The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told

([June] 1990)

The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page, publication data page, and dedication page.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky (illustration)

Inks:

Bernard Sachs (illustration)

Letters:

Typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustrated with a panel (in black & white) from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #21.

The Ghosts of Frank and Dick Merriwell (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

?; Carmine Infantino (illustration)

Inks:

?; Joe Giella (illustration)

Letters:

Typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction illustrated with two background images, one from a Frank and Dick Merriwell novel and the other from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #123.

That Old-Time Magic (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Mike Gold

Pencils:

Al Plastino (illustration); Dick Sprang (illustration)

Inks:

Al Plastino (illustration); Charles Paris (illustration)

Letters:

Typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction illustrated with two background illustrations, one from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #253 and the other from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #82.

The Terrible Trio (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script:

William Woolfolk (uncredited in item)

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye (uncredited in item)

Colors:

Bob Le Rose

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #88 (March 1954)

The Three Super-Musketeers! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Edmond Hamilton (uncredited in item)

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

Tom McCraw

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Batman; Robin

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #82 (May-June 1956)

Superboy Meets Robin (Table of Contents: 7)

Superboy / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Finger (uncredited in item)

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

Eric Kachelhofer

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Robin

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #253 (October 1958)

The Manhunt on Land! (Table of Contents: 8)

Aquaman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Robert Bernstein (uncredited in item)

Pencils:

Ramona Fradon

Inks:

Ramona Fradon

Colors:

Helen Vesik

Letters:

Milton Snapinn

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #267 (December 1959)

Indexer Notes

Inks credited in item to Charles Paris.

The Underwater Archers (Table of Contents: 9)

The Green Arrow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Robert Bernstein (uncredited in item)

Pencils:

Lee Elias

Inks:

Lee Elias

Colors:

Helen Vesik

Letters:

Joe Letterese

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #267 (December 1959)

The Flash of Two Worlds! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Flash / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

Carl Gafford

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Iris West; Joan Garrick; The Thinker; The Fiddler; The Shade

Synopsis:

The Flash accidentally transports himself to the world where the Golden Age Flash lives and together they take on The Thinker, The Fiddler, and The Shade.

Reprints:

• from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #123 (September 1961), #123 (September 1961), #123 (September 1961)

Indexer Notes

Pages 11, 19, and 25 are 2/3 pages.

Crisis on Earth-One! (Table of Contents: 11)

Justice League of America / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

Glenn Whitmore

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Justice League of America [Aquaman; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martian Manhunter; Batman; Superman; Wonder Woman]; Justice Society of America [The Atom [Al Pratt]; Black Canary; Dr. Fate; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hourman]]; The Crime Champions [Felix Faust; Dr. Alchemy; Chronos; The Wizard; The Fiddler; The Icicle]

Synopsis:

Three villains each from Earth-1 and Earth-2 hatch a plot to commit crimes, then hide out on the other Earth. To ensure their success, the villains of Earth-1 mystically trap the JLA in their headquarters. But the JLA summons the JSA and switches places with them.

Reprints:

• from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #21 (August 1963)

Indexer Notes

Pages 4, 15, and 25 are 2/3 pages.

Crisis on Earth-Two! (Table of Contents: 12)

Justice League of America / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

Glenn Whitmore

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Justice League of America [Aquaman; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martian Manhunter; Batman; Superman; Wonder Woman]; Justice Society of America [The Atom [Al Pratt]; Black Canary; Dr. Fate; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hourman]]; The Crime Champions [Felix Faust; Dr. Alchemy; Chronos; The Wizard; The Fiddler; The Icicle]

Synopsis:

The JLA and JSA fight their own villains on the opposite Earths until they are mystically transported to cages in space. They escape the cages and take down the gathered villains.

Reprints:

• from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #22 (September 1963)

Indexer Notes

Pages 9, 19, and 25 are 2/3 pages

Planets in Peril! Chapter One (Table of Contents: 13)

Adam Strange / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Daniel Vozzo

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Genre:

science fiction

Reprints:

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #90 (March 1964)

Planets in Peril-- Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 14)

Hawkman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Daniel Vozzo

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #90 (March 1964)

Planets in Peril! Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 15)

Adam Strange; Hawkman / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Daniel Vozzo

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Reprints:

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #90 (March 1964)

The Challenge of the Expanding World (Table of Contents: 16)

The Atom; The Flash / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script:

Bob Haney

Pencils:

Alex Toth

Inks:

Alex Toth

Colors:

Tom Ziuko

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #53 (April-May 1964)

Indexer Notes

Pages 9, 18, and 25 are 2/3 pages.

The Thousand-and-One Dooms of Mr. Twister (Table of Contents: 17)

Kid Flash; Aqualad; Robin / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script:

Bob Haney

Pencils:

Bruno Premiani

Inks:

Bruno Premiani; Charles Paris (faces)

Colors:

Michele Wolfman

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Robin [Dick Grayson]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Aqualad; Mayor Corliss; Eddie Corliss; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); Aquaman (cameo); Mr. Twister [Brom Stikk]; Officer Ridley

Synopsis:

Mr. Twister has kidnapped all the teen-agers from Hatton Corners.

Reprints:

• from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #54 (June-July 1964)

Indexer Notes

Only Charles Paris credited for inks in item. Pages 6, 17, and 25 are 2/3 pages.

No Evil Shall Escape My Sight (Table of Contents: 18)

Green Lantern / comic story / 21.83 pages (report information)

Script:

Denny O'Neil

Pencils:

Neal Adams

Inks:

Neal Adams

Colors:

Tony Tollin

Letters:

John Costanza

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Jubal Slade; Guardians of the Universe; Jeremy Tine; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Robert Kennedy; Old Timer

Synopsis:

Green Arrow shows Green Lantern the plight of the people living in the tenements of slumlord Jubal Slade. But when the Guardians of the Universe observe GL roughing up Slade, they bring him to Oa and reprimand him. Against their orders GL returns to Earth and collects evidence to put Slade away. In response, the Guardians contact Green Lantern, but Green Arrow argues that there are serious problems across America that have escaped the attention of Green Lantern. The Guardians confer, and decide to send a representative to accompany the two heroes as they go on a journey of discovery.

Reprints:

• from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #76 (April 1970)

Indexer Notes

Page 6 is a 2/3 page; page 16 is a 1/2 page; and page 23 is a 2/3 page.
The Guardian who is assigned to accompany Hal Jordan is generally called "The Old Timer" in this series, though he is later given the name Appa Ali Apsa.
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007). Inks credited to Frank Giacoia in item.

The Greatest Green Lantern of All! (Table of Contents: 19)

The Fabulous World of Krypton / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Elliot Maggin; Neal Adams (idea)

Pencils:

Dick Dillin

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Shelley Eiber

Letters:

?

Characters:

Green Lantern [Tomar-Re]; Guardians of the Universe; Jor-El; Lara; Brainiac; baby Kal-El; Superman (flashback)

Synopsis:

The Guardians of the Universe explain to Green Lantern Tomar-Re that his failure to prevent the destruction of Krypton might not truly be considered a failure, even though the Guardians once thought to make Kal-El the leader of the Green Lantern Corps, because the destruction of Krypton allowed Superman to fulfill his destiny as the universe's greatest champion.

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #257 (October 1972)

Keywords:

Kandor; Krypton

Paperchase (Table of Contents: 20)

Batman; The Creeper / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script:

Alan Brennert

Pencils:

Jim Aparo

Inks:

Jim Aparo

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

Jim Aparo

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #178 (September 1981)

The Jungle Line (Table of Contents: 21)

Superman; Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script:

Alan Moore

Pencils:

Rick Veitch

Inks:

Al Williamson

Colors:

Tatjana Wood

Letters:

John Costanza

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Swamp Thing; Lana Lang; Dr. Everett; Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Bloodmorel (a fungus)

Synopsis:

Clark comes in contact with a fungus from Krypton that will eventually kill him. Driving south due to his powers intermittently failing, he crashes in a swamp and stumbles upon the one creature that might help him-- Swamp Thing.

Reprints:

• from DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #85 (September 1985)

Just Imagine, Your Favorite Heroes... (Table of Contents: 22)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Brian Augustyn

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Indexer Notes

Afterword, illustrated with small reproductions of the covers to Superman (DC, 1939 series) #76, Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #89, Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #20, Superman (DC, 1939 series) #220, and Superman (DC, 1939 series) #276.

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