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Cover: Fred Ray

World's Finest Comics #2

Jul 1941 · DC · 0.15 USD
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In "The Unknown X," the newly appointed District Attorney of Gotham City becomes a target after publicly threatening to dismantle the city’s criminal underworld—claiming he holds a secret ledger of every crime lord’s name and ties. With the DA’s life in danger and the city’s underworld closing in, Batman and Robin race to protect him, uncovering a conspiracy that stretches far beyond the black book. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane, with inks by George Roussos and lettering by Roussos, this 1941 classic features a cover by Fred Ray.

Contains 12 stories
The Unknown X
13 pp · Superhero
Russell WalkerThe Unknown X [Arthur Jameson] (villain, introduction)Benjie (villain)

In a Metropolis gripped by fear, Superman races to unmask the enigmatic leader of a vast criminal syndicate—The Unknown X, whose true identity remains a mystery. With the young thief Benjie and the cunning Russell Walker entangled in the web, the Man of Steel must piece together clues before the city falls under the shadow of a villain who’s been watching from the dark.

Untitled Adventure story
8 pp · Adventure, Military
Untitled Superhero story
5 pp · Superhero
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor, Domestic
MomOswaldPop

Pop takes Oswald on a hunting trip, but when they return with nothing, he sends the boy to the store to buy something they can claim as a catch—only for Oswald to return with a duck toy, much to Mom’s quiet amusement and Pop’s growing disbelief.

Untitled Humor story
8 pp · Humor, Superhero
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Untitled Adventure story
9 pp · Adventure
Untitled Humor story
4 pp · Humor, Military
Drafty
The Adventure of the French Quarter
7 pp · Detective-Mystery
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Punch Parker
Untitled Superhero story
8 pp · Superhero
The Man Who Couldn't Remember!
13 pp · Superhero
William KendrickBig Tim Bannon (introduction)Mr. Graves (villain)Ambrose Taylor (villain, introduction, death)Frankie (villain, death)Mitch Mason (villain, introduction)Trig Cooler (villain, introduction)

In "The Man Who Couldn't Remember!", a mysterious amnesia sets the stage as William Kendrick, a man with no past, finds himself at the center of a web of Gotham City’s criminal elite. With Big Tim Bannon, Ambrose Taylor, Frankie, Mitch Mason, and Trig Cooler all entangled in a deadly game, Batman and Robin race to protect the district attorney whose black book holds the key to it all—before the truth becomes a death sentence.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $820
CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $6,427
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $4,281*
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $3,592
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $2,618
CGC 6.0 · 9 in census $2,618
CGC 5.5 · 8 in census $1,934
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CGC 5.0 · 15 in census $1,934
CGC 4.5 · 9 in census $1,762
CGC 4.0 · 14 in census $1,315
CGC 3.5 · 6 in census $1,297
CGC 3.0 · 13 in census $1,192
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $1,012
CGC 2.0 · 3 in census $832*
CGC 1.5 · 2 in census $639*
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 8 in census $401
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Cast · 20 characters

Full credits

artist, inker Bob Kane
inker, letterer George Roussos
cover pencils, inks Fred Ray

Reprints

Reprinted in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 (2002), Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #1 (2004), The Batman Chronicles #4 (2007), The Superman Chronicles #6 (2009), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2016), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016), Batman: The Golden Age #2 (2017), Superman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)

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