(June-July 1979)

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Volume
39
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1979-03-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893073007
Editing
Joe Orlando (credited) (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #166.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed as Jim Aparo)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed as Jim Aparo)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
C-966
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Green Arrow; Maudy; Black Lightning; Captain Marvel; Hawkman; Hawkgirl
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

World's Finest (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack C. Harris
Pencils
José Delbo (signed as DELBO)
Inks
Joe Orlando (signed as Orlando)
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
J-6003

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Innocent Who Hated! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil)
Pencils
Dick Dillin (credited)
Inks
Frank McLaughlin (credited)
Colors
Gene D'Angelo (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
J-5908
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Suddenly, Metropolis is quiet…
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Maudy; Dr. Wanyoc; Mercenaries, Inc.
Reprints

Death Ransom! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
Shelly Leferman (credited)

Job Number
J-5900
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It is the dark time…
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Tobias Whale (villain); The 100 (villain); Tabitha Katt (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Continues from previous issue's Green Arrow story.

Time Keeps on Killing (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Paul Kupperberg (credited)
Pencils
José Delbo (credited)
Inks
Frank McLaughlin (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
Shelly Leferman (credited)

Job Number
J-5983
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I been working in Star Tower for goin’ on forty years now…
Genre
superhero
Characters
Clock King [William Tockman] (villain, origin recounted); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Nate Petersen; Dr. Merlis; Speedy [Roy Harper] (flashback)
Reprints

Attack of the In-and-Out Invaders (Table of Contents: 5)

Hawkman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
Rich Buckler (credited)
Inks
Romeo Tanghal (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
J-5834
First Line of Dialogue or Text
High over the sprawling streets of Midway City…
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]; Mavis Trent; Darwin Abernathy; Malachi Mills
Reprints

The Invincible Man (Table of Contents: 6)

Shazam!; Captain Marvel / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell (credited)
Pencils
Don Newton (credited)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Job Number
J-5890
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Looks like Captain Marvel us fighting a villain who’s as strong…
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Invincible Man [Mr. Mind] (villain); Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana; King Kull; Captain Nazi; Teth-Adam; Miss Jameson; Whitey Murphy
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Jack C. Harris (signed as J. C. H.)
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (illustration)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-256
Characters
Hawkgirl; Superman; Batman; Captain Marvel; Black Canary; Green Arrow; Black Lightning; Hawkman (all in masthead)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Letters of comment from Michael Burkhalter, Scott Gibson and Micheal N. Tierstein.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman and Batman
  2. 1. World's Finest
  3. 2. The Innocent Who Hated!
    Superman and Batman
  4. 3. Death Ransom!
    Black Lightning
  5. 4. Time Keeps on Killing
    Green Arrow
  6. 5. Attack of the In-and-Out Invaders
    Hawkman
  7. 6. The Invincible Man
    Shazam!; Captain Marvel
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    From the World's Finest Fans
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Mark Gordon
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Dave Marchand
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jason Sacks
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore