| Issue | #18 |
| Published | Summer 1945 |
| Cover Price | 0.15 USD |
| Pages | 84 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Burnley |
| Inks | Charles Paris |
| Letters | typeset |
| Reprinted | in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 (2004); in Superman: The World's Finest Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 (2009) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Tommy Blake; Pete Blake (villain, Tommy's brother); Harvey Stratton (villain) |
| Synopsis | Young newsboy Tommy Blake wants to enter the Planet's contest, "Reporter For a Day", but soon learns that his brother is involved in distributing counterfeit ration books. Superman has to step in and help Tommy write the story of his life, which earns him a spot as reporter on the Daily Planet! |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Alvin Schwartz [as Jerry Siegel] (signed) |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Notes | Credits by Craig Delich (May, 2004). |
| Reprinted | in Superman: The World's Finest Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 (2009) |
| Characters | Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Joe Samachson |
| Pencils | Jon Small |
| Inks | Jon Small |
| Characters | Zatara |
| Genre | occult |
| Pencils | William F. White |
| Inks | William F. White |
| Characters | Boy Commandos [Brooklyn (aka Dan Turpin); Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Captain Rip Carter; Lord Alfred |
| Genre | war; adventure |
| Pencils | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Inks | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Characters | Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Maurice del Burgo |
| Inks | Maurice del Burgo |
| Characters | Johnny Everyman |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Jack Schiff |
| Pencils | John Daly |
| Inks | John Daly |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor L. M. Brane (villain, introduction); Thimble (villain); Batmobile |
| Synopsis | Batman and Robin face a new twist on crime: a man who hires only specialists in crime to carry out his plans. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Don Cameron |
| Pencils | Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed) |
| Inks | Norman Fallon [as Bob Kane] (signed) |
| Notes | Credits by Craig Delich (May, 2004). Robin uses a new weapon against crime called the Batpoon in this story. |
| Reprinted | in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 (2004) |