World's Finest Comics #152

(September 1965)

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Prod. Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Part 1: The Colossal Kids! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lois Lane; Force Boy [Mr. Mxyzptlk]; Speed Kid [Bat-Mite]; Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; Professor Vakox; three unnamed prisoners]

Synopsis

Two kids with super powers terrorize Metropolis and challenge Batman and Superman to figure out their secret.

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #3 ([March] 2010)

Keywords

Batcave; Fortress of Solitude; gold kryptonite; green kryptonite; Kandor; Phantom Zone; red kryptonite

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

G. I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Rocky and Bullwinkle; Cheerios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Nature's Bill of Rights (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Part 2: The Magic of Bat-Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlk! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jimmy Olsen; Force Boy [Mr. Mxyzptlk]; Speed Kid [Bat-Mite]

Synopsis

Force Boy and Speed Kid's true identities are revealed.

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #3 ([March] 2010)

Keywords

Batcave; Batplane

Indexer Notes

This story states that the home dimensions of Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite are not the same.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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

100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Kat Gets Cooled! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

AMT / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Showcase; Enemy Ace / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Weapons of Destiny (Table of Contents: 13)

The Editors' Round Table / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Bill Ely

Inks

Bill Ely

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

Editing

Jack Schiff

Genre

detective-mystery

Synopsis

A man with no memory is compelled to steal three weapons, but he doesn't know why. When he sees Professor Desmond on television, he senses he can solve the mystery. And he does, by telling the man he is artist Ted Thorn and he is to draw those weapons for the professor's latest book.

Reprints

• from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #13 (May 1957)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

80-Page Giant; Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Super-Turtle / 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

Nobody will come to our rally today...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Super-Turtle

Synopsis

When the air conditioning at a big rally breaks down, Super-Turtle offers to cool the place by blowing cold air into the chimney. When a crowd races out of the auditorium, he remembers that he ate an onion for lunch.

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Superboy; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Cape and Cowl Comments / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Pencils

Curt Swan ? (illustration)

Inks

George Klein (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jerrilee Vance, John Warner & Ben Lomand, Michael Liben, David Mendell, Vincent Krieg, Don Finley, Lewis Schrawyer, Jim Sammons, Thelma Brown, Ted Lawrence.

10 Issues of World's Finest for Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Mets Wrist Watch / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Go Full-Throttle with Wen-Mac (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Wen-Mac / advertisement / 1 page (report information)