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Publisher: DC

Title: New York World's Fair Comics
Issue: [1]
Page Count: 100
Publish Date: [April] 1939
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Contributors: Editor: Vin Sullivan [as Vincent A. Sullivan]

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New York World's Fair #1 (1939)
Owner: vman

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Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Pages:1
Pencils:Vin Sullivan; Fred Guardineer (head views)
Inks:Vin Sullivan; Fred Guardineer (head views)
Letters:typeset
Genre:superhero
Characters:Superman [Clark Kent]; Zatara; Butch the Pup; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Ginger Snap


Story Title: [ no title ] - blank page(s)
Pages:1


Story Title: New York World's Fair Comics - foreword, introduction, preface, afterword
Pages:1
Pencils:Creig Flessel
Inks:Creig Flessel
Synopsis:This title page cordially welcomes visitors to the Fair.


Story Title: Superman at the World's Fair - comic story
Features:Superman
Pages:12
Pencils:Joe Shuster (signed)
Inks:Joe Shuster (signed)
Letters:Joe Shuster ?
Genre:superhero
Characters:Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor (unnamed); Nick Stone (villain)
Synopsis:Lois and Clark are assigned to cover the Fair, but after Lois is kidnapped, Superman has to take over, both to rescue her from a wanted criminal and make sure the Fair is covered properly for the paper.


Story Title: Fairs 1851-1939 - cartoon
Pages:1
Pencils:Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:Sheldon Moldoff
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:This page features Uncle Sam atop "the world" of the 1939 N.Y. World's Fair, and to the center of fifteen "worlds" depicting Fairs of the past.


Story Title: From the Fair Corners - cartoon
Pages:1
Pencils:Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:Sheldon Moldoff
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:Information about the trylon and the perisphere.


Story Title: Chuck Warren Goes to the New York World's Fair - comic story
Features:Chuck Warren
Pages:6
Pencils:Tom Hickey (signed)
Inks:Tom Hickey (signed)
Letters:Tom Hickey ?
Genre:adventure
Characters:Chuck Warren
Synopsis:Chuck and his college teammates have earned the right to compete in the mile relay at the Fair, but they go through hair-raising adventures even before they arrive!


Story Title: Hanko Goes to the World's Fair 3000 Miles on Horseback - comic story
Features:Hanko the Cowhand
Pages:2
Pencils:Creig Flessel [as Flessel] (signed)
Inks:Creig Flessel [as Flessel] (signed)
Genre:humor
Characters:Hanko
Synopsis:Hanko is awarded a key to the city and $1000 cash for riding to the Fair all the way from San Francisco on horseback.


Story Title: History of the New York World's Fair 1939 - text article
Pages:6
Pencils:Creig Flessel [as CF] (illustrations, signed)
Inks:Creig Flessel [as CF] (illustrations, signed)
Letters:?; some typeset
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:This article discusses how the theme and purpose of the Fair were conceived, how it was built, and a brief explanation of each of the different expositions showcased at the Fair.


Story Title: Would You Believe It - cartoon
Pages:2
Pencils:Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:Sheldon Moldoff
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:Seven different Fair facts: 1) snowstorms out of clear skies; 2) 1,000,000 tulips and 100,000 pansies were planted on the grounds; 3) if all the summer visitors passed through one turnstile, it would click three times each second, twenty-four hours a day; 4) there will be re-enactments of old-style prizefights on Bowling Green; 5) it features the world's tallest murals; 6) the two nautical pylons at the Maritime building stand 30' higher than the bow of the "Normandie"; and 7) if it has its expected 60,000,000 visitors, it will be the largest concentration of people in so small an area ever.


Story Title: Butch the Pup at the New York World's Fair - comic story
Features:Butch the Pup
Pages:4
Pencils:Fred Schwab (signed)
Inks:Fred Schwab (signed)
Letters:Fred Schwab
Genre:anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters:Butch the Pup
Synopsis:Butch is at the World's Fair and suffers through a series of mis-adventures looking for food.


Story Title: Cuffnotes from the Fair - cartoon
Pages:2
Pencils:Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:Sheldon Moldoff
Genre:non-fiction


Story Title: Ginger Snap at the New York World's Fair - comic story
Features:Ginger Snap
Pages:2
Pencils:Bob Kane (signed)
Inks:Bob Kane (signed)
Letters:Bob Kane
Genre:humor
Characters:Ginger Snap; un-named Father
Synopsis:Daddy takes Ginger to the Fair, much to his chagrin.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter
Pages:6
Pencils:Bill Ely (signed)
Inks:Bill Ely (signed)
Genre:adventure
Characters:Scoop Scanlon; Rusty James (photographer); Bill Wesley; Jim; the Bat's Wing [Mr. Bronson] (villain)
Synopsis:Scoop must investigate and solve a threat made against a futuristic plane designer NOT to exhibit his new bomber plans at the Fair.


Story Title: Wonders at the Fair - cartoon
Pages:2
Pencils:Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:Sheldon Moldoff
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:Nine of the many different exhibits at the Fair are illustrated and discussed, including a Flash Gordon style rocketship that will take visitors to Mars, bobsledding in the summer, 80 different restaurants on the Fair grounds to feed visitors, and over 3000 miles of frankfurters will be sold during the Fair's run.


Story Title: A Day at the World's Fair - comic story
Pages:8
Pencils:Creig Flessel
Inks:Creig Flessel
Genre:non-fiction
Characters:Uncle George; Jim; Jane
Synopsis:Uncle George takes Jim and Jane to many of the Fair's exhibits, giving them helpful information along the way.


Story Title: Tidbits from the Fair - cartoon
Pages:2
Pencils:Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:Sheldon Moldoff
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:An illustrated, informational look at nine of the strange facts about exhibits at the Fair, including a fountain that sings, murals that change color as you look at them, an orange grove on the grounds that was transported from Florida, a village inhabited entirely by midgets, and a tremendous discharge of 10 million volts of electricity.


Story Title: Slam Bradley at the World's Fair - comic story
Features:Slam Bradley
Pages:12
Pencils:Joe Shuster (signed)
Inks:Joe Shuster (signed)
Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Tony Spinelli (villain)
Synopsis:After rounding up a gang of tough thugs, Slam is given a $1000 reward, so he decides that he and Shorty will visit the World's Fair as a part of a well-deserved vacation. Unfortunately for them, their vacation turns sour right away.


Story Title: Curiosities from the Fair - cartoon
Pages:2
Pencils:Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:Sheldon Moldoff
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:Through text and illustration, eight more of the little known facts about the Fair are revealed, including the fact that the Fair has a separate telephone exchange with 8000 lines installed, that 8000 benches were placed on the grounds, the Rocketship Exhibit can take visitors to Venus, that 10,000 trees & 250,000 shrubs were planted on the Fair grounds, and more.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:The Sandman
Pages:10
Pencils:Bert Christman
Inks:Bert Christman
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; George Henry (Secret Service agent); Mr. Evarts (villain, President of the Dodds-Bessing Steel Corporation); Boris Leland (villain)
Synopsis:Wes and one of the executive officers at the Dodds-Bessing Steel Corporation are to meet several government agents at the Fair and turn over to them plans for a new raygun.


Story Title: Wonders at the Fair - cartoon
Pages:2
Pencils:Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:Sheldon Moldoff
Genre:non-fiction
Characters:J. H. Ozum
Synopsis:Eight more fascinating facts about the Fair are revealed, to include the fact that the original Consitution of the United States will be on display, J. H. Ozum is driving his 1900 automobile to the Fair from California and the parking lots there will hold all of the registered cars in the State of New York, and the Fair features a parachute jumping ride for visitors.


Story Title: The World's Fair Exhibit - comic story
Features:Zatara, the Master Magician
Pages:12
Pencils:Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks:Fred Guardineer (signed)
Letters:Fred Guardineer
Genre:adventure
Characters:Zatara; Tong; Elmer Gordon; Hu Song (villain); Rodgers (villain)
Synopsis:Zatara and Tong are ordered to go to inner Mongolia to obtain a fabled jade necklace of the Princess Ti-Lo and get it to the Fair for exhibit.


Story Title: [ no title ] - illustration
Pages:1
Pencils:Creig Flessel (signed)
Inks:Creig Flessel (signed)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Closing page to the Fair attendee, hoping that this comic would remind them of the great things they experienced, and hoping that it, in some small way, would help strengthen and promote peace and friendship among the nations of the world.


Story Title: [ no title ] - blank page(s)
Pages:1


Story Title: New York World's Fair Comics - illustration
Pages:1
Pencils:Worth B. Carnahan
Inks:Worth B. Carnahan
Letters:typeset
Characters:Father Knickerbocker


View this comic at comics.org. Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

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