World's Finest Comics, #50

Published: February-March 1951

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World's Finest Comics #50

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

Featuring Big Town

Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Superman Super-Wrecker
Story 2 12 pages superhero
Storyline

A census taker demands Superman list an occupation.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Perry White
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit by Bob Hughes.

Story 3 1 page
Story 4 1 page children

"Gee, Tommy, what a neat skating sweater!"

Credits
Story Notes

Sold by Fleer.

Editorial Advisory Board
Story 5 1 page
The Sightless Archer!
Story 6 10 pages superhero
Storyline

Green Arrow has to perform his regular stunts, although temporarily blinded.

Characters
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • Speedy [Roy Harper]
Credits
Captain Tootsie Cheers Orphans
Story 7 1 page superhero
Storyline

Captain Tootsie brings a sled to the orphanage so the children can play in the snow.

Credits
Story 8 1 page humor; teen

"Oh boy, winter!"

Lucky Block
Story 9 0 pages
Valley of Ghosts!
Story 10 8 pages science fiction
Characters
  • Tom Sparks
  • Ned Sparks
  • Col. Rey
Credits
Story Notes

Continued from previous issue.

Featuring Clue Cartoon

Story 11 1 page

"They make horror films that way!"

Story Notes

puzzle

Story 12 1 page

Featuring Tomahawk

Story 13 1 page
Story 14 0 pages
Land of a Thousand Smokes!
Story 15 10 pages western-frontier
Characters
  • Wyoming Kid
Story 16 1 page humor; children

"Golly, we both got bad report cards..."

Story 17 0 pages
Story 18 1 page humor; teen

"I'll be down in ten minutes, Larry!"

Featuring Vitamin Vic

Story 19 4 pages humor

"Our own homespun young super-genius..."

Characters
  • Vitamin Vic
Credits
Story Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Liquid Larceny!
Story 20 6 pages adventure
Storyline

Zatara campaigns against wasting water.

Characters
  • Zatara
  • Soapy
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit by Bob Hughes.

The Rounded Play
Story 21 2 pages non-fiction
Bullet-Hole Club
Story 22 12 pages superhero
Storyline

A private detective petitions Batman and the other members of the prestigious "Bullet-Hole Club" to become a member...even if he has to purposely put himself in the way of bodily harm to do it!

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Commissioner James Gordon
  • Bullet-Hole Club [Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Detective Peter Wells
  • Patrolman Vincent Guffy
  • Detective Pat Gill
  • Patrolman B. White
  • Customs Agent Howard Kiley
  • G-Man Terry Collins
  • Patrolman Benson
  • Policeman Eddie Jenks]
  • Joe Flint (villain, Private Detective)
  • Pete (villain)
  • Froggy (villain)
  • Detective Raines
Credits
Story Notes

Pencil credit verified by Dick Sprang. 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/).

The World of Adventure in Books
Story 23 1 page advocacy
Characters
  • Tomahawk
  • Green Arrow
  • Shining Knight
Credits
Story Notes

Found on the inside back cover. 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/).

Story 24 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.