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World's Finest Comics #3

DC · Series began 1941 · Fall 1941

first appearance of Scarecrow

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane, Batman villain) — villain, first appearance, origin

Dates

Cover date: Fall 1941
On sale: August 15, 1941
Pages: 100

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Fred Ray, Leo Nowak, Howard Purcell, Paul Norris, Stan Asch, Cliff Young, Henry Boltinoff, Joe Sulman, Ed Moore, Creig Flessel, Harry Lampert, Bob Kane, Jerry Robinsoninks: Fred Ray, Leo Nowak, Howard Purcell, Paul Norris, Stan Asch, Cliff Young, Henry Boltinoff, Joe Sulman, Ed Moore, Chad Grothkopf, Harry Lampert, George Roussosscript: Jerry Siegel, Jack Lehti, John Wentworth, Edgar Weston, Henry Boltinoff, Gardner Fox, Frank Cooper, Bill Fingerletters: George Roussos

Stories

The Case of the Death Express · 13 pages
Clark Kent (a.k.a. Superman) investigates a series of railroad accidents that turn out to be anything BUT accidental!
The Adventure of the Informer · 8 pages
The Adventure of the Uncut Diamonds · 5 pages
The Story of the Man Who Couldn't Lose · 8 pages
Wet Alibi · 2 pages
The Case of the Missing Millionaire · 6 pages
Magic Casts Its Vote · 9 pages
The End of the Trail · 4 pages
Crime Visits the Opera · 8 pages
Wes and Dian attend the opera to hear a singer they know well, but are astounded to hear loud boos from the audience in response to a superb performance. Sandman discovers a cruel racketeer who is blackmailing top stars to pay up front for audience approval or else!
The Case of the Counterfeit Tickets · 7 pages
X-Ray Picture · 2 pages
The Panama Canal Mystery · 8 pages
The Riddle of the Human Scarecrow · 13 pages
A new master criminal begins his career by using psychology upon his victims: the psychology of fear!

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanClark KentSupermanDick GraysonRobinPerry WhiteJonathan CraneScarecrowWesley DoddsThe SandmanThe Crimson AvengerJohnny ThunderLee TravisZataraThunderboltWing HowTongDian BelmontThe KingRed DuganWhitey SmithBlooey BlueDaisy DarlingKing StandishLandoThe WitchDoris WestDoc Davis

Reprinted in

Limited Collectors' Edition (1972), Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (2002), Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (2004), Batman: Scarecrow Tales (2005), The Batman Chronicles (2005), The Superman Chronicles (2006), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Batman Arkham: Scarecrow (2016), Superman: The Golden Age (2016), Batman: The Golden Age (2016)