(June 1968)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Jan., April and July
- On-sale Date
- 1968-04-25
- 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 copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Superman and Batman / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- These 4 heroes will destroy themselves -- fighting over me!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
- Reprints
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #23/1968 (16. November 1968) -
in Superman et Batman (Interpresse; Sagédition, 1967 series) #16 (décembre 1968) -
in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #466 (February 13 1969) -
in World's Finest Comics [Special Replica Edition] (DC, 1997 series) #176 ([1997]) [cover] - in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([November] 2003)
- in Batman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2005 series) ([June] 2005)
- in Showcase Presents: Batgirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)
- 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)
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in DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (Eaglemoss Publications, 2017 series) #26 - Neal Adams Part 1 (2018)
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The Superman-Batman Split!
Superman and Batman / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Cary Bates
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Neal Adams ? (see notes); Dick Giordano ? (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ray Holloway ?; Gaspar Saladino (splash)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ronald Jason; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
- Synopsis
- Actor Jason Desmond's dying performance is an attempt to fool Superman and Batman into believing he is two aliens, one hunting the other. But his story rings false and Superman lets Batman in on the hoax, which ends up fooling Supergirl, Batgirl, Robin, and Jimmy Olsen anyway.
- Reprints
- in Superman et Batman (Interpresse; Sagédition, 1967 series) #15 (novembre 1968)
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #22/1968 (2. November 1968) which is reprinted
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #466 (February 13 1969)
- in Super-Team Family (DC, 1975 series) #3 (February-March 1976)
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #16 (September 1981)
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #302 (April 1984)
- in Batman (Titan, 1989 series) #4 - The Joker's Revenge (January 1990)
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in Super-Team (Epix, 1992 series) #6/1992 (1992) - 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 Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2007 series) ([May] 2007)
- in Showcase Presents: Batgirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)
- 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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- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite; Kandor
Indexer Notes
Inks credit in dispute.
DC credited the inks to Giordano in World's Finest Comics #302, Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams #1, Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (story, not table of contents), Showcase Presents: World's Finest Volume 4, and Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus. Giordano credit supported by Joe and Victor (via the GCD Error Tracker), Tony Rose, and Gene Reed.
Adams inks per his current checklist and per Nick Caputo.
Giordano inks supported by his 1983 recollection (Green Lantern/Green Arrow #2) that Adams and he "had done a couple of World's Finest issues together for Mort Weisinger," apparently referring to stories in World's Finest #175 and #176. Giordano inks further supported by Michael Eury's 2003 index of Giordano's work in Dick Giordano: Changing Comics One Day at a Time (p. 161).
Part II: A Tale of 3 Teams
Superman and Batman / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Cary Bates
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Neal Adams ? (see notes in sequence 1); Dick Giordano ? (see notes in sequence 1)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ray Holloway ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Ronald Jason; Desmond Jason
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #23/1968 (16. November 1968) which is reprinted
- in Superman et Batman (Interpresse; Sagédition, 1967 series) #16 (décembre 1968)
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #466 (February 13 1969)
- in Super-Team Family (DC, 1975 series) #3 (February-March 1976)
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #16 (September 1981)
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #302 (April 1984)
- in Batman (Titan, 1989 series) #4 - The Joker's Revenge (January 1990)
- in Super-Team (Epix, 1992 series) #6/1992 (1992)
- 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 Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2007 series) ([May] 2007)
- in Showcase Presents: Batgirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)
- 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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The Case of the Magic Baseball
Editors' Round Table; Martian Manhunter / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Script
- Joe Samachson ?; Jack Miller ? (see notes)
- Pencils
- Joe Certa
- Inks
- Joe Certa
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Letterese ?
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] (origin part 2); "Trigger" Tom Taylor (flashback); Big Bob Michaels; Brad Devon
- Synopsis
- J'onn J'onzz captures Brad Devon and his men for blackmailing Bob Michaels, and helps Michaels win a baseball game on the way.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #226 (December 1955)
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #466 (February 13 1969)
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Indexer Notes
J'onn J'onzz has some powers no longer associated with him, including the ability to see the future, walk through walls, and affect the velocity of matter.
Script attributed by Rich Morrissey to Jack Miller. The current credit is from Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1([July] 2007).
[no title indexed]
Cape and Cowl Comments / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell ?
- Pencils
- Curt Swan ? (illustration)
- Inks
- George Klein (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters from: Guy Michaelson et al., Selina Zane, Dave Truesdale, Andy Franklin, Milo Miles, and William Cole; includes an illustration.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["These 4 heroes will destroy themselves -- fighting over me!"]
Superman and Batman -
1.
The Superman-Batman Split!
Superman and Batman -
2.
Part II: A Tale of 3 Teams
Superman and Batman -
3.
The Case of the Magic Baseball
Editors' Round Table; Martian Manhunter -
4.
[no title indexed]
Cape and Cowl Comments -
5.
[no title indexed]
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- Katie
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- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Q
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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