(June 1964)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
- On-sale Date
- 1964-04-30
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Sugar and Spike #53 and copyright registration. On-sale date of April 9 in ad in Superboy #113.
The Origin of the Composite Superman!
Superman and Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Composite Superman
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Batplane
Indexer Notes
Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).
Are You a Good Neighbor?
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Keywords
- Picnic
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Part I: The Composite Superman!
Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna]]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Composite Superman [Joe Meach] (introduction, origin)
- Synopsis
- A freak accident gives Joe Meach the powers of the entire Legion of Super-Heroes and he becomes the Composite Superman.
- Reprints
-
in Gigant (Centerförlaget, 1963 series) #1/1965 -
in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #223 (May-June 1974) -
in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #126 (Circa 1975-1976) - in DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #23 - World's Finest Comics Digest (February 1981)
- in World's Finest Comics #142 [First Appearance: Composite Superman Action Figure] (DC, 2005 series) (2005)
- in Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2007 series) ([May] 2007)
- in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2008)
- in Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([June] 2019)
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite; Kandor; Superman Museum
Indexer Notes
Inks credit per Bob Hughes, Craig Delich, and Pat Lang. Bob Klein and Gene Reed credit Sheldon Moldoff.
[no title indexed]
Tricksy World's Greatest Stunt Man / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Watch for the First 80 Page Superboy Annual!
Giant Superboy Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Part II: The Battle Between Titans!
Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Composite Superman [Joe Meach]
- Synopsis
- Composite Superman threatens to reveal Superman and Batman's identity if they don't retire. But his powers begin to fade and, unable to reproduce the original lightning strike, he loses both his power and his memory. Batman and Superman are bewildered as to why the Composite Superman fled, where he went, or who he is.
- Reprints
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #223 (May-June 1974)
- in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #126 (Circa 1975-1976)
- in DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #23 - World's Finest Comics Digest (February 1981)
- in World's Finest Comics #142 [First Appearance: Composite Superman Action Figure] (DC, 2005 series) (2005)
- in Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2007 series) ([May] 2007)
- in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2008)
- in Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([June] 2019)
-
- Keywords
- Batcave; green kryptonite
Indexer Notes
Inks credit per Bob Hughes, Bob Klein, and Gene Reed. Craig Delich and Pat Lang credit George Klein.
Coming Super-Attractions!
text article / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Promo on upcoming Worlds Finest and other Superman related titles.
Flame Dragon from Krypton!
Superman / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Krypto (cameo); Lois Lane Kent; Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White; Robin [Dick Grayson] (cameo, as statue); a Kryptonian Flame-Dragon (introduction, villain); Superman robots; "Plates" Finnegan (villain)
- Synopsis
- A Kryptonian Flame-Dragon makes its way to Earth. When it swallows a Red Kryptonite meteor Superman must stay away from the Flame-Dragon for fear the Red Kryptonite will affect him also. Superman tricks it into exhausting its flame, then freezes it and tosses it into space. He tricks Lois Lane by relying on Krypto, Batman, and Supergirl to protect his secret identity.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #142 (January 1961) [1 page cut]
-
- Keywords
- Dragon; Fortress of Solitude; red kryptonite
Indexer Notes
Surprise Feature
The original page 6 removed for this reprint.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Origin of the Composite Superman!
Superman and Batman and Robin -
1.
Are You a Good Neighbor?
-
2.
Part I: The Composite Superman!
Superman and Batman and Robin -
3.
["My new assistant is always eating!"]
Tricksy World's Greatest Stunt Man -
4.
Watch for the First 80 Page Superboy Annual!
Giant Superboy Annual -
5.
Part II: The Battle Between Titans!
Superman and Batman and Robin -
6.
Coming Super-Attractions!
-
7.
["Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue of World's Finest..."]
-
8.
Flame Dragon from Krypton!
Superman -
9.
["Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park..."]
Palisades Amusement Park; Superman -
10.
[no title indexed]
100 Magnets -
11.
[no title indexed]
Astroforce -
12.
Boys! Men!
Mike Marvel System -
13.
America's Most Exciting War Game
Task Force
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