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Cover: Win Mortimer

World's Finest Comics #56

Jan 1952 · DC · 0.15 USD
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“The Superman Pageant!”

In "The Superman Pageant!", Batman and Robin are thrown into a baffling mystery when a pair of criminals strike simultaneously in two locations, each claiming to be the real one. With the winner crowned and destined to join Big Dan Hooker's All-Star crime gang, the Dark Knight must unravel the deception before the ultimate criminal triumphs. Written by David Vern and illustrated by Dick Sprang, with inks by Charles Paris and letters by Ira Schnapp, this 1952 classic features a cover by Win Mortimer that captures the high-stakes chaos perfectly.

writer David Vern · artist Dick Sprang · inker Charles Paris · letterer Ira Schnapp · cover Win Mortimer

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writer David Vern
letterer Ira Schnapp
cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

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Batman and Robin face a series of crimes being committed in duplicate by two criminals in two places at the same time. The one caught by Batman is considered the loser and the one who successfully gets away is crowned the winner and gets to join Big Dan Hooker's All-Star crime gang.

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