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Issue Details

Issue	#6
Published	Summer 1942
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	100
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Fred Ray
Inks	Fred Ray
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1; in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

13 page Superman story "Man of Steel Versus Man of Metal"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Metalo (villain, introduction, unnamed scientist-inventor)
Synopsis	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.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils	John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inks	John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Notes	Credits in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives are wrong.
Reprinted	in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

9 page Zatara story "Mystery of the Cat's Eye Spell"

Characters	Zatara; Tong
Genre	occult
Script	Gardner F. Fox ?
Pencils	Joseph Sulman (signed)
Inks	Joseph Sulman (signed)

4 page Drafty #158 story "The Adventure of the Hungry Lion"

Characters	Drafty
Genre	military humor
Script	Ed Moore ?
Pencils	Ed Moore (signed)
Inks	Ed Moore (signed)
Letters	Ed Moore ?
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-2-20.

10 page The Sandman story "The Adventure of the Magic Forest"

Characters	The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Mr. and Nora Tucker; Toby Tucker; The Nightshade (villain, introduction, death); Chunky Harris (villain, death)
Synopsis	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.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Kirby (signed)
Pencils	Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks	Joe Simon (signed)
Letters	Howard Ferguson
Notes	Sandman is now clothed in his later yellow and purple costume. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2009-12-7.
Reprinted	in Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (DC, 1972 series) #9 (August-September 1973); in Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2009 series) #nn

10 page The Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy story "The Adventure of the King of Escape"

Characters	The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; the Eel (villain, introduction)
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils	Hal Sherman (signed)
Inks	Hal Sherman (signed)

8 page Red, White and Blue story "The Case of the Little Fuehrer"

Characters	Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue; Doris West
Genre	adventure
Script	Jerry Siegel ?
Pencils	Harry Lampert
Inks	Harry Lampert

10 page Aquaman story "The Zoo of the Deep"

Characters	Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
Genre	superhero
Script	Mort Weisinger ?
Pencils	Paul Norris
Inks	Paul Norris

8 page Lando, Man of Magic story "The Black Gold Touch"

Characters	Lando
Genre	occult
Pencils	Mike Suchorsky
Inks	Mike Suchorsky

13 page Batman and Robin story "The Secret of Bruce Wayne!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mark Loring (introduction, death); Mr. Rand; Mr. Wicks; Scoop Scanlon; Joker (villain, cameo); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, cameo); Cat-Woman [aka Catwoman, Selina Kyle] (villain, cameo); Ape (villain); Mr. Graves (villain, introduction)
Synopsis	The editor of Vue Magazine offers a raise in salary to his top reporter IF he can discover just WHO is behind the mask of the Batman!
Genre	Superhero
Script	Joe Greene
Pencils	Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks	Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed); George Roussos (backgrounds)
Reprinted	in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1; in Batman and Me (Eclipse Books)