Cover: Jack Burnley & Charles Paris

World's Finest Comics #28

May 1947 · DC · 0.15 USD

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In "Superman's Super-Self!", the Man of Tomorrow faces his most surreal challenge yet when Lex Luthor unleashes the Ray of Life, animating everything from statues to everyday objects in a twisted bid for domination. Written by Don C. Cameron and brought to life by Ira Yarbrough’s dynamic art, with Stan Kaye’s inks and Ira Schnapp’s crisp lettering, this 1947 adventure sees Superman battling not just a villain, but the very world around him—literally coming to life. The cover by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris captures the chaos in bold, striking detail.

Contains 7 stories

Superman's Super-Self!

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneLex Luthor (villain)Biff (villain)Hike (villain)

In a twist that tests even Superman’s limits, the Man of Tomorrow faces off against a trio of bizarre foes—Lex Luthor, Biff, and Hike—when the villain unleashes his "Ray of Life," animating inanimate objects to do his bidding. Even a statue of Superman himself becomes a formidable opponent in this surreal showdown, as the hero must outwit a world turned against him.

Case of the Crooked Champs!

10 pp · Superhero

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]Speedy [Roy Harper]Chief Webber (introduction)Fixer (villain)Sluggo (villain)

Untitled Humor story

2 pp · Humor, Children

School for Acrobats!

11 pp · Adventure

The Boy Commandos [Captain Rip CarterBrooklyn [Dan Turpin]Alfie TwidgettAndre ChavardJan Haasan]

Postage Stamp Plunder!

7 pp · Adventure

Zatara

Each One Teach One!

8 pp · Adventure

Johnny Everyman

Crime under Glass!

13 pp · Superhero

Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James Gordon (mention only)Horace Manders (astronomer, introduction, death)Jack Briggs (architect, introduction, death)Arnold Strong (President of an electrical supply house, introduction, death)Chief Brewster (Police Chief of Glass Town)Mr. Morton (introduction)Ed Stone (lawyer)George Stevens (owner of glass works, introduction, flashback)Manders Briggs (glass buyer, flashback)Strong (glass buyer, flashback)Morton (glass works owner)the Glass Man [Judson] (villain, auto man, introduction, death)Judson's gang (villains, introduction for all)