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| Month = July |
| Month = July |
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| Year = 1940 |
| Year = 1940 |
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| + | | ReleaseDate = May 11, 1940 |
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| + | | Publisher = DC Comics |
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| + | | Indicia Publisher = Detective Comics, Inc. |
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| + | | Brand/Imprint = A DC Publication |
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| + | | Country = USA |
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| + | | OriginalPrice = $0.15 |
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| + | | Pages = 100 |
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| StoryTitle8 = Batman and Robin Visit the 1940 World's Fair |
| StoryTitle8 = Batman and Robin Visit the 1940 World's Fair |
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| − | | Synopsis1 = Clark and Lois are sent to do a story on the World's Fair, and stumble upon a jewel thief (Blackie Sarto) who is trying to steal a priceless emerald. |
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| − | * Superman, George Taylor and Lois Lane appeared last in {{c|Superman #5}}. They appear next in {{c|Action Comics #26}}. |
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| − | | Synopsis2 = A discredited meat producer is poisoning the Army's current meat supply so that they will get their contract back. Red, Whitey and Blooey stop them with the usual hijinks and banter. |
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| − | | Synopsis3 = A chance sighting of a mysterious yacht, while on the parachute jump, leads Slam and Shorty to help rescue the Princess of Robaria, who is in America to sign papers allowing her nation to sell the Robarian crown jewels. |
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| − | * Slam Bradley appeared last in {{c|Detective Comics #40}}. He appears next in {{c|Detective Comics #41}}. |
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| − | | Synopsis4 = Zatara puts on his own exhibit at the fair, and in the process nabs a pickpocket (Slippery Jed), some armed robbers and a jewel thief. Then he randomly takes his audience on a trip to Mars and flies them through the centre of the sun, only to reveal that it was all an illusion. |
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| − | * Zatara appeared last in {{c|Action Comics #25}}. He next in {{c|Action Comics #26}}. |
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| − | | Synopsis5 = Rex Tyler is sent to run an exhibit for his chemical company, and ends up stopping some crooks from ransacking a rich guy's house while he's out hunting. In one scene, the Hourman releases the head crook to be hunted down by his intended victim. |
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| − | * Hourman appeared last in {{c|Adventure Comics #51}}. He appears next in {{c|All-Star Comics #1}}. |
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| − | | Synopsis6 = While attending the World's Fair, Dian Belmont is kidnapped (*) by Blackie Saunders, "Slugger" Slade, and Butch. Wesley Dodds goes to New York to investigate. A witness leads him to Slugger Slade, a vengeful gangster with a grudge against D.A. Belmont. As the Sandman, Wesley breaks into Slade's mansion and rescues Dian. He then obtains evidence to convict Slade of other crimes. Dian and Wes then return to the Fair. |
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| − | * This is Dian's 1st kidnap. |
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| − | * The Sandman and Dian Belmont both chronologically appeared last in flashback in {{c|All-Star Comics #3}}. He appears next in {{c|All-Star Comics #1}}. She appears next in {{c|Adventure Comics #52}}. |
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| − | * Larry Belmont appeared last in {{c|Adventure Comics #51}}. He appears next in {{c|Adventure Comics #54}}. |
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| − | | Synopsis7 = Johnny decides to treat Daisy to a day at the Fair, but his wallet is stolen aboard the subway, an act the pickpocket will regret for the rest of his life. Johnny's powers get overhauled a little in this story. Now when he says the magic words, his wishes are actually enforced by thunderbolts, and people who don't do what he says get zapped. |
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| − | * Johnny Thunder, the Thunderbolt and Daisy Darling all appeared last in {{c|Flash Comics #6}}. They appear next in {{c|Flash Comics #7}}. |
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| − | | Synopsis8 = While Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson visit the New York World's Fair, they learn that the Great West River Bridge has mysteriously collapsed. The duo investigate the disaster. When another bridge is destroyed and a third (the Flavin Bridge) is targeted, Batman and Robin go into action. They learn that a scientist, Dr. Hugo Vreekill, has invented a device which crumbles steel; now he's ready to demand blackmail money from bridge-building companies, starting with the Travers Engineering Corporation. Vreekill has smuggled one of the steel-melting/crumbling devices into State Prison, to free an army of criminals to work for him, so that's Batman's first stop. Batman and Robin arrive in the Batplane at the State Penitentiary just as the breakout is occurring. They stun all the prisoners with gas bombs, beat them up, tie them up, and hop back in the Batplane before the police can arrive and arrest them, (as the wanted vigilantes they still are). Next, it's off to a threatened building (the Monarch Building, still under construction), and finally to Vreekill's lab, where Vreekill grabs a live wire and kills himself, rather than face prison. Batman's response? "He saved the State the job!" |
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| − | * Apparently nobody bothers to confiscate Vreekill's notes nor equipment and use them to build weapons. |
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| − | * Batman and Robin appeared last in {{c|Detective Comics #40}}. They appear next in {{c|Detective Comics #41}}. |
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| − | * Commissioner Gordon appeared last in {{c|Batman #1}}. He appears next in {{c|Detective Comics #42}}. |
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| Editor1_1 = Whitney Ellsworth |
| Editor1_1 = Whitney Ellsworth |
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Appearing in "Superman at the 1940 World's Fair"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Adversaries:
- Blackie Sarto (Single appearance)[1]
Locations:
Items:
- Madras Emerald
Synopsis for "Superman at the 1940 World's Fair"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in Red, White, and Blue: "The War Games"
Featured Characters:
Adversaries:
- Mr. Crabbe (President of rival meat company);
- Guile
- Savage
Other Characters
- T. R. Tapley (President of Tapley Meat Company);
Locations:
Synopsis for Red, White, and Blue: "The War Games"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Slam Bradley at the 1940 World's Fair"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Adversaries:
Other Characters:
- Baron Severin (Single appearance)[1]
- Miss Mason (Single appearance)[1]
- Princess Ileana (Single appearance)[1]
Locations:
Synopsis for "Slam Bradley at the 1940 World's Fair"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Zatara at the World's Fair"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- None
Adversaries:
- Slippery Jed (Single appearance)[1]
Other Characters:
Locations:
Synopsis for "Zatara at the World's Fair"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Hourman at the World's Fair"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Mister Bannerman
- The Earth-Vertigo version of Rex Tyler's boss was named "Bannermain." This guy is named "Bannerman."
Adversaries:
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "Hourman at the World's Fair"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Sandman Goes to the World's Fair"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Adversaries:
- Butch (Single appearance)[1]
- Slade (Single appearance)[1]
- Slugger (Single appearance)[1]
- Slade's unnamed butler (Single appearance)[1]
Other Characters:
- Agatha (Single appearance)[1]
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "Sandman Goes to the World's Fair"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Johnny Thunderbolt at the World's Fair"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Adversaries:
- Unnamed thief (Single appearance)[1]
Locations:
Synopsis for "Johnny Thunderbolt at the World's Fair"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Batman and Robin Visit the 1940 World's Fair"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Adversaries:
- Hugo Vreekill (Death)
- Hundreds of penitentiary convicts
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Earth-Two
- New York City
- State Penitentiary
Items:
- Hugo Vreekill's short-wave steel-melting weapon
Vehicles:
- Batplane
Synopsis for "Batman and Robin Visit the 1940 World's Fair"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- This issue was sold at the 1940 New York World's Fair.
- 96-page special, cover price 15 cents.
- Originally un-numbered.
- Includes a four-page "Hanko the Cowhand" strip by Creig Flessel.
- Includes "Fair Facts About the 1940 New York World's Fair".
- Includes a "Silly Stuff" filler strip by Henry Boltinoff.
- Superman at the 1940 World's Fair is reprinted in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives, Volume 1.
- Batman And Robin Visit The 1940 World's Fair is reprinted in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1.
- Sandman Goes To The World's Fair is reprinted in Golden Age Sandman Archives 1.
- This issue is reprinted in DC Comics Rarities Archives #1.
Trivia
- First published picture of Batman, Robin and Superman together.
See Also
- Write your own review of this comic!
- Discuss New York World's Fair Comics Vol 1 2 on the forums
- Images from New York World's Fair Comics Vol 1 2
Recommended Reading
- Action Comics
- Adventure Comics
- All-Star Comics
- Detective Comics
Links and References
- New York World's Fair Comics #2 index entry
- New York World's Fair Comics #2 anthology spoilers
- New York World's Fair Comics #2 Batman spoilers
- New York World's Fair Comics series index at the Grand Comics Database
- New York World's Fair article at Wikipedia
Footnotes
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