Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #9
Publisher: DC (World's Best Comics Company)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Spring 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: January 29, 1943 Copyright Date January 26, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Quarterly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 96
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Turn Back the Clock"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Star-Spangled Kid (of Earth-2)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Harold Sherman

Feature Character(s)

• Star-Spangled Kid (last appearance in Leading Comics #5; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #19)

Supporting Character(s)

• Stripesy (last appearance in Leading Comics #5; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #19)

Villain(s)

• Hot-Horse Herbert and his henchmen (no further appearances)
• Joker (last appearance in Detective Comics #71; next appearance in Batman #16)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #73; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #9)
• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #73; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #9)

Other Character(s)

• John Adams (a bank teller; no further appearances)
• A night watchman (dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
Batman and Robin briefly cross paths with the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy during their pursuit of the Joker.

Synopsis:
Bank teller John Adams takes the deposit of Sylvester Pemberton and uses it to place a bet with crime boss Hot-Horse Herbert. When he wins the bet Herbert refuses to pay and forces Adams to help rob the bank. Adams is then framed for the murder of the night watchman. The Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy break up the robbery. Adams pleads his case to the heroes who offer him a second chance.

Stripesy has invented a time machine which he uses to send Adams back in time by twelve hours. This time Adams doesn't take Pemberton's money, but Herbert frames him anyway. Events repeat, but this time Adams expects the arrival of the Star-Spangled Kid at the bank. He locks the heroes in the vault in order to get evidence to prove he didn't kill the watchman. Once he collects the evidence, he releases the Kid and Stripesy. Together they take down Herbert.