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Cover: Jack Burnley & Charles Paris

World's Finest Comics #24

Sep 1946 · DC · 0.15 USD
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In "Impossible but True!", a radio host named Olga Olmstead finds herself in a dangerous game of deception when she uses her show to secretly pass coded warnings about crimes, all to protect her father. With art by Joe Shuster—both penciling and inking—and lettering by Ira Schnapp, this 1946 tale blends wartime intrigue with the quiet heroism of an ordinary woman caught in extraordinary circumstances. The cover, by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris, captures the tension of a broadcast under pressure.

Contains 7 stories
Impossible but True!
12 pp · Superhero
Script ? [as Jerry Siegel]
Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneJerry (Planet newsroom boy)Olga OlmsteadMr. Olmstead (Olga's father)Mr. Upjohn (radio program director)Posy Edwards (villain)Nick (villain)Archie (villain)

In "Impossible but True!", Superman steps in when Olga Olmstead is fired from her radio show after using her platform to secretly warn authorities about crimes committed by a trio of villains—Posy Edwards, Nick, and Archie—while protecting her father, Mr. Olmstead. With help from Lois Lane and the Planet's young newsroom boy, Jerry, Superman unravels the coded messages and clears Olga’s name, restoring her role on the air and bringing the criminals to justice.

Digging for Danger!
8 pp · Adventure
Zatara
Rip Carter's Birthday
11 pp · Adventure
The Boy Commandos: [Captain Rip CarterBrooklyn [Dan Turpin]Alfie TwidgettAndre ChavardJan Haasan]
Ten Million Must Die!
8 pp · Adventure
Johnny Everyman
The House with the Green Shudders!
4 pp · Humor, Crime
Super-Sleuth McFooey
The Arrow Meets the Bull's-Eye!
10 pp · Superhero
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]Speedy [Roy Harper]Bull's-Eye (villain, introduction)
The Case of the Valuable Orphans!
13 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Petey (orphan)Herby Willinger (orphan)Miss Garner (orphan home employee)Joey (orphan)Nell (villain)Sandy (villain)

In "The Case of the Valuable Orphans!", Batman and Robin take on a troubling mystery at an orphanage where seemingly kind intentions hide a sinister plot. When a group of orphans—Petey, Herby Willinger, Joey, and Miss Garner—are drawn into a scheme involving two cunning villains, Nell and Sandy, the Dynamic Duo must uncover the truth behind the false promises and protect the vulnerable kids from a dangerous deception.

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Raw (Good) $77
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $5,353*
CGC 9.4 · 4 in census $3,170
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $2,226
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $1,249
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $1,181
CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $835
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CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $662
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $557*
CGC 6.5 · 5 in census $500
CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $425
CGC 5.5 · 5 in census $340*
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $323*
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $276*
CGC 4.0 · 5 in census $240*
CGC 3.5 · 5 in census $214*
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $186
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $153*
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $130*
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 2 in census $66*
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Full credits

artist, inker Joe Shuster
letterer Ira Schnapp
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), Green Arrow: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2018), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5 (2018), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5 (2018)

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