<i>World's Finest Comics</i> No.9
date: label: date made
content: 1942
name: label: maker
content: D. C. Comics, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: DC Comics published <i>World’s Finest Comics</i> issue No.9 in the spring of 1943. Jack Burnley illustrated the yellow cover that depicts Superman, Batman, and Robin throwing baseballs at a banner with the faces of Axis leaders Hitler, Mussolini and Hideki Tojo that says "Knock out the Axis with Bonds & Stamps." World War II era comics frequently promoted supporting the war effort and contained stories of comic book heroes aiding American soldiers and defeating the Axis enemies. This issue’s stories featured Superman in "One Second to Live!," Drafty in "Khaki and Korn," Zatara in "The Man Who Could Make It Rain," The Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy in "Turn Back the Clock," The Boy Commandos in "The Battle of the Big Top," Martin of the Marines in "Keep 'em Fighting," The Green Arrow in "Death Is the Prize" and Batman and Robin in "Crime of the Month."
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content: Originally titled <i>World’s Best Comics</i> in its inaugural issue, DC Comics published <i>World’s Finest Comics</i> from 1941 until 1986. Each issue originally featured separate stories for Batman and Superman, but from issue 71 until issue 197 they appeared together in the same story. Over the years a cavalcade of DC heroes appeared in the book, including Robin, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Green Arrow, and the Vigilante.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Superman
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content: Batman
label: Subject
content: Comics
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Comic Books
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content: a gift from Olivia V. Crisson and Phillip M.S. Crisson- in honor of Peter Bozzer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0086.104
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0086.104
label: accession number
content: 2013.0086
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 3/4 in x 10 in; 19.685 cm x 25.4 cm