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Cover: Jack Burnley & Charles Paris

World's Finest Comics #20

Dec 1945 · DC · 0.15 USD
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In "The Toyman: Super-Scientist!", Superman faces a clever twist when the Toyman uses his latest invention, the human wavelength detector, to track the hero down—only to find the device tuned to pick up Superman’s unique energy signature. Written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by Joe Shuster, with inks by Don Komisarow, this 1945 adventure blends sci-fi intrigue with classic superhero action. The cover, by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris, captures the tension of the moment with a striking image of the Toyman’s trap in full view.

Contains 8 stories
The Toyman: Super-Scientist!
12 pp · Superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneInspector KerriganProfessor ViningThe Toyman (villain)

In "The Toyman: Super-Scientist!", Superman faces a clever twist when the Toyman uses his latest invention, the human wavelength detector, to track the Man of Steel himself—turning the hero’s own energy signature into a trap. With Lois Lane and Inspector Kerrigan caught in the crossfire, Superman must outthink the villain’s playful but deadly science before the device pins him down.

Larceny without Loot!
10 pp · Superhero
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]Speedy [Roy Harper]
Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor
Money Talks!
7 pp · Adventure
Zatara
Brooklyn Botches the Bakas!
12 pp · Adventure, War
Boy Commandos [Captain Rip CarterBrooklyn [Dan Turpin]Alfie TwidgettAndre ChavardJan Haasan]
Foxhole Sailor: A True Adventure of the Fighting Coast Guard
3 pp · Non-Fiction
George Tanaka, American!
8 pp · Adventure
Johnny EverymanGeorge Tanaka
King of Coins!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]GrangerThe Coin King [Lew Croninaka Mark Medalion] (villain, introduction)Lucky Smith (villain, introduction)

In "King of Coins!", Batman and Robin uncover a cunning plot by the newly introduced villain The Coin King, a wheelchair-bound collector with a knack for deception, who’s selling so-called treasure maps in exchange for a share of the loot—only to lead his marks into traps. With the help of a mysterious figure named Granger and a rival thief named Lucky Smith, the Dynamic Duo must outwit a criminal mastermind whose game is as slippery as the coins he so dearly loves.

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Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $131
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $4,648
CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $3,887*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $1,762
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $1,762
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $942
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CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $811
CGC 7.0 · 8 in census $632*
CGC 6.5 · 7 in census $503
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 4 in census $386*
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $367*
CGC 4.5 · 6 in census $329*
CGC 4.0 · 14 in census $329
CGC 3.5 · 3 in census $242*
CGC 3.0 · 10 in census $215
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $174*
CGC 2.0 · 6 in census $148*
CGC 1.5 · 3 in census $114*
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $95*
CGC 0.5 · 4 in census $75*
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Full credits

cover pencils Jack Burnley
cover inks Charles Paris

Reprints

Reprinted in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2 (2004), Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2 (2009), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4 (2018), Green Arrow: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2018), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5 (2018)

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