| Issue | #12 |
| Published | Winter 1944 |
| Cover Price | 0.15 USD |
| Pages | 92 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Burnley |
| Inks | Jack Burnley |
| 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 |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Mr. Gerkin (Link's boss); The Lynx [Lester Link](introduction); Tornadi (villain); Pig-Eye (villain); Baby-Face (villain) |
| Synopsis | Mild mannered Lester Link, upset that he is squandering away his life for a mere pittance, quits his job and declares himself to reporters Lane and Kent that he is the secret ruler of the underworld. The underworld gang bosses, however, have something to say about that! |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed) |
| Pencils | Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Notes | Credits in Archives are wrong. Writer identification by Bob Hughes and verified by Craig Delich (November, 2005). |
| Reprinted | in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Hal Sherman |
| Inks | Hal Sherman |
| Characters | Drafty; Tim |
| Genre | military humor |
| Pencils | Stan Kaye |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Characters | Zatara |
| Genre | occult |
| Notes | Artist revision by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Credit previously assigned to Joseph Sulman? |
| Characters | Super-Sleuth McFooey |
| Genre | humor; crime |
| Script | Jack Farr |
| Pencils | Jack Farr |
| Inks | Jack Farr |
| Letters | Jack Farr |
| Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-1-19. |
| Characters | The Boy Commandos [Brooklyn (aka Dan Turpin); Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Captain Rip Carter |
| Genre | war; adventure |
| Script | Joe Simon |
| Pencils | Joe Simon |
| Inks | Marvin Stein ? |
| Notes | Credits by Craig Delich (May, 2004). |
| Characters | Dover; Clover |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff? Whitney Ellsworth? |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | Writer credit [Ellsworth] added by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-2-21. |
| Characters | Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Arrowcar |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Cliff Young |
| Inks | Steve Brodie |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle; Slick Swade (villain, introduction); Squirrel (villain, introduction); Spud (villain, introduction); Topper (villain, introduction) |
| Synopsis | While shopping one day, Alfred accidently overhears a mobster the Batman once put in jail attempt extortion on another criminal named Squirrel, so he gets involved in the apprehension of said villain and helps to recover a fortune in diamonds. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Dick Sprang |
| Inks | Dick Sprang |
| Notes | Last appearance of rotund Alfred in World's Finest. |
| Reprinted | in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 |