New York World's Fair Comics Vol 1 2
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"Superman At the 1940 World's Fair"
"The War Games"
"Slam Bradley at the 1940 World's Fair"
"Zatara at the World's Fair"
"Hourman at the World's Fair"
"Sandman Goes to the World's Fair"
"Johnny Thunderbolt at the World's Fair"
"Batman and Robin Visit the 1940 World's Fair"
Appearing in "Superman At the 1940 World's Fair"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Blackie Sarto (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- None
Locations:
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- Flushing Meadows
- New York World's Fair
- Perisphere
- Trylon
- House of Jewels
Items:
- Madras Emerald
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Superman At the 1940 World's Fair"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The War Games"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Unknown
Villains:
- Unknown
Other Characters:
- Unknown
Locations:
-
- Flushing Meadows
- New York World's Fair
- Perisphere
- Trylon
- House of Jewels
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The War Games"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Slam Bradley at the 1940 World's Fair"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Grinaldi (Single appearance)
- The Count (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Baron Severin (Single appearance)
- Miss Mason (Single appearance)
- Princess Ileana (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Slam Bradley at the 1940 World's Fair"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Zatara at the World's Fair"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- None
Villains:
- Slippery Jed (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
Locations:
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- Flushing Meadows
- New York World's Fair
- Magic Mansion
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Zatara at the World's Fair"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Hourman at the World's Fair"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Mister Bannermain (Single appearance)
Villains:
- Joe (Single appearance)
- Mike (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Gerald Rochester (Single appearance)
- Rose Rochester (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Hourman at the World's Fair"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Sandman Goes to the World's Fair"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Butch (Single appearance)
- Slade (Single appearance)
- Slugger (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Agatha (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Sandman Goes to the World's Fair"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Johnny Thunderbolt at the World's Fair"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Unnamed thief (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- None
Locations:
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Johnny Thunderbolt at the World's Fair"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Batman and Robin Visit the 1940 World's Fair"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Hugo Vreekill (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Ann (Single appearance)
- Travers (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- Unknown
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "Batman and Robin Visit the 1940 World's Fair"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- This issue was sold at the 1940 New York World's Fair.
- 96-page special
- Originally un-numbered.
- Includes a four-page "Hanko the Cowhand" strip by Creig Flessel.
- Includes "Fair Facts About the 1940 New York World's Fair".
- Includes a "Silly Stuff" filler strip by Henry Boltinoff.
- Superman, George Taylor and Lois Lane appeared last in Superman #5. They appear next in Action Comics #26.
- Slam Bradley appeared last in Detective Comics #40. He appears next in Detective Comics #41.
- Zatara appeared last in Action Comics #25. He next in Action Comics #26.
- Hourman appeared last in Adventure Comics #51. He appears next in All-Star Comics #1.
- The Sandman chronologically appeared last in flashback in All-Star Comics #3. He appears next in All-Star Comics #1.
- Dian Belmont chronologically appeared last in flashback in All-Star Comics #3. She appears next in Adventure Comics #52.
- Larry Belmont appeared last in Adventure Comics #51. He appears next in Adventure Comics #54.
- Johnny Thunder, the Thunderbolt and Daisy Darling all appeared last in Flash Comics #6. They appear next in Flash Comics #7.
- Batman and Robin appeared last in Detective Comics #40. They appear next in Detective Comics #41.
- Commissioner Gordon appeared last in Batman #1. He appears next in Detective Comics #42.
Trivia
- First published picture of Batman, Robin and Superman together.
See Also
- Discuss New York World's Fair Comics Vol 1 2 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the New York World's Fair Comics series
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- New York World's Fair Comics series index at the Grand Comics Database
- New York World's Fair article at Wikipedia
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