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Issue Details

Issue #108
Published March 1960
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack Schiff (Editor); Murray Boltinoff (Associate Editor); George Kashdan (Associate Editor)

Cover Details - "The Star-Creatures!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #3; in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1

11 page Superman and Batman story "The Star Creatures"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon; alien movie producer; Beaver; Midge
Synopsis An alien movie producer captures two criminals, Beaver and Midge, in order to lure Superman, Batman, and Robin to an uninhabited area to film his movie. One by one, he throws bizarre alien creatures into the mix for the purposes of his film. But troubles start when the criminals escape and decide to use the alien's gadgets for themselves. Fortunately, the World's Finest team is able to capture the criminals, and a regretful alien promises to never mess with other people's destinies again.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Coleman
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Notes Klein/Reed say Paris inks.
Reprinted in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #170 (October 1967); in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #3; in Superman and Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1968 series) #3; in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Batman #130 ad"

1 page Shorty filler "Shorty, I have a big problem with the party at our house tonight."

Genre gags
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Buzzy public service announcement Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz

Genre Teen
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Ruben Moreira
Inks Ruben Moreira
Letters Ira Schnapp

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Showcase #25 ad"

6 page Tommy Tomorrow story "The Sorcerer from Space"

Characters Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; S'Loro the Sorcerer
Synopsis Tommy and Brent save an alien, S'Loro, from being trapped on a planetoid being torn apart by quakes. As a reward, S'Loro exposes the pair to the fumes of a pod to protect them from all harm. After narrow escapes from a magnetic meteor, a space vulture, and dagger asteroids, Tommy and Brent begin to wonder if it's all true. But it's all just part of S'Loro's plan to hijack a duridium shipment. After the hijacking, S'Loro plants mines in the Planeteers path, expecting the Planeteers to just plow through them, believing themselves charmed. But Tommy figured out the scam when he noticed that the Vulture wasn't acting like a real vulture would, and S'Loro and his men are captured.
Genre science fiction
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney

1 page text story "Unseen Gunmen"

Letters typeset

Half page Jerry the Jitterbug filler "Sure Helen, I'll call Carol right away."

Genre Teen
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Strange Adventures #114, House of Secrets #30, and Tales of the Unexpected #47 ad"

7 page Green Arrow story "The Creature from the Crater"

Characters Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Iron Rex (Introduction); Mr. Rainseford
Synopsis Green Arrow and Speedy battle a mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex while on a trip to the Jungle.
Genre superhero
Script Ed Herron
Pencils Lee Elias
Inks Lee Elias
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1