World's Finest Comics #97

(October 1958)

Draw Me! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Day Superman Betrayed Batman (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Jim Gordon; Lois Lane; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El] (also as Professor Milo); The Condor Gang [Blinky; Condor [John Titus]]; Ace Logan; Scott Forest; Billy Forest

Synopsis

The Condor Gang frames Batman for taking a bribe to let a criminal escape. Superman is forced to arrest Batman and Robin and then spends his time trying to prove their innocence, giving the Condor Gang a chance to start a crime spree.

Reprints

• in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #105 ([March 1959])
• in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #15 (October 1965)
• in World's Finest (Tempo Books, 1978 series) #14534 (1978)
• in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (2001 [February 2002])
• in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)
• in Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([May] 2016)
• in Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([May] 2018)

Keywords

kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Klein/Reed incorrectly list Paris inks. Superman's masquerade as Prof. Milo noted by Kurt Mitchell via a GCD error report.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Do You Know the Legend of Superman? (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Lost -- A Free Education! (Table of Contents: 5)

Binky [DC] / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bob Oksner

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

advocacy; teen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Today we will study about Christopher Columbus!

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #162 (July 1963)

Wings and Winnie Winchester Bag a Thief (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Strange Journal of Old Blue Jay! (Table of Contents: 8)

Tomahawk / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Dave Wood

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon ?

Genre

historical; western-frontier

Characters

Dan Hunter

Reprints

• in Tomahawk (Semic, 1982 series) #4/1982 ([1 april] 1982)
• in Tomahawk (Semic, 1977 series) #4/1982 (uke 14 1982)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Block Buster / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Martin Naydel

Pencils

Martin Naydel

Inks

Martin Naydel

Colors

?

Letters

Martin Naydel

First Line of Dialogue or Text

They call 'em the weaker sex!

Reprints

• from Leave It to Binky (DC, 1948 series) #40 (July 1954)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Ollie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Job Number

5554

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is coming along fine!

Genre

humor

The Goblin That Got Away (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

The Menace of the Mechanical Octopus (Table of Contents: 14)

Green Arrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Herron

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Jack Kirby; Rosalind Kirby

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]

Synopsis

Crooks are using a mechanical octopus to commit robberies.

Reprints

• in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1963 (1963)
• in DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #23 - World's Finest Comics Digest (February 1981)
• in The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby (DC, 2001 series) (2001 [January 2002])
• in Showcase Presents: Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)
• in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([October] 2011)

Keywords

Arrow-Plane; Arrowcar

Indexer Notes

Per info in various interviews, Roz assisted Kirby in spotting blacks.

Green Arrow wears a green hat.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Giant Dinosaurs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Midwest Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)