World's Finest Comics #274 [Direct]
(December 1981)

DC, 1941 Series
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Volume
41
Price
1.00 USD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-09-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Len Wein (editor); Mike W. Barr (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Ross Andru (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Weapon Master
Reprints

Greater Love Hath No Man...! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Burkett
Pencils
Adrian Gonzales
Inks
Brett Breeding
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Todd Klein

Job Number
J-7729
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Weapon Master
Reprints

...The Archer --or the Man? (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Arrow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mike W. Barr
Pencils
Trevor Von Eeden
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
J-7744
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow; Black Canary
Reprints

The Song the Shrieker Sang (Table of Contents: 3)

Zatanna / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
J-7717
Genre
superhero
Characters
Zatanna
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Origin of Zatanna appears in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #5.

Gone with the Wings! (Table of Contents: 4)

Hawkman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Alex Saviuk
Inks
Rodin Rodriguez
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Pierre Bernard Jr.

Job Number
J-7571
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hawkman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman; Matter Master
Reprints

Silence, Please (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Don Newton
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Pierre Bernard Jr.

Job Number
J-7650
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

From the World's Finest Fans / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (illustration)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Letters of comment from Todd McFarlane and Mark Lagasse.

#82 Denis Jensen (Table of Contents: 7)

DC Profiles / in-house column / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris (credited as Michael C. Carmichael)
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Volume 81 Issue 13 - September, 1981 (Table of Contents: 8)

Daily Planet / in-house column / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
Bob Rozakis

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Previews Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk, Adventure Comics #488 (Dial H for Hero), Wonder Woman #286 and others.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Hembeck / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Fred Hembeck
Pencils
Fred Hembeck
Inks
Fred Hembeck
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Hembeck

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman and Batman
  2. 1. Greater Love Hath No Man...!
    Superman and Batman
  3. 2. ...The Archer --or the Man?
    Green Arrow
  4. 3. The Song the Shrieker Sang
    Zatanna
  5. 4. Gone with the Wings!
    Hawkman
  6. 5. Silence, Please
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    From the World's Finest Fans
  8. 7. #82 Denis Jensen
    DC Profiles
  9. 8. Volume 81 Issue 13 - September, 1981
    Daily Planet
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Hembeck
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore