(May-June 1957)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia 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)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #161, 170, 179, 188, 223-228, 230); Newsprint; was ongoing series
Issue Notes
No text story in this issue. List of contest winners instead.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #15 (October 1965)
- in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329 (October 1971)
- in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) #[nn] ([December] 1988)
- in Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) #[nn] ([November] 1990)
Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes!
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 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #15 (October 1965)
- in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
- in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2
Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes!
Superman and Batman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lex Luthor; Joker; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mechano-Men
- Synopsis:
- Lex Luthor and Joker go into business together making Mechano-Men, near indestructible robots. Superman and Batman believe they have not gone straight and try to figure out their master plan.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #15 (October 1965)
- in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329 (October 1971)
- in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) #[nn] ([December] 1988)
- in Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) #[nn] ([November] 1990)
- in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
- in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2
[Are ants able to swim?]
Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- H. T. Elmo
- Pencils:
- H. T. Elmo
- Inks:
- H. T. Elmo
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- H. T. Elmo
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #156 (May 1951)
["Swell act they put on!"]
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
The Imprisoned Archer
Green Arrow / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- George Papp
- Inks:
- George Papp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Arrow Cave
Indexer Notes
Green Hat.
["That noise is deafening!"]
Charlie Cannonball / filler / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
A Pistol for Tomahawk
Tomahawk / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Fred Ray
- Inks:
- Fred Ray
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western; period
- Characters:
- Dan Hunter
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes!
Superman and Batman -
2.
[Are ants able to swim?]
Quick Quiz -
3.
["Swell act they put on!"]
Lionel and his Lions -
4.
The Imprisoned Archer
Green Arrow -
5.
["That noise is deafening!"]
Charlie Cannonball -
6.
A Pistol for Tomahawk
Tomahawk
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Tony R. Rose
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mougin
- Craig Delich
- Clayton Emery
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
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