World's Finest Comics #270 [Direct]
(August 1981)

DC, 1941 Series
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Volume
41
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-04-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Len Wein (editor); Mike W. Barr (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.
This issue has variants:

Bedlam Is the Black Hole! (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
C-645
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Superman; Metallo; Green Arrow (inset); Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (inset); Hawkman (inset); Red Tornado (inset)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits confirmed from The Comic Reader #191.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Bob Rozakis (credited as Ted P. Skimmer)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Letters of comment from Dave Lauder, Todd Hitchcock, Mike Sopp, and Danny Golding. Includes Direct Currents column May 7th and May 21st.

A Hole for Killing! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Romeo Tanghal
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
J-7559 ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Metallo [Roger Corben]; Parasite [Maxwell Jensen] (cameo); Atomic Skull [Albert Michaels] (cameo); Bernard Hawkley; Metallo's henchmen
Synopsis
Metallo escapes from prison and harnesses the power of a black hole.
Reprints
Keywords
black hole; Superman Island maximum security prison

A World Gone Mad! (Table of Contents: 3)

Green Arrow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Trevor Von Eeden
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow; Count Vertigo
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues in World's Finest Comics #272.

You and Me Against Our World! (Table of Contents: 4)

Hawkman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Alex Saviuk
Inks
Rodin Rodriguez
Colors
Bob LeRose
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hawkman; Hawkgirl; Shadow Thief; Hyanthis (flashback)
Reprints

Die, Android-- Die! (Table of Contents: 5)

Red Tornado / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
José Delbo
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
J-7353 ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Tornado; Robot Killer
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues in World's Finest Comics #272.

Our Son, the Monster! (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Don Newton
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
J-7330
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel
Reprints

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

The Answer Man; Daily Planet / in-house column / 0.47 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Hembeck / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Fred Hembeck
Pencils
Fred Hembeck
Inks
Fred Hembeck
Letters
Fred Hembeck

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Flash; Hawkman

#74 Jim Aparo (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

DC Profiles / in-house column / 0.33 page (report information)

Volume 81 Issue 5 - May, 1981 (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Bedlam Is the Black Hole!
    Superman and Batman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    From the World's Finest Fans
  3. 2. A Hole for Killing!
    Superman and Batman
  4. 3. A World Gone Mad!
    Green Arrow
  5. 4. You and Me Against Our World!
    Hawkman
  6. 5. Die, Android-- Die!
    Red Tornado
  7. 6. Our Son, the Monster!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    The Answer Man; Daily Planet
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Hembeck
  10. 9. #74 Jim Aparo
    DC Profiles
  11. 10. Volume 81 Issue 5 - May, 1981
    Daily Planet
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dave Marchand
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore