Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told

([May] 2007)

Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman and Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alex Ross (painting)

Inks

Alex Ross (painting)

Colors

Alex Ross (painting)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Batman

Indexer Notes

Title page. Illustrated with a close-up of the cover illustration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Publication data page.

Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes short recaps of Superman's and Batman's origins and an overview of the stories in this volume.

The Mightiest Team in the World! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Fischetti (pages 1-8); Stan Kaye (pages 9-12)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Smilter; Lois Lane; Gell; Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis

Superman and Batman learn each other's secret identities when they meet on a cruise while trying to find a diamond thief.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #76 (May-June 1952)

Indexer Notes

Only John Fischetti credited for inks in volume.

Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lex Luthor; Joker; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mechano-Men

Synopsis

Lex Luthor and Joker go into business together making Mechano-Men, near indestructible robots. Superman and Batman believe they have not gone straight and try to figure out their master plan.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #88 (May-June 1957)

The Composite Superman! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein (part 1); Sheldon Moldoff (part 2)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Composite Superman [Joe Meach]; Legion of Super-heroes [Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Saturn Girl]; Commissioner James Gordon; Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jimmy Olsen

Synopsis

A freak accident gives Joe Meach the powers of the entire Legion of Super-Heroes and he becomes the Composite Superman.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #142 (June 1964), #142 (June 1964)

Indexer Notes

Only George Klein credited for inks in volume.

The second chapter is titled "Part II: The Battle Between Titans!"

The Cape and Cowl Crooks! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker; Penguin; Toyman; Prankster; Anti-Superman; Anti-Batman; Commissioner James Gordon; Perry White; Chief O'Hara

Synopsis

Superman and Batman are plagued by evil duplicates of themselves.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #159 (August 1966), #159 (August 1966)

Indexer Notes

The second chapter is titled "Part II: Trail of the Copy-Cat Crooks!"

The Superman-Batman Split! (Table of Contents: 8)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Bates

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Neal Adams ?; Dick Giordano ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; James Gordon; Jimmy Olsen; Ronald Jason; Desmond Jason

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. Though Desmond fools Supergirl, Batgirl, Robin, and Jimmy Olsen, Superman figures out his plot and he and Batman let the actor die happy.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #176 (June 1968), #176 (June 1968)

Indexer Notes

The second chapter is titled "Part II: A Tale of 3 Teams."

A Matter of Light and Death! (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman; Superman / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Batman; Dr. Light; Zatanna (cameo); Nicholas Slye

Synopsis

Under someone else's control, Clark Kent hires some thugs to kill Superman and provides them with the weapon to do it. Later when Superman realizes he cannot account for his whereabouts or his missing time, he summons Batman to help solve the mystery. Together they prevent the assassination attempt and uncover Dr. Light behind the effort.

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #207 (November 1971)

One Night in Gotham City... (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne

Pencils

John Byrne

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

Tom Ziuko

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Henry Jarrell; Magpie [Margaret Pye]; Bull Carter

Synopsis

Superman comes to Gotham City to arrest the outlaw Batman, interrupting Batman's pursuit of the criminal Magpie. While pursuing the villain together, Superman comes to realize that Gotham City is very different from Metropolis and needs a different type of hero.

Reprints

• from The Man of Steel (DC, 1986 series) #3 ([November] 1986)

A Better World (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Karl Kesel

Pencils

Peter Doherty

Inks

Robert Campanella

Colors

Alex Sinclair

Letters

Clem Robins

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El; also as Gang Buster (cameo, flashback)]; Alfred Pennyworth; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Pete Ross (cameo); Doc Waters; Sarah Muller; Joker (cameo)

Synopsis

Four years ago, not long after the death of Jason Todd, Superman returned from his self-exile in space -- after his execution of three villains -- to talk to Batman about guilt and why heroes do what they do. Their discussion is interrupted, however, when they have to help deliver a baby.

Reprints

• from Batman and Superman: World's Finest (DC, 1999 series) #7 (October 1999)

When Clark Met Bruce (Table of Contents: 12)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jeph Loebs

Pencils

Tim Sale

Inks

Tim Sale

Colors

Mark Chiarello

Letters

Comicraft

Genre

superhero

Characters

Pete Ross; Clark Kent; Bruce Wayne; Alfred Pennyworth

Synopsis

After the death of his parents, Bruce Wayne travels across the country. When his car breaks down he nearly meets a young Clark Kent.

Reprints

• from Superman / Batman Secret Files 2003 (DC, 2003 series) (November 2003)

Stop Me If You've Heard This One... (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Kelly

Pencils

Ed McGuinness; Ryan Ottley; Sean Murphy; Carlo Barberi

Inks

Dexter Vines; Cliff Rathburn; Sean Murphy; Don Hillsman; Bob Petrecca; Andy Owens; Rodney Ramos

Colors

Guy Major

Letters

Rob Leigh

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lois Lane; Alfred Pennyworth; Deathstroke [Slade Wilson]; Crime Syndicate [Owlman; Superwoman; Ultraman]; Mr. Mxyzptlk

Synopsis

In the days before Batman and Superman worked together regularly, they both made plans to board a cruise to the Bahamas in their civilian identities, neither knowing that assassin Slade Wilson was following to kill Bruce Wayne. But before Wilson can kill Wayne, the ship encounters a spatial rift, bringing with it the Crime Syndicate and a character intent on defending Bruce Wayne. Superman and Batman send the inter-dimensional travelers back to their universe and subdue Wilson, never knowing who was behind it all or why.

Reprints

• from Superman / Batman Annual (DC, 2006 series) #1 (December 2006)

The World's Finest Duo Teams Up! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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