World's Finest Comics #251

(June-July 1978)

[The World's Finest] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack C. Harris ?

Pencils:

George Tuska

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ben Oda

Job Number:

J-5273

Content Information

Characters:

Superman; Batman; Creeper; Wonder Woman; Black Canary; Green Arrow

Indexer Notes

Splash/Title page with the characters starring in this issue.

Invasion of the Deathless Brain (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bob Haney

Pencils:

George Tuska

Inks:

Vince Colletta (credited)

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

Ben Oda

Job Number:

J-5106

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Batman; George "Gorilla Boss" Dyke; Morgan Edge; Lana Lang; James Gordon; Doc Willard (flashback)

Keywords:

Amazon jungle; Fortress of Solitude; Gotham City; green kryptonite; Ides of March; WGBS-TV; white kryptonite

Indexer Notes

The story has separate chapter titles: Chapter One - (no separate title); Chapter Two - The Batman's Fatal Error; Chapter 3 - Old Gangsters Never Die!

Pencils: Corrected by Craig Delich 2005-02. Inks: Previously Tex Blaisdell. New info by Glenn Simpson, 2005-05-17 (Per Sandell ed.)

The Vertigo Version (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gerry Conway

Pencils:

Trevor von Eeden

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

Mario Sen

Letters:

Ben Oda

Job Number:

J-5049

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Count Vertigo (villain, intro); Black Canary; Detective Morgan

Reprints:

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #18/1978 (23. August 1978)
• in Super Adventure Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 ? series) #10 ([Circa 1978-1979])
• in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1315 (25 de mayo de 1981)

Indexer Notes

Star City

Aquaman and the Imperiled Sub (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Aquaman; Aqualad

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies in comic strip format.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

From the World's Finest Fans / letters page / 1.75 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack C. Harris

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

L-913

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Louis A. Latzer, Steve Feldberg, Carmen Dottier and Scott Gibson.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arthur Gutowitz

Letters:

typeset

No Home for the Hero (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gerry Conway

Pencils:

Jerry Bingham

Inks:

Bob Layton

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

Shelly Leferman

Job Number:

J-5045

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow; Speedy; Lt. Mack Morgan; The Stinger; Green Lantern (flashback); Black Canary (flashback)

Synopsis:

Recap of Speedy's career.

Reprints:

• in Wundergirl (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #30 (1978)
• in Supermann (Semic, 1977 series) #1/1979 (uke 2 1979)
• in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1321 (6 de julio de 1981)

Keywords:

Arrow Signal; balloon arrow; electro-charge arrow; Star City

Superman Movie Report (Table of Contents)

Superman / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photographs)

Inks:

? (photographs)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Text article with photographs.

The Disruptor (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Steve Ditko

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

Bill Morse

Job Number:

J-4880

Content Information

Characters:

The Creeper; The Disruptor; Sam Hagen; Fran Daye; Porter; Dump

Reprints:

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #19/1978 (6. September 1978)
• in The Creeper By Steve Ditko (DC, 2010 series) #[nn] ([March] 2010)

Keywords:

Cosmic Broadcasting; Gotham City

A Kiss of Death Times Three (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gerry Conway

Pencils:

Ric Estrada

Inks:

Jack Abel

Colors:

Mario Sen

Letters:

Jean Simek

Job Number:

J-5093

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Poison Ivy; Wonder Woman; Steve Howard; Sumac; Buckeye; Redwood

Reprints:

• in Wundergirl (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #31 (1978), #31 (1978), #31 (1978)

Keywords:

"31" Club; Aethusa Cynapium; botanical garden; Fool's Parsley; New York City; United Nations

Indexer Notes

The story has separate chapter titles: A Poison Named Ivy - Chapter 1; Limbs of a Killer - Chapter 2.
Contemporary setting for story.