Notes
Ashcan created to secure trademark of title and logo. Copyright 1940 by Detective Comics, Inc. on cover. Data and title information for DC ashcans from Gary Colabuono, used with his permission.
Interior is believed to contain the partial contents of Action Comics #24 or 25 (DC, 1938 series) and Batman #1 (DC, 1940 series).
Date and On Sale Date information was obtained from the annual lists of copyright records, some of which have been scanned into Google Books. The submitted "publication" date was Nov 22, 1940. The information for this book AND for the "real" World's Best Comics #1 (Spring 1941, published February 7) appears together on one page as follows:
"World's Best Comics © Detective Comics, inc. 10585 1941, no. 1, Feb. © Nov. 22, 1940; B 477620.
World's Best Comics © World's Best Comics co. 1941, no. 1, © Feb. 7; B 488508 10586."
10585 and 10586 are the entry numbers, on page 132, within book, "The Library of Congress Copyright Office Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2 Periodicals, 1941. New series, Volume 36 No. 1"
Reprinted from
- Action Comics #29— in black and white
Credits
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Wayne Boring
- Editor
- Whitney Ellsworth
Characters
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