Issue | #141 |
Published | May 1964 |
Cover Price | 0.12 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Notes | NOTE 1: Weisinger takes over the editorship of the book and institutes a policy of reprints for the back-up stories. NOTE 2 (by Bailey): He begins a long run of Edmond Hamilton and Curt Swan stories. Bob Bailey, 2005-01-31 (Per Sandell ed.) |
Characters | Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Reprinted | In Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #2; in Showcase Presents: Robin The Boy Wonder (DC, 2008 series) #1 |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dr. Dannifer; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Cave; Flying Newsroom |
Synopsis | A mad scientist's Future Predictor says that Robin and Jimmy will soon die. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Edmond Hamilton |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Notes | Batman has the old look costume on the cover (no circle around the Bat symbol) in the story he has the new look costume with the yellow circle around the Bat symbol. This is the first New Look Batman. This was on the stands two weeks before Detective Comics #327. Title had quotes added. Page count changed from 17 to 8. Part 2 of story is sequence #3. (Bob Bailey, 2005-01-31, Per Sandell ed.) |
Reprinted | in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #225 (September-October 1974); in Even More Secret Origins (DC, 2003 series) #[nn]; in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #2; in Showcase Presents: Robin The Boy Wonder (DC, 2008 series) #1 |
Synopsis | You shouldn't make fun of people |
Script | Jack Schiff |
Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
Inks | Morris Waldinger? |
Letters | Ira Schnapp |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Jimmy Olsen; Professor Potter; Titano (cameo); Supergirl [Kara] (cameo); Nightwing (cameo); Flamebird (cameo); Jimmy and Robin's Eyrie (intro); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Flying Newsroom |
Synopsis | Jimmy and Robin perpetrate an elaborate hoax against Superman and Batman. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Edmond Hamilton |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Sheldon Moldoff ? |
Notes | Sequence added by Bob Bailey, 2005-01-31 (Per Sandell ed.) (Part 2 of Sequence #1). |
Reprinted | in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #225 (September-October 1974); in Even More Secret Origins (DC, 2003 series) #[nn]; in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #2; in Showcase Presents: Robin The Boy Wonder (DC, 2008 series) #1 |
Script | Mort Weisinger? |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | text page announcing new direction for World's Finest |
Characters | Batman; Green Arrow; Aquaman; Lana Lang; Krypto; Perry White; Kryptonite |
Synopsis | A secret plan of the Justice League requires Lois to kiss Green Arrow, Aquaman and Batman much to the disgust of Lana Lang. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Robert Bernstein |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Stan Kaye |
Notes | Surprise Feature |
Reprinted | from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #29 (November 1961) |