World's Finest Comics #39
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Fatal Forecasts!", Boy Commando Brooklyn finds himself in a high-stakes radio quiz show adventure, where winning means drinking Malto-Fizzo every half-hour and earning a trip to South America—only to become an unwitting pawn in a diamond-smuggling scheme. With Rip’s quick thinking and a cleverly swapped camera, the boys outwit Napoleon Biggers in a tense showdown that turns a simple prize into a thrilling caper. Written by Ed Herron and brought to life with crisp art by Carmine Infantino and inks by Steve Brodie, this 1949 classic features a cover by Win Mortimer that captures the story’s playful suspense.
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In a 1949 adventure from World's Finest Comics #39, young Brooklyn of the Boy Commandos scores a surprising win on a radio quiz show, landing a prize trip to South America—though the catch is he must drink Malto-Fizzo every half hour. When crook Napoleon Biggers tries to use Brooklyn’s new camera to smuggle diamonds, Captain Rip Hunter’s quick thinking and a clever swap with a cheaper model foil the scheme, sending Biggers to jail.
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Reprinted in Make Way for Youth #[nn] (1949), スーパーマン [Superman] [Suupaaman] #2 (1949), Superman Annual #1953-4 (1953), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 (2019), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2023)
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