World's Finest Comics #175

(May 1968)

The Superman-Batman Revenge Squads! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Neal Adams ?; Dick Giordano ?

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman Revenge Squad; Batman Revenge Squad; Jimmy Olsen; James Gordon; "Cash" Carew; "Barney the Blast"; The "Flamethrower"

Synopsis

Once each year Superman and Jimmy Olsen bet their crime-fighting skills against those of Batman and Robin. But as the two heroes participate in various contests of skill, their respective Revenge Squads try to sabotage them.

Reprints

• in Superman (Interpresse, 1969 series) #25
• in Super-Team Family (DC, 1975 series) #1 (October-November 1975)
• in The Super Heroes (Egmont UK, 1980 series) #v1#10 (1981)
• in Batman (Titan, 1989 series) #4 - The Joker's Revenge (January 1990)
• in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999)
• in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([November] 2003)
• in Batman Anthologie Neal Adams 1967-1969 (Semic S.A., 2005 series) (2005)
• in Batman Collection - Neal Adams (Panini Deutschland, 2008 series) #1 ([Juli] 2008)
• in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2012 series) #1 (2003 [August 2012])
• in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #4 (2012 [January 2013])
• in Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) ([May] 2016)
• in Batman by Neal Adams (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([May] 2018)
• in DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (Eaglemoss Publications, 2017 series) #26 - Neal Adams Part 1 (2018)

Keywords

gold kryptonite

Indexer Notes

This story has colored-in panel gutters on many pages.
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Inks credit is disputed. Neal Adams is one candidate; Dick Giordano is another.

Adams inks are supported by original art collector Victor Lim, and by GCD members Tony Rose, Bob Bailey, and Gene Reed. In a recent checklist of Adams's comics work, Adams claimed the inks (per a report on gcd-main by Allen Ross). The story was published with Adams "art" or "inks" credit in:
• Super-Team Family #1 (1975)
• Superman in the Sixties (1999, p. 4)

Giordano claimed the inks credit in at least two published sources:
• Green Lantern/Green Arrow #2 (1983)
• Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day at a Time (2003, p. 47; see also p. 161)
In an earlier checklist of Adams's comics work, Adams credited Giordano with inks (per a report on gcd-main by Jim Van Dore). The story was published with Giordano "inks" or "inker" credit in:
• Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams, Volume One [hardcover] (2003, p. 3) [as viewed in Google Books preview]
• Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams, Volume One [softcover] (2012, p. 3)
• Showcase Presents: World's Finest Volume 4 (2012, p. 3)
• Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus (2016, p. 3)
• Batman by Neal Adams Book One (2018, per a report on gcd-main by John Monagle)

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Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number

6622

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This always happens when I screw the body to my car chassis.

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Using a small piece of cardboard to fix screws that have been stripped and won't hold.

Indexer Notes

Thanks to Jack Corley, Philadelphia, PA.

Part II: To the Victor Comes Death! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Neal Adams ?; Dick Giordano ?

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Superman Revenge Squad; Batman Revenge Squad; Jimmy Olsen

Reprints

• in Superman (Interpresse, 1969 series) #25
• in Super-Team Family (DC, 1975 series) #1 (October-November 1975)
• in The Super Heroes (Egmont UK, 1980 series) #v1#10 (1981)
• in Batman (Titan, 1989 series) #4 - The Joker's Revenge (January 1990)
• in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999)
• in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([November] 2003)
• in Batman Anthologie Neal Adams 1967-1969 (Semic S.A., 2005 series) (2005)
• in Batman Collection - Neal Adams (Panini Deutschland, 2008 series) #1 ([Juli] 2008)
• in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2012 series) #1 (2003 [August 2012])
• in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #4 (2012 [January 2013])
• in Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) ([May] 2016)
• in Batman by Neal Adams (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([May] 2018)
• in DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (Eaglemoss Publications, 2017 series) #26 - Neal Adams Part 1 (2018)

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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 of comment from Aaron Deutsch, Irene Vartanoff, Russell Howard, Alan Goldsmith, Paul Nowak, Dave Truesdale and Stephen Bradshaw.

The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel (Table of Contents: 5)

Editors' Round Table; John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Martian Manhunter (origin); Dr. Erdel

Synopsis

A scientist builds a robot brain which teleports a Martian to Earth. After the scientist dies the Martian is trapped here, so he decides to become a police detective

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #225 (November 1955)

Indexer Notes

Script (only) attributed to Jack Miller by Rich Morrissey, but disputed by Bob Hughes. Samachson is current DC credit, as seen in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1.

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