World's Finest Comics, #49
Published: December 1950-January 1951
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Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor!
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Tom Sparks
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
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/).
Featuring A Date with Judy; World's Finest Comics
"Everybody - But everybody wants..."
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Men Who Shot Superman!
Characters
- Superman
- Lois Lane
- Howard Figit (intro)
Credits
- Script: Suat Yalaz
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino
Story Notes
writer id by Martin O'Hearn
"Look - Tickets for the annual police ball!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Day's Best Bite!
The City Without a Jail!
Credits
- Script: George Kashdan
- 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/).
"Golly! We've got to see that!"
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Story Notes
Sold by Fleer.
Editorial Advisory Board
Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor!
Characters
- Tom Sparks (intro)
- Nick Sparks (intro)
- Colonel Rey (intro)
Story Notes
Introductory story; continued next issue. Possible Peddy pencils credit added by Craig Delich.
Here's Fun! Build This Erector Amusement Park
Your United Nations at Work
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
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 Town the Law Forgot!
Credits
- Script: Ryerson Johnson
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
"Say, Shorty, we just had a swimming pool built..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Terror on the Choo-Choo Train!
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Ralph Mayo
- Inks: Ralph Mayo
Story Notes
writer credit by Martin O'Hearn
"Vic, have you made a date for the prom yet?"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Wrestling Through the Ages
Featuring Clue Cartoon
"He's that way!"
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
Story Notes
puzzle
A White Feather for Batman!
Storyline
The Penguin launches a series of crimes based on feathers. He sends Batman a white feather, signifying that Batman is a coward, and subsequently Batman begins to lose his nerve when facing the Penguin.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Commissioner James Gordon
- The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)
- unnamed henchman
- unnamed rich person
- unnamed governor
- unnamed guard
- unnamed newsboy
- unnamed citizens
- unnamed professor
- unnamed sportsmen club members
- unnamed actors
- Pete (henchman)
- Mike (henchman)
- unnamed spectators
Credits
- Script: David Vern
- Pencils: Dick Sprang
- Inks: Dick Sprang
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inker identification by 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/).
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Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.