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Issue Details

Issue #85
Published November-December 1956
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Cover Details - "The Super-Rivals!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Princess Varina
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1; in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1

12 page Superman and Batman story "The Super-Rivals"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Vicki Vale; Lois Lane; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Princess Varina; Count Zitu; Perry White; Commissioner Gordon; Captain Stefan; Pete Kaney's Mob
Synopsis When Princess Varina comes to America, Batman and Superman seem to both have fallen in love with her and fight for her attention.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Curt Swan (splash); Dick Sprang
Inks Curt Swan (Splash), Stan Kaye
Notes Klein/Reed incorrectly list Sprang only. Update 1/06/05 per Craig Delich.
Reprinted in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #188 (October 1969); in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1; in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1

Half page Jerry the Jitterbug filler

Genre teen humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Tomahawk story "The Frontier Destroyer"

Genre western; period
Pencils Fred Ray
Inks Fred Ray

Half page Shorty filler

Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Binky public service announcement "Binky's Special Election Exhibit"

Genre teen
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner
Letters Ira Schnapp

2 page text story "I Hunted the Giant Turtles"

Script Jack Miller [as Jerry Manson]
Letters typeset

6 page Green Arrow story "The Dangers from Tomorrow"

Genre superhero
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Notes Green Arrow returns to green hat.