen (?)
- Frank Bushwick
- Coleman Lacy
- Mary Dashiell
- Ray Morris
- Arthur Wingham
- Gerald Keene
Credits
- Script: (uncertain)
- Pencils:
- Inks: (uncertain)
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Script, pencils, and inks credits by Bob Hughes. 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/).
Tommy Holmes
The Radar Runners!
Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
- Speedy [Roy Harper]
Credits
- Pencils: George Papp
- Inks: George Papp
- 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/).
Featuring All Funny Comics; Animal Antics; Funny Stuff
First of Its Kind!
Featuring Picture News
Story Notes
House ad for comic by the printer which printed DC (National)'s comics and was owned by some of the same persons who owned DC.
Whose Zoo?
The Secret of the Seven!
Characters
- The Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter
- Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]
- Alfie Twidgett
- Andre Chavard
- Jan Haasan]
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Steve Brodie
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Curt Swan verified his art credits to Craig Delich. 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/).
"I'm nervous?"
Credits
- Script: Phil Berube
- Pencils: Phil Berube
- Inks: Phil Berube
Eyes of Doom
Credits
- Script: Stan Carter
Room for Improvement!
Characters
- Johnny Everyman
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: John Daly
- Inks: John Daly
Champions Don't Brag!
Storyline
High-powered crook Goldplate Gorney figures that Robin the Boy Wonder knows Batman's identity, and he must be a high school athlete. So he decides to stakeout a big track meet to see which athlete wins the meet, who, therefore, MUST be Robin the Boy Wonder!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Commissioner James Gordon
- Hugh Ross (introduction)
- Robert Batson (introduction)
- Batson's father (introduction)
- John Ross (Hugh's father, introduction)
- Frogskin (villain, introduction)
- Goldplate Gorney (villain, introduction)
- Scat (villain, introduction)
- Hammer (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Inks:
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Mortimer signed as Win on Page 3, panel 3, on the microphone. 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/).
Captain Tootsie and the Wolf Hunt
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
How Thom McAn Foiled the Flood
Story Notes
Back cover.