(March-April 1957)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #161, 170, 179, 188, 223-228, 230); Newsprint; was ongoing series
The Reversed Heroes!
Superman and Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series) #[nn] ([October] 1990) [cover illustration]
- in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
- in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2
Indexer Notes
Klein/Reed incorrectly list Sprang.
The Reversed Heroes
Superman and Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang
- Inks:
- Ray Burnley
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Elton Craig; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Lois Lane; Perry White
- Synopsis:
- When Elton Craig finds some capsules from Krypton, he takes one and gains superpowers. He captures Superman with some Kryptonite, so Superman takes one of the pills and loses his superpowers. He contacts Batman and Robin, who take the pills and gain superpowers and stop Elton's crime spree.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #223 (May-June 1974)
- in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
- in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2
Special Brotherhood Week Quiz
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Ruben Moriera
- Inks:
- Ruben Moriera
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen
The Green Sword
Green Arrow / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Dave Wood?
- Pencils:
- George Papp
- Inks:
- George Papp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Synopsis:
- Green Arrow adopts a sword as his weapon and abandons his arrows.
Indexer Notes
Green Hat.
[no title indexed]
Lionel and his Lions / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Secret Below the Sea
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
statement of ownership on the bottom of this page
The Retirement of Tomahawk
Tomahawk / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Nick Cardy (see note)
- Inks:
- Nick Cardy (see note)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western; period
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits from Kurt Mitchell (2/20/05) and confirmed by Pat Lang. Previous pencils and inks credit of Bob Brown (Craig Delich, 1/06/05).
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
The Reversed Heroes
Superman and Batman -
2.
Special Brotherhood Week Quiz
Buzzy -
3.
The Green Sword
Green Arrow -
4.
[no title indexed]
Lionel and his Lions -
5.
Secret Below the Sea
-
6.
The Retirement of Tomahawk
Tomahawk
This issue was most recently modified by:
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- Mike Nielsen
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- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mougin
- Craig Delich
- Clayton Emery
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
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