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World's Finest Comics #6

DC · Series began 1941 · Summer 1942

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Dates

Cover date: Summer 1942
On sale: April 28, 1942
Pages: 100

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Fred Ray, John Sikela, Joe Sulman, Ed Moore, Cliff Young, Jack Kirby, Harold Sherman, Harry Lampert, Paul Norris, George Storm, Mike Suchorsky, Henry Boltinoff, Jerry Robinsoninks: Fred Ray, John Sikela, Joe Sulman, Ed Moore, Cliff Young, Joe Simon, Harold Sherman, Harry Lampert, Paul Norris, George Storm, Mike Suchorsky, Henry Boltinoff, Jerry Robinson, George Roussosscript: Jerry Siegel, John Hilton, Jack Kirby, Eric Carter, Henry Boltinoff, Joseph Greeneletters: Howard Ferguson

Stories

Man of Steel Versus Man of Metal! · 13 pages
Superman meets Metalo, a scientist who has super strength and a metal suit, who has been committing the crimes that were blamed on the Man of Steel.
Mystery of the Cat's Eye Spell · 9 pages
The Adventure of the Hungry Lion · 4 pages
Strange Prophecy · 2 pages
The Adventure of the Magic Forest · 10 pages
The Sandman and Sandy face the dire threat of a new villain who promises felons perfect crimes and a perfect hiding place in his Magic Forest in exchange for some of their loot.
The Adventure of the King of Escape · 10 pages
Case of the Little Fuehrer · 8 pages
The Zoo of the Deep · 10 pages
Killer's Slip-Up · 2 pages
The Black Gold Touch! · 8 pages
The Secret of Bruce Wayne! · 13 pages
The editor of View Magazine offers a raise in salary to his top reporter IF he or she can discover just WHO is behind the mask of the Batman!

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanClark KentSupermanDick GraysonRobinLois LaneJokerSelina KyleCatwomanCommissioner James GordonJimmy OlsenPerry WhiteOswald CobblepotPenguinWesley DoddsThe SandmanSylvester PembertonThe Star-Spangled KidPat DuganStripesyZataraSandy HawkinsJerry the JitterbugSandy the Golden BoyTongAquamanRed DuganWhitey SmithBlooey Blue

Reprinted in

Mighty Comic (1960), Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (1972), Batman & Me (1989), Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (2002), Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (2004), The Batman Chronicles (2005), The Superman Chronicles (2006), The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2009), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Batman: The Golden Age (2016), Superman: The Golden Age (2016), DC's Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Super-Villains (2020)