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World's Finest Comics, #72

Published: September-October 1954

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Fort Crime!

Story Featuring Superman and Batman and Robin

"Superman and Batman in one adventure together..."

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As men fire cannons and guns from the top of a fort, Superman soars forward, fending off the armaments with his fists, while Batman and Robin trail behind, clinging to the Man of Steel's cape.

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Art credits for this cover were a matter of some debate on the GCD-Main email list. Agreement is that everything except the Superman/Batman and Robin characters are by Swan/Kaye. There is some doubt about the Superman/Batman and Robin characters as possibly being by Win Mortimer. Win Mortimer denies having any part of this cover in a conversation with Craig Delich, so if those are Win Mortimer figures they were most likely added by paste-ups from the production department and not drawn by Win Mortimer specifically for this cover. The Showcase Presents reprint credits Mortimer only.

Fort Crime!

Story Featuring Superman and Batman and Robin

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Superman and Batman must find out who has been supplying weapons to the Heavy-Weapons Gang.

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Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 lists Stan Kaye inks. Klein/Reed and Archives incorrectly list Paris inks.

The Flying Archers!

Story Featuring Green Arrow

"High above the streets resound the twangs of two might bows as Green Arrow and Speedy, emerald archers of justice, take to the air! But why, gangland soon begins to wonder, do the battling bowmen avoid fighting crime on..."

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When Oliver sprains his ankle, Green Arrow takes to the air.

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Green Arrow wears a red hat.

The Talons of Terror!

Story Featuring Tomahawk

"The Black Falcon... eerie marauder of the night, who struck terror into the hearts of those who traveled the back roads along the frontier! None knew his real identity -- none could stop him! Then, from out of the woods..."

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Buzzy Says: "Work Can Be Fun!"

Story Featuring Buzzy

"I hear Buzzy and Susie are doing some part-time work these days -- and for nothing, too, the saps!"

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Buzzy and Susie play with, teach and act as mentors for kids at Cupcake Center Day Camp.

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inside front cover

"Your week would be incomplete without it!"

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Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye Superman image incorporated into this puzzle page.

"A miser won't mind parting with this!"

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Plumes of Peril

"They belonged to the birds of paradise, and fear didn't deter courageous adventurers from hunting them."

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How Chuck's Fineline Pen Got Him in the Movies!

"Hollywood's biggest star!"

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Back cover.

"Come on, Buddy, quit being a bag-of-bones weakling like I was"

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Inside back cover.

Do You Need Money?

"$35.00 is yours for selling only 50 boxes of our 300 Christmas card line. And this can be done in a single day. Free samples. Other leading boxes on approval. Many surprise items. It costs you nothing to try. Mail coupon below today."

Here He Is --

"The one and old Jimmy Olsen together with the one and only Superman"

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The ad promotes Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 including three stories inside ("The Boy of 100 Faces!," "The Man of Steel's Substitute!" and "The Case of the Lumberjack Jinx!"). It also includes an image of the issue's cover and artwork from the splash panel of "The Boy of 100 Faces!" (recolored).

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Below the Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids advertisement. Includes a plug for polio research.

"There's nothing I like better than a parade!"

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Above the Editorial Advisory Board

Three Exciting New Adventures

Story Featuring Batman

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On the last page of the previous story sequence. The ad promotes "Batman -- Indian Chief!," "The Voyage of the First Batmarine!" and "The Joker's Winning Team" (here called "The Joker's Crime Team!"), all from Batman #86. It also includes an image of that issue's cover.

"We're blastin' off to the moon -- and taking along plenty of Tootsie Rolls!"