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World's Finest Comics #52 (of 323)

The Man Who Swindled Superman / A Sword, A Rifle, And A Bow / The $1,000,000 Star Club
June 1st, 1951

World's Finest Comics #52 (of 323)

The Man Who Swindled Superman / A Sword, A Rifle, And A Bow / The $1,000,000 Star Club
June 1st, 1951

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52 (of 323)
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The Man Who Swindled Superman / A Sword, A Rifle, And A Bow / The $1,000,000 Star Club
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June 1st, 1951
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  1. The Man Who Swindled Superman: (Superman) Superman agrees to do 3 services for the winner of a contest. Wolfingham rigs the contest so a widow he is wooing will win and manipulates her into asking Superman to do things he can use in his scams.
  2. The Spirit In The Box: (Wyoming Kid)
  3. Always Look Up: (Shorty: gag strip by Henry Boltinoff)
  4. River Of Diamonds: (Danger Trail)
  5. Little Pete: (gag strip by Henry Boltinoff)
  6. Casey The Cop: (gag strip by Henry Boltinoff)
  7. En Garde: (factual text article)
  8. A Sword, A Rifle, And A Bow: (Green Arrow, King Arthur, Daniel Boone)
  9. Emergency Landing: (Captain Tootsie)
  10. Inventor To The Underworld: (Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor)
  11. Quick Quiz: (4 panels of questions and answers)
  12. The $1,000,000 Star Club: (Batman, Robin) a magician whose life is insured for $1,000,000 starts a club with the other 6 people in Gotham who are so highly insured, including Bruce Wayne. An artist who is so broke he has to steal art supplies thinks he is the greatest artist in the world and decides he should be in that club but the insurance company doesn't think his hands are worth insuring.
  13. Superboy Seys Know Your Country: (Public Service Announcement with Superboy) Clark overhears 3 of his classmate talking about how they were invited to dinner at the home of Sigrid, a new Scandinavian student and they aren't going because the food sounds foreign. changing to superbly he asks them if they are going to Sigrid's, saying he is the guest of honor, and of course, they say they will be there. in the next panel, one of them is saying how good the food is and Superboy reminds the trio not to judge things before they try them and to respect differences in food, languages, customs, and dress because America is a blend of cultures from many lands.

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