World's Finest Comics #244

(April-May 1977)

That Dirty Beach (Table of Contents)

Aquaman; Hostess Twinkies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ben Oda

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Aquaman; Slud-Jak; unnamed bureaucrat

Synopsis:

Slud-Jak fouls beaches in revenge for ocean pollution, but agrees to negotiate when tempted by Hostess Twinkies.

Indexer Notes

An advertisement for Hostess products featuring DC characters and produced by DC staff.

World's Finest Comics Presents... (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Job Number:

J-4576

Content Information

Characters:

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]

Synopsis:

Contents Page

Three Billion Targets! (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Haney

Pencils:

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-4535

Content Information

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.

Rainbows of Doom (Table of Contents)

Black Canary / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Harris

Pencils:

Michael Netzer [as Mike Nasser]

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-4490

Content Information

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.

Indexer Notes

Story continues in the Green Arrow story in this issue.

Slings and Arrows (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tony Isabella

Pencils:

Michael Netzer [as Mike Nasser]

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

Liz Berube

Letters:

Ben Oda

Job Number:

J-4494

Content Information

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! (Table of Contents)

The Vigilante / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Kunkel

Pencils:

John Calnan

Inks:

Bob Smith

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-4498

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

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: show reprint note before migration

• in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #2/1978 (Februari 1978)
• in Lynvingen (Semic AS, 1977 series) #2/1978 (uke 8 1978)

And Now...Still Another Message of Untold Importance From Our Prolific Publisher!! (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jenette Kahn

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Jenette Kahn (Photo)

Synopsis:

Jenette talks about the new DC 80 page dollar comics.

Why? (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Rich Buckler

Inks:

Rich Buckler

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-4577

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]

Indexer Notes

One panel preview of each story in the next issue.

Jeopardy -- Times Two! (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dennis O'Neil

Pencils:

Jose Delbo

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-4499

Content Information

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.

Indexer Notes

This series of adventures takes place in WWII.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

From the World's Finest Fans / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Job Number:

L-618

Content Information

Synopsis:

Discussion of the new 80 page all-new format. No letters from readers.

Dinosaurs Invade 1977! (Table of Contents)

Daily Planet Volume 77 Issue 2 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Editing:

Bob Rozakis (Editor); Anthony Tollin (Production)