(August-September 1977)
DC,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 37
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1977-05-19
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893073009
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Denny O'Neil (story editor); Jack C. Harris (story editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date from next issue ad in World's Finest Comics #245. On-sale date of May 17 in Comic Reader #143.
[no title indexed]
Superman and Batman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Neal Adams (signed)
- Inks
- Neal Adams (signed)
- Colors
- Neal Adams (signed)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- C-491
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So... Superman-- This is the awful secret you've been hiding all these years!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance] (inset); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (inset); Parasite [Maxwell Jensen] (posing as Kor-El a.k.a. Superman II); Superman [Clark Kent]; The Vigilante [Greg Sanders] (inset); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (also inset)
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Reprints
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #2/1978 (11. Januar 1978) -
in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2003 series) #3 ([March] 2006) -
in Batman: Demoniske møter [Alle Tiders Superhelter] (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2006 series) ([august] 2006) - in Batman Collection - Neal Adams (Panini Deutschland, 2008 series) #4 ([Februar] 2010)
- in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2012 series) #3 ([September] 2013)
- in Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) ([May] 2016)
- in Batman by Neal Adams (DC, 2018 series) #3 ([March] 2020)
-
- Keywords
- green kryptonite
Indexer Notes
Cover colorist credit is from the letter column of issue #249.
World's Finest
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- Jack C. Harris ?
- Pencils
- Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
- Inks
- Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- J-4798
- Characters
- Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Green Arrow; Black Canary; Vigilante
Indexer Notes
Contents page with illustration.
The Prisoner of the Kryptonite Asteroid!, Part I: Across Time
Superman and Batman / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- J-4698
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Justice League of America: Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Hawkman [Katar Hol / Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Parasite [Maxwell Jensen] (posing as Kor-El a.k.a. Superman II); Superman [Clark Kent]; Mad Dog Doyle (first appearance); Ram Drood (first appearance) - Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #2/1978 (11. Januar 1978), #2/1978 (11. Januar 1978)
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #66 (November 1985)
-
- Keywords
- Batcave; Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite; Justice League satellite
Indexer Notes
The story has separate chapter titles: "Part I Across Time, Darkly!" and "Part II Am I My Brother's Keeper?".
Part II: Am I My Brother's Keeper?
Superman and Batman / comic story / 9 pages
- Job Number
- J-4698
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Justice League of America: Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol / Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Morgan Edge; Jor-El (flashback); Lois Lane; Lara (flashback); Jimmy Olsen; Parasite [Maxwell Jensen] (posing as Kor-El a.k.a. Superman II); Superman [Clark Kent] (also in flashback as baby Kal-El); Mad Dog Doyle; Ram Drood; Dr. Gan-Zir (flashback); President of the United States (cameo) - Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Keywords
- Capitol Building; green kryptonite; Justice League satellite; Krypton; Washington D.C.; WGBS-TV; White House
Indexer Notes
Story continues in the next issue. The unnamed President slightly resembles Jimmy Carter.
Wulf Hunt
Black Canary / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- J-4643
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wulf; Ursus (flashback)
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Reprints
-
in Super Adventure Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 ? series) #9 ([Circa 1977-1978])
-
- Keywords
- British Columbia; Canada; MacIntosh Lumber Camp; Queen's Ridge; werewolf
Indexer Notes
Despite the order of the printed credits, Nasser listed as penciler and Austin as inker in the Daily Planet and The Comic Reader #143.
Manhunt for a Murderer!
Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- J-4644
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Slingshot [David Drayson]; Barney Breed; Reggie Ronson; "The Outfit"
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Keywords
- gag arrow; Star City
Son of a Gun!
Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero; western-frontier
- Characters
- The Dummy (flashback, first appearance of Earth-One version); Stuff (first appearance of Earth-One version, murdered by The Dummy); The Vigilante [Greg Sanders] (origin retold); Judas Priest (flashback); Judas Priest's gang (flashback); Sheriff Sanders (flashback, death, only appearance of Earth-One version); Luke (flashback, death); Stuff's father (flashback, death); Stuff's mother (flashback, death)
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Keywords
- Gotham City
The Baron's Name Is Blitzkrieg
Wonder Woman / comic story / 15 pages
- Job Number
- J-4683
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Baron Blitzkrieg (first appearance, origin); Winston Churchill; Adolf Hitler (flashback); Major Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; General Adrian Hawkins (death); General Sir Claude Auchinleck; Mr. McBride (British Intelligence); Nazis
- Universe
- DC : Earth-Two (Pre-Crisis)
- Reprints
-
in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #236 (12 de septiembre de 1980)
-
- Keywords
- invisible jet; London; World War II
Indexer Notes
Setting continues to be World War II for this series.
The story has separate chapter titles: Chapter 1: "Conception..."; Chapter 2: "...Birth..."; Chapter 3: "...and Baptism!"
[no title indexed]
From the World's Finest Fans / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Jack C. Harris
- Pencils
- Curt Swan; Nick Cardy ? (illustrations)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson; Nick Cardy ? (illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- L-699
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from Anthony Costa, Frank Antonides and Reed Cambell.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["So... Superman-- This is the awful secret you've been hiding all these years!"]
Superman and Batman -
1.
World's Finest
-
2.
The Prisoner of the Kryptonite Asteroid!, Part I: Across Time
Superman and Batman -
3.
Part II: Am I My Brother's Keeper?
Superman and Batman -
4.
Wulf Hunt
Black Canary -
5.
Manhunt for a Murderer!
Green Arrow -
6.
Son of a Gun!
Vigilante -
7.
The Baron's Name Is Blitzkrieg
Wonder Woman -
8.
[no title indexed]
From the World's Finest Fans -
9.
What Does 'Showcase' Mean, Anyway?
DC Publishorial -
10.
#14 Mike Nasser
DC Profiles
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- John Censullo
- CTGarry
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Dave Marchand
- Allen Ross
- Per Sandell
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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