World's Best Vol 1 1

World's Best Vol 1 #1 Published Released Spring, 1941 February 10, 1941 Issue Details Pages 100 Original Price $0.15 Cover Artists Fred Ray Publisher DC Comics Indicia Publisher World's Best Comics Company Brand/Imprint A DC Publication "Superman vs the Rainmaker" Writers Jerry Siegel Pencilers Wayne Boring Inkers Don Komisarow Editors Whitney Ellsworth Murray Boltinoff "Red, White and Blue" Writers Jerry Siegel Pencilers Harry Lampert Inkers Harry Lampert "Crimson Avenger" Writers Jack Lehti Pencilers Jack Lehti Inkers Charles Paris Letterers Charles Paris "Johnny Thunder" Writers John B. Wentworth Pencilers Stan Aschmeier Inkers Stan Aschmeier "Tong War in ChinaTown" Writers Henry Boltinoff Pencilers Henry Boltinoff Inkers Henry Boltinoff "The Menace" Writers Gardner Fox Pencilers Joseph Sulman Inkers Joseph Sulman "Drafty #158" Writers Ed Moore Pencilers Ed Moore Inkers Ed Moore "The King" Writers Gardner Fox Pencilers Harry Lampert Inkers Harry Lampert Letterers Harry Lampert "Punch Parker" "Lando, Man of Magic" Writers Howard Purcell Pencilers Howard Purcell Inkers Howard Purcell "The Witch and the Manuscript of Doom" Writers Bill Finger Pencilers Bob Kane Inkers Bob Kane Previous Issue Next Issue — World's Finest #2

Appearing in "Superman vs the Rainmaker"

Featured Characters:

•  Superman 

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane

Adversaries:

• Rainmaker (Death)

Other Characters:

• Perry White
• B. Drexel Rutherford
• Rutherford's wife

Locations:

• Metropolis

• Daily Planet

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Synopsis for "Superman vs the Rainmaker"

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Appearing in "Red, White and Blue"

Featured Characters:

• Red, White and Blue

• Blooey Blue
• Red Dugan
• Whitey Smith

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Adversaries:

• Kidnappers

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Synopsis for "Red, White and Blue"

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Appearing in "Crimson Avenger"

Featured Characters:

• Crimson Avenger

Supporting Characters:

• Wing

Adversaries:

• Kidnappers

• Gans (Single appearance)
• Oskar (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Ambassador of Bolivinia (Single appearance)
• Tommy (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for "Crimson Avenger"

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Appearing in "Johnny Thunder"

Featured Characters:

• Johnny Thunder

Supporting Characters:

• Thunderbolt

Adversaries:

• Mr. Leaps (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Herman Darling
• Homer Legion (Single appearance)
• Mr. Katz (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for "Johnny Thunder"

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Appearing in "Tong War in ChinaTown"

Featured Characters:

• Young Doc Davis

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Appearing in "The Menace"

Featured Characters:

•  Zatara 

Supporting Characters:

Adversaries:

• The Menace (John West) (Single appearance)
• Gangsters (Single appearance)

• Spud (Single appearance)
• Bill (Single appearance)
• Joe (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Cole (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Carson City

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Synopsis for "The Menace"

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Appearing in "Drafty #158"

Featured Characters:

• Drafty #158

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Appearing in "The King"

Featured Characters:

• The King (Appears in flashback and main story)

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Adversaries:

• The Witch (Appears in flashback and main story)

Other Characters:

• Jim Nelson (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Herb Harper

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Appearing in "Punch Parker"

Featured Characters:

• Punch Parker

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Appearing in "Lando, Man of Magic"

Featured Characters:

• Lando, Man of Magic

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Appearing in "The Witch and the Manuscript of Doom"

Featured Characters:

•  Batman 

Supporting Characters:

• Robin
• James Gordon

Adversaries:

• The Witch

Other Characters:

• Melissa Brunt
• Erik Dorne (Death)
• Joshua Grimm
• Harvey Morrow
• Jane Ware

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Synopsis for "The Witch and the Manuscript of Doom"

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Notes

• World's Best Comics had that title for the first issue only.

• "Superman vs the Rainmaker" is reprinted in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives, Volume 1. The title was added when reprinted; in this issue, the story is untitled.
  • In this story, Lois Lane is kidnapped for the 13th time.

• "The Witch and the Manuscript of Doom" is reprinted in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1.

• Aside from the stories above, this issue contains:

• "Just Like Junior"
• "Danger Ahead" by Arch O'Hara (text story)
• "Dinky" by Henry Boltinoff
• "Carnival" by George Shute (text story)

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