(April-May 1977)
DC,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 37
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1977-01-13
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893073005
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Denny O'Neil (story editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #139.
[no title indexed]
Superman and Batman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Neal Adams (signed)
- Inks
- Neal Adams (signed)
- Colors
- Neal Adams
- Letters
- Joe Letterese ?; Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- C-390
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Reprints
-
in Super Ases (Editorial Bruguera, 1981 series) #3 -
in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2003 series) #3 ([March] 2006) -
in Batman: Demoniske møter [Alle Tiders Superhelter] (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2006 series) ([august] 2006) -
in Batman Collection - Neal Adams (Panini Deutschland, 2008 series) #4 ([Februar] 2010) - in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2012 series) #3 ([September] 2013)
- in Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) ([May] 2016)
- in Batman by Neal Adams (DC, 2018 series) #3 ([March] 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
Colors credit from #249.
World's Finest Comics Presents...
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- Denny O'Neil ?
- Pencils
- Neal Adams (illustration)
- Inks
- Neal Adams (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- J-4576
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
Indexer Notes
Title, contents and indicia page. Head shots of Superman, Batman, Black Canary, Wonder Woman Green Arrow and Vigilante taken from the cover.
Three Billion Targets!
Superman and Batman / comic story / 20 pages
- Job Number
- J-4535
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon; Maxie Dugan; Johnny Brio; Michal Staziak; Gwen (Bruce Wayne's Secretary); L.C. Barton [Robespierre Two]; Superman Robot
- Synopsis
- Robespierre Two travels from the distant future to destroy all humanity to prevent them from being enslaved in his future timeline.
- Reprints
- in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #7 (1977)
-
in Gigant (Semic, 1976 series) #7/1979 ([december ?] 1979) - in Gigant (Semic, 1977 series) #7/1979 (uke 52 1979)
- in Adventures of Superman: José Luis García-López (DC, 2013 series) #2 ([March] 2020)
-
- Keywords
- Las Vegas; red sun
Rainbows of Doom
Black Canary / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- J-4490
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; George Taylor III; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Rainbow Archer; George Taylor II
- Synopsis
- Someone is trying to kill George Taylor III in an attempt to force his father, the editor of the Daily Star, to back their candidate in the election.
- Keywords
- sports; track and field
Indexer Notes
Story continues in the Green Arrow story in this issue.
Slings & Arrows
Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- J-4494
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Slingshot
- Synopsis
- Green Arrow captures Slingshot but he escapes in the courthouse.
Indexer Notes
Continued from the Black Canary story in this issue.
Explosion in a Small Town!
Vigilante / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- J-4498
- Genre
- superhero; western-frontier
- Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Sheriff Tom Blaine; Joe; Mr. Piper; Jeremy Drake (Country music singer)
- Synopsis
- The Vigilante stops in a small town and helps a sheriff find out who is planting bombs around town.
- Reprints
-
in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #93 (1978) - in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #2/1978 ([februari] 1978)
- in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #2/1978 (uke 8 1978)
-
- Keywords
- concert; country music
And Now...Still Another Message of Untold Importance from Our Prolific Publisher!!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Jeopardy -- Times Two!
Wonder Woman / comic story / 15 pages
- Job Number
- J-4499
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Earth 2); Steve Trevor; General Blankenship; Ludwig von Schmeer; Pierre Lafarge; Nazis; Suzy; Emil
- Synopsis
- Wonder Woman must find Steve Trevor before he opens his briefcase which has been rigged with explosives.
- Keywords
- Lincoln Memorial; Washington D.C.; World War II
Indexer Notes
This series of adventures takes place in World War II.
[no title indexed]
From the World's Finest Fans / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Denny O'Neil ?
- Pencils
- Curt Swan; Nick Cardy ? (illustrations)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson; Nick Cardy ? (illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- L-618
Indexer Notes
Discussion of the new 80-page all-new format. No letters from readers.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Superman and Batman -
1.
That Dirty Beach
Aquaman; Hostess Twinkies -
2.
World's Finest Comics Presents...
-
3.
Three Billion Targets!
Superman and Batman -
4.
Rainbows of Doom
Black Canary -
5.
Slings & Arrows
Green Arrow -
6.
Explosion in a Small Town!
Vigilante -
7.
And Now...Still Another Message of Untold Importance from Our Prolific Publisher!!
-
8.
Why?
-
9.
Jeopardy -- Times Two!
Wonder Woman -
10.
[no title indexed]
From the World's Finest Fans -
11.
Volume 77 Issue 2 - Week of January 10, 1977
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This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- CTGarry
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- John Monagle
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
- Bjorn Wallin
- John Wells
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