(May 2000)

DC, 2000 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
2.95 USD; 4.50 CAD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
2000-03-29
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC Comics Millennium Editions
Barcode
761941224138 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Mort Weisinger (credited) (editor - original series); Dale Crain (credited) (editor - collected edition); Michael Wright (credited) (assistant editor - collected edition); Mike Carlin (credited) (executive editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

The World’s Finest Team Makes Its Debut (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Win Mortimer (credited)
Inks
Win Mortimer (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Lois Lane
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Original issue titled "The Mightiest Team on Earth!"

Superman #76 Superman Meets Batman (Table of Contents: 1)

Remembering the Millennium / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Greenberger (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Discusses the first full team-up of Superman and Batman, as it appeared in this comic, and the other stories included in it.

Indexer Notes

Printed on the inside front and back covers.

The Mightiest Team in the World! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton (credited)
Pencils
Curt Swan (credited)
Inks
John Fischetti (credited) (pages 1-8); Stan Kaye (pages 9-12)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Superman [classic design, angled u bottom]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Lois Lane; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Jim Gordon
Synopsis
Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne are forced to share a room on a cruise ship, where they discover each others’ secret identities, and decide to play a trick on Lois Lane.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inking credit from GCD index of Superman (DC, 1939 series) #76. Inks credited to John Fischetti only in this issue.

The Misfit Manhunter! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Wayne Boring (credited)
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Superman [classic design, angled u bottom]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Joe Harris
Synopsis
Joe Harris’ attempts to be a lawman cause headaches for Superman.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writing and inking credits from GCD index of Superman (DC, 1939 series) #76. Writing credited as “unknown” and inking credited to Wayne Boring in this issue.

The Gatling Gun (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Galloway (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Raymond Perry (signed as RP) (illustration)
Inks
Raymond Perry (signed as RP) (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Richard J. Gatling
Reprints
Keywords
machine guns

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (credited) (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (credited) (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (credited) (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just adore men who smoke pipes...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jerry the Jitterbug; Jerry's girlfriend
Synopsis
At the suggestion of his girlfriend, Jerry takes up pipe smoking.
Reprints

Mrs. Superman! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Dorothy Woolfolk ?; Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino; Wayne Boring
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Lorraine Jennings; Superman; Perry White
Synopsis
Superman teaches Lois a lesson when Lois tries to set up Clark with her roommate.
Reprints
Keywords
Daily Planet

Indexer Notes

Credits for Dorothy Woolfolk script and Al Plastino inks are from GCD index of Superman (DC, 1939 series) #76. Credits for William Woolfolk script and Wayne Boring inks are from the corrections list published in Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (DC, 2001 series). Story and art credited as “unknown” in this issue.

Learn a Bit of Magic! (Table of Contents: 7)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al McLean (signed)
Pencils
Al McLean (signed)
Inks
Al McLean (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Al McLean (signed)

Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The World’s Finest Team Makes Its Debut
    Superman and Batman
  2. 1. Superman #76 Superman Meets Batman
    Remembering the Millennium
  3. 2. The Mightiest Team in the World!
    Superman
  4. 3. The Misfit Manhunter!
    Superman
  5. 4. The Gatling Gun
  6. 5. ["I just adore men who smoke pipes..."]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  7. 6. Mrs. Superman!
    Superman
  8. 7. Learn a Bit of Magic!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Pat Lang
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Andrew S. Troth
  • Jim Van Dore