World's Finest Comics #283 [Newsstand]
(September 1982)

DC, 1941 Series
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Volume
42
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-06-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893073009
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Len Wein (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #202.
This issue is a variant of World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #283 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
C-982
First Line of Dialogue or Text
They call you two the world's greatest heroes-- --but the Composite Superman will still destroy you!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Composite Superman
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Prologue (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Burkett
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
Frank McLaughlin
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
J-8246 ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Composite Superman; Element Lad (statue); Light Lass (statue); Ultra Boy (statue); Sun Boy (also as statue)
Synopsis
Vs an imitation Composite Superman.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues in the following issue.

The Mugger! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Atom / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Frank McLaughlin
Colors
Bob LeRose
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
J-8329
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Atom [Ray Palmer]
Reprints

Mightier Than the Sling! (Table of Contents: 3)

Black Canary; Green Arrow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mike W. Barr
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Colors
Bob LeRose
Letters
Janice Chiang

Job Number
J-8175
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow; Black Canary; Slingshot
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Jack C. Harris (credited as Michael Carmichael)
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (illustration)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-1100

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Neil Ahlquist, Chris Miller, and Dale L. Coe.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["They call you two the world's greatest heroes-- --but the Composite Superman will still destroy you!"]
    Superman and Batman
  2. 1. Prologue
    Superman and Batman
  3. 2. The Mugger!
    The Atom
  4. 3. Mightier Than the Sling!
    Black Canary; Green Arrow
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    From the World's Finest Fans
This issue was modified by
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Vik-Thor Rose
  • Jim Van Dore