World's Finest Comics #260

(December 1979-January 1980)

The Four Billion Supermen of Earth! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script:

Dennis O'Neil

Pencils:

Rich Buckler

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Gene D'Angelo

Letters:

Ben Oda

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Batman; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Alfred Pennyworth

Reprints:

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #13/1980 (25. Juni 1980)

Indexer Notes

Schwartz edited this story because WFC was going to convert to a standard-size comic and move to his editorial office, but the decision was made to leave WFC at dollar-size and not transfer it to Schwartz after this story was prepared.

A Tight Squeeze for the Tiny Titan! (Table of Contents: 2)

Atom / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

Bob Rozakis

Pencils:

Juan Ortiz

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

Shelly Leferman

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Bug-Eyed Bandit (villain); The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jean Palmer

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Inks previously credited to Vince Colletta, who is credited as the inker in this story. This story was originally prepared to be a back-up in Action Comics during the DC Explosion.

The Stony-Eyed Medusa (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Flash; Hostess Fruit Pies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Lure of the Magnetic Menace (Table of Contents: 4)

Black Lightning / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script:

Dennis O'Neil [as Denny O'Neil]

Pencils:

Mike Netzer [as Mike Nasser]

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

Karin Kish [as Karin]

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Black Lightning; Jackie Parrish; Doctor Polaris [Baxter Timmons]; Harry Parrish; Mrs. Parrish; Lynn Stewart; Jim Corrigan; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback cameo)

Synopsis:

Black Lightning fights Doctor Polaris while trying to deal with a runaway student, and finds that his two problems are connected.

Reprints:

• from Cancelled Comic Cavalcade (DC, 1978 series) #1 (Summer 1978)
• in Superman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1973 series) #15 (1980)
• in Black Lightning (DC, 2016 series) #[nn] ([April] 2016)

Indexer Notes

Story intended for the unpublished Black Lightning (DC, 1977 series) #12. Story printed in the limited distribution Cancelled Comic Cavalcade (DC, 1978 series) #1. Art altered to give BL a fuller afro. Series continues in Detective Comics.

There Goes the Neighborhood! (Table of Contents: 5)

Shazam!; Captain Marvel / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Don Newton

Inks:

Dave Hunt

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

Milt Snapinn

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Marvel; Hydia; Sylvius; Phylla; Pythia; Dion; Dr. Stark Weldon; Sterling Morris

Reprints:

• in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #38 (1982)

To the World's Finest Fans (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

L-391

Indexer Notes

Article detailing the creation of World's Finest Comics #259, which was expanded to a $1.00 comic after being planned as a $0.40 comic.