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Cover: Win Mortimer

World's Finest Comics #44

Feb 1950 · DC · 0.15 USD
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In "The Revolt of the Thought Machine!", Batman and Robin race to solve a baffling mystery where nightly crimes at exactly ten o’clock leave only one suspect: Bruce Wayne himself. Written by Al Schwartz and illustrated by Jim Mooney, this 1950 DC classic features the dynamic duo grappling with impossible evidence, all while the enigmatic cover by Win Mortimer hints at a mechanical menace lurking in the shadows.

Contains 8 stories
The Revolt of the Thought Machine!
12 pp · Superhero
Superman [Kal-elClark Kent]Lois LanePerry White

In "The Revolt of the Thought Machine!", Superman and Lois Lane cover a tech expo when a malfunctioning machine threatens Lois’s life—only for the Man of Steel to save her at the last moment. After she leaves her purse behind, the two sneak back in after hours, unaware that a colossal robot has awakened and seized Lois. As the machine escapes into the city, Superman must act fast to stop it—using a clever trap involving a tunnel and a hidden pit—before it can cause real harm. When Lois is flung away, Superman quickly switches back to Clark Kent, catches her, and gently convinces her she only dreamed the whole thing.

The Code of the West!
10 pp · Western-Frontier
The Wyoming KidGunner SlaydDoc ThompsonSheriff Jim DunhamBat-Wing Haggerty
A Thief in the Night!
10 pp · Adventure
Full Steam FoleyCap'n Joe TrumbullJohnny TrumbullKathy Foley
The Microbe Tamer
4 pp · Biography
Dr. Selman A. WaksmanJimmy BlountDr. Jacob Lipman
The Secret of Thunder Mountain?
10 pp · Superhero
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]Speedy [Roy Harper]Chief ThunderbirdSkybirdAdjibo
Magic Against the Law!
6 pp · Adventure
ZataraCouncilman Boodle
Untitled Humor story
0.75 pp · Humor
The Confession of Batman!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonAlfred PennyworthJacques VentaPerrins (Venta's butler)

In "The Confession of Batman!", Batman and Robin race to solve a mystery where nightly crimes at ten o’clock keep pointing to Bruce Wayne himself—leaving the Dark Knight questioning his own alibi and the true identity of the real culprit. With Commissioner Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth, and Venta’s loyal butler Perrins caught in the web of suspicion, the line between hero and criminal blurs in this classic tale of deception and mistaken identity.

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Raw (Good) $126
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $2,852
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,703
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $991
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $644
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $384
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CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $384
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $326*
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $310*
CGC 4.5 · 7 in census $265*
CGC 4.0 · 5 in census $230*
CGC 3.5 · 7 in census $224
CGC 3.0 · 4 in census $182*
CGC 2.5 · 4 in census $147*
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $134
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $96*
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 2 in census $63*
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Cast · 3 characters

Full credits

artist, inker Jim Mooney
letterer Ira Schnapp
cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

Reprints

Reprinted in Action Comics #209 (1955), Gigant #2/1963 (1963), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2019), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2023), Stålmannen #13/1950, Superhombre Annual #1952

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