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Issue Details

Issue #224
Published July-August 1974
Cover Price 0.60
Pages 100
Editing Murray Boltinoff; Paul Levitz
Notes 100 page Super-Spectacular

Cover Details

Characters Superman; Batman; Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Metamorpho; Robin; Johnny Quick
Genre superhero
Pencils Nick Cardy
Inks Nick Cardy
Notes 100 page Super-Spectacular
Reprinted in Superman / Batman: Saga of the Super Sons (DC, 2007 series) #nn

1 page Table of Contents foreword, introduction, preface, afterword

Pencils Dick Giordano
Inks Dick Giordano
Notes credits by Craig Delich 2/05

20 page Super Sons of Superman and Batman story "The Shocking Switch of the Super-Sons"

Characters Superman; Superman, Jr.; Batman; Batman, Jr.; Dr. Zamm; Mr. Bell
Synopsis While Superman and Batman takes their sons to an "encounter" camp, they are asked to track down a rogue government agent before he releases nerve gas on the people of the nearby town.
Genre superhero
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Dick Dillin
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Feature bannered as "Superman and Batman" on splash page. The story also has three separate chapter titles: Part 1 - A Chasm So Wide...!; Part 2 - The Mighty Marauder; Part 3 - The Breath of Death.
Reprinted in Superman / Batman: Saga of the Super Sons (DC, 2007 series) #nn

6 page Johnny Quick story "Tubby Watts, Efficiency Expert!"

Characters Johnny Quick
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Ralph Mayo
Inks Ralph Mayo
Notes credits per Craig Delich, Rich Morrisey, and Martin O'Hearn. Corrected 2/05
Reprinted from Adventure Comics #174 (March 1952)

2 page Super Friends story "Behind the Scenes with 'Super Friends'"

Genre superhero
Script Allan Asherman
Pencils Alex Toth
Inks Alex Toth

16 page Superman story "Superman's Secret Master!"

Characters Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Perry White (Cameo); Superman robot; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Synopsis After Superman returns from a space mission he seems to turn evil and align himself with Luthor.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Notes Batman's emblem redrawn with yellow circle.
Reprinted from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #137 (November 1963)

25 page Metamorpho story "Never Bet Against An Element Man!"

Characters Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Simon Stagg; Sapphire Stagg; Java; Achille Le Heele
Synopsis Achille Le Heele kidnaps Simon Stagg and forces Metamorpho to steal the Eifel Tower and the Taj Mahal.
Genre superhero
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Joe Orlando
Inks Charles Paris (miscredited to Mike Esposito)
Reprinted from Metamorpho (DC, 1965 series) #6 (May-June 1966)

12 page Superman and Batman story "Fort Crime!"

Characters Superman; Batman; Robin
Genre superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes Batman's emblem redrawn with yellow circle; art miscredited to Curt Swan and Dick Sprang
Reprinted from World's Finest Comics #72 (September-October 1954)