(March-April 1957)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1957-01-22
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Reversed Heroes!
Superman and Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #17/1957 -
in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series) ([May] 1992) [cover illustration] - in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (2001 [February 2002])
- in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)
- in Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([May] 2016)
- in Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([May] 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Bob Klein and Gene Reed originally listed Dick Sprang artist credits. Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).
The Reversed Heroes
Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- 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
-
in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #121 - in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #223 (May-June 1974)
- in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (2001 [February 2002])
- in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)
- in Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([May] 2016)
- in Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([May] 2017)
-
- Keywords
- kryptonite
Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quiz
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Buzzy Brown
The Green Sword
Green Arrow / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
- Synopsis
- Green Arrow adopts a sword as his weapon and abandons his arrows.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Green Hat.
[no title indexed]
Lionel and His Lions / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now here's a nice chair!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lionel
The Retirement of Tomahawk
Tomahawk / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- historical; western-frontier
- Characters
- Tomahawk
- Reprints
- in Tomahawk (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #5/1973 (3 maj 1973)
-
in Tomahawk (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #5/1973 ([mai] 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits per original indexer and Kurt Mitchell. We previously credited Bob Brown for a time.
Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery!
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Billy Bikeless"
Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Reversed Heroes!
Superman and Batman and Robin -
1.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
The Reversed Heroes
Superman and Batman and Robin -
3.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Pirates -
4.
Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quiz
Buzzy -
5.
The Green Sword
Green Arrow -
6.
[no title indexed]
American Seeds -
7.
["Now here's a nice chair!"]
Lionel and His Lions -
8.
Secret Below the Sea
-
9.
[no title indexed]
-
10.
The Retirement of Tomahawk
Tomahawk -
11.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
12.
[no title indexed]
Littleton Stamp Co. -
13.
Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery!
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve -
14.
Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Billy Bikeless"
Junior Sales Club of America Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Craig Delich
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Dan Kocher
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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