ttfitz Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 When looking for books to add in the Silver Age number game, I ran across this two part World's Finest story, thought I'd post them here. Gnasher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) It's time, yet again, to ask where are the Worlds Finest collectors? I bought this book in early 2014, and finally sent it in for grading. It just arrived last Friday. Edited July 2, 2018 by frozentundraguy comicjack and Gnasher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I collected those as a kid great stories and Batman and Sups together can't figure why they aren't loved more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I'm still a WF collector, but not trying to collect the entire run... Gnasher, comicjack and frozentundraguy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLA Brad Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 WF would be a title I would collect. Nice long run of books - secondary Batman title, secondary Superman title, so less sought after and cheaper to compile. The only reason I don't collect the title is that I'm doing so with another title that has many of the same attributes. Maybe someday though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) Neal Adams' classic cover. This I think is Supergirl's 2nd appearance on a WF cover??? This one just makes me laugh.... Edited July 10, 2018 by Gnasher Clarifying statement. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderedH2O Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 I certainly can't compete with the quality of the books shown so far, but I am slowly trudging through a decent run. World's Finest is the only comic I ever subscribed to. In 1974, I could not find them on newsstands anywhere, so I sent in my $3 (which at 8 years old was big bucks to me) and got a subscription. Little did I know that the comics would raise to 60 cents each (Giant 100 pagers), so I didn't get many issues at all. In the mid 1980's, I wrote a letter to the editors talking about how difficult it must be to continually come up with stories featuring the same main characters. I actually received a letter from Joey Cavalieri that told me how difficult it had been for him to do just that, and that the title was being cancelled. I wish I knew where that letter is now. Anyway, I have about 125 issues between 110 and 323. Since they are so cheap, I might just finish this run in the next year or two. I know a lot of the stories are campy, but they bring back such great memories of my childhood. Raw copies in 3.0-6.0 from the 1960's will just have to suffice considering my budget. Gnasher, frozentundraguy and 1950's war comics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 19 hours ago, PowderedH2O1 said: I certainly can't compete with the quality of the books shown so far, but I am slowly trudging through a decent run. World's Finest is the only comic I ever subscribed to. In 1974, I could not find them on newsstands anywhere, so I sent in my $3 (which at 8 years old was big bucks to me) and got a subscription. Little did I know that the comics would raise to 60 cents each (Giant 100 pagers), so I didn't get many issues at all. In the mid 1980's, I wrote a letter to the editors talking about how difficult it must be to continually come up with stories featuring the same main characters. I actually received a letter from Joey Cavalieri that told me how difficult it had been for him to do just that, and that the title was being cancelled. I wish I knew where that letter is now. Anyway, I have about 125 issues between 110 and 323. Since they are so cheap, I might just finish this run in the next year or two. I know a lot of the stories are campy, but they bring back such great memories of my childhood. Raw copies in 3.0-6.0 from the 1960's will just have to suffice considering my budget. thanks for sharing.......... FoggyNelson and Lucky Baru 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 I collect WF but haven’t added any to my collection in a long time, in fact I just sold my earliest issue. I have just about 85-225 minus 5 or so (88, 92, 95, 106 and one or two I can’t remember) here are a couple of my favorites: frozentundraguy, Gnasher and Lucky Baru 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Baru Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 On 7/10/2018 at 7:19 AM, Gnasher said: This one just makes me laugh.... Why would Superman try and dodge anything? Do you thing the sword strike ripped Bat's tights? ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemart1966 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Lucky Baru said: Why would Superman try and dodge anything? Do you thing the sword strike ripped Bat's tights? You'll have to read the story to find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Lucky Baru said: Why would Superman try and dodge anything? Do you thing the sword strike ripped Bat's tights? Ha ha, yes, they're getting into the realm of Curly, Mo, and Larry. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Luthor's head looks as if it's been photo-shopped, peculiar angle!? 1950's war comics and frozentundraguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 World's Finest had really good giant covers that just said "buy me" Gnasher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Classic origin of the Batman and Superman team. Gnasher and frozentundraguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 That’s a keeper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Unusual Batplane cover. PUNYHUMAN and Gnasher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 3 hours ago, steelcity said: Unusual Batplane cover. Your copies of 93 and 94 are really nice. Back about 6 or 7 years ago I became interested in picking up some of the WF issues numbered in the 90's thinking they might be easier to locate in around fine condition. This was after seeing some of the earlier issues posted in this thread that are just about impossible to find. Turns out I was wrong about the issues in the 90's, they are very tough to find above 6.0. Gnasher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I have also found that World's Finest does not get significantly easier to find in higher grade until issues well into the 1960s. Fortunately some of the books after #150 have great stories and are not too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 World's Finest #100 is a bit of a landmark issue. It is true the Batman's cape and cowl are usually a very definite purple color. On this particular copy they are more the usual blue. This copy is from the Grand Rapids collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
