World's Finest Comics
#265
[Newsstand]
(October-November 1980)
DC,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 40
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1980-07-10
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893073011
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
This issue is a variant of World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #265 [Direct].
This issue is a variant of World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #265 [Direct].
Magic Menace This Way Comes!
Superman and Batman / cover / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-417
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Red Tornado (inset)
- Reprints
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #6/1981 (18. März 1981)
-
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Magic Menace This Way Comes!
Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 15 pages
- Job Number
- J-6645
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman; Superman; Simon Magus; Merlin; Balrog
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #6/1981 (18. März 1981)
-
in Batman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #43 (juin 1982) -
in Superman (Dolton Comics, 1982 series) #v2#21 (March 1, 1984)
-
One Red Rose for Never!
Green Arrow / comic story / 11 pages
- Job Number
- J-6635
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow; Black Canary; George Taylor; Elizar van Wyck; Jarrett van Wyck
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #24/1980 (26. November 1980)
- in Les Géants des Super-Héros (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #1 - Canari Noir et Batman (2ème trimestre 1981)
-
in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1434 (8 de septiembre de 1983)
-
A Matter of Good Taste
Batgirl; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Jet-Set Jessie
Indexer Notes
Advertisement in comicstrip format for Hostess Twinkies.
Volume 80 Issue 22 - October, 1980
Daily Planet / in-house column / 1.67 pages
- Characters
- Teen Titans [Kid Flash; Starfire; Raven; Wonder Girl; Changeling; Robin [Dick Grayson]]
Indexer Notes
Contains preview of DC Comics Presents #26 which has a preview of the New Teen Titans, Justice League of America #183, Adventure Comics #475-476 (Aquaman) and Brave and the Bold #167 (Blackhawks).
First page contains DC Profile #65 - Vince Colletta (see next sequence).
Second page contains Ask the Answer Man! and a Planet crossword puzzle.
#65 Vince Colletta
DC Profiles / in-house column / 0.33 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- biography
Indexer Notes
Part of Daily Planet Extra page.
This Hostage World
Hawkman / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- J-6563
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hawkman; V'Lonna; Superman; Wonder Woman; Green Arrow (flashback); George Emmett
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #4/1981 (18. Februar 1981)
- in Les Géants des Super-Héros (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #3 - Hawkman et Batman (février 1982)
- in Les Jeunes T. (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #24 (mai 1987)
-
Journey Through the Past!
Red Tornado / comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- J-6741
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- T. O. Morrow; Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel] (flashback); JSA (flashback); Hourman (flashback); Dr. Fate (flashback); Starman (flashback); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (flashback); Mr. Terrific (flashback); Sandman (flashback); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (flashback); The Atom [Al Pratt] (flashback); Hawkman (Earth 2) (flashback); Hawkman (Earth 1, flashback); The Elongated Man (flashback); Kathy Sutton (flashback); Black Canary (flashback); Traya (flashback)
- Reprints
- in Les Géants des Super-Héros (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #5 - Zatanna et Batman (novembre 1982)
-
in Red Tornado (Federal, 1983 series) #[nn] ([December 1983])
-
Indexer Notes
Background recap.
The Plot Against the Human Race
Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- J-6691
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- King Kull (villain); Mr. Atom (villain); Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Mind; Captain Marvel, Jr.; Professor Edgewise
- Reprints
- in L'Escadron des Etoiles (Arédit-Artima, 1982 series) #2 - Le Jour du Dragon (juillet 1982)
-
in Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal (DC, 2019 series) #3 ([July] 2021)
-
[no title indexed]
From the World's Finest Fans / letters page / 2 pages
- Job Number
- L-573
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from Kent A. Phenis, Ken Metzger, and James DeMarco.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Magic Menace This Way Comes!
Superman and Batman -
1.
Magic Menace This Way Comes!
Superman and Batman and Robin -
2.
One Red Rose for Never!
Green Arrow -
3.
A Matter of Good Taste
Batgirl; Hostess Twinkies -
4.
Volume 80 Issue 22 - October, 1980
Daily Planet -
5.
#65 Vince Colletta
DC Profiles -
6.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents -
7.
This Hostage World
Hawkman -
8.
Journey Through the Past!
Red Tornado -
9.
The Plot Against the Human Race
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
10.
[no title indexed]
From the World's Finest Fans
This issue was modified by
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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