World's Finest Comics
#278
[Direct]
(April 1982)
- Volume:
- 42
- Price:
- 1.00 USD; 0.30 GBP
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC
- Editing:
- Mike W. Barr
- Format:
- Color; Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #161, 170, 179, 188, 223-228, 230); Newsprint; was ongoing series
Assault on Thanagar!
Superman and Batman / comic story / 14 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bob Rozakis
- Pencils:
- Rich Buckler
- Inks:
- Pablo Marcos
- Colors:
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters:
- John Costanza
- Job Number:
- J-8002
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Hawkman; Superman; Batman; Hyanthis; Hawkwoman
The Archer and The Assassin
Green Arrow / comic story / 9 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Mike W. Barr
- Pencils:
- Trevor von Eeden
- Inks:
- Larry Mahlstedt
- Colors:
- Tom Ziuko
- Letters:
- Phil Felix
- Editing:
- Len Wein
- Job Number:
- J-8072
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Arrow
[no title indexed]
From the World's Finest Fan / letters page / 2 pages
Credits
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- L-992; L-993
Indexer Notes
Letters page with illustrated title header.
Dog Day Afternoon
Zatanna / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Paul Kupperberg
- Pencils:
- Dan Spiegle
- Inks:
- Dan Spiegle
- Colors:
- Tom Ziuko
- Letters:
- Adam Kubert
- Job Number:
- J-8027
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Zatanna
The Power of Darkness!
Shazam! / comic story / 9 pages
Credits
- Script:
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils:
- Don Newton
- Inks:
- Frank Chiaramonte
- Colors:
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Shazam; Mary Marvel
Indexer Notes
Spotlights Mary Marvel.
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
Assault on Thanagar!
Superman and Batman -
2.
The Archer and The Assassin
Green Arrow -
3.
[no title indexed]
From the World's Finest Fan -
4.
Dog Day Afternoon
Zatanna -
5.
The Power of Darkness!
Shazam!
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Mike Nielsen
- Jerry Hillegas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mougin
- Craig Delich
- Clayton Emery
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
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