Cover: Win Mortimer & Curt Swan & Dale Crain & Stan Kaye
Showcase Presents: World's Finest #1
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This massive black-and-white volume collects classic team-up tales of Superman and Batman from the Silver Age, reprinting the early issues of World's Finest Comics where the two heroes regularly joined forces alongside Robin. Spanning the late 1950s and early 1960s, these stories showcase the dynamic duo's adventures against a rogues' gallery of villains, all presented in DC's budget-friendly Showcase Presents format.
Contains 42 stories
The Mightiest Team in the World!
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]John SmilterLois LaneGellCommissioner Gordon
Batman - Double for Superman!
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lois LaneShorty
Fort Crime
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lois LanePerry WhiteHeavy-Weapons Gang
Batman and Superman Swamis, Inc.
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lois LaneThe FangPaul JamesJeff (The Fang's henchman)
The Contest of Heroes
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lois Lane
The New Team of Superman and Robin
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner Jim GordonPerry WhiteThe Purple Mask Mob
When Gotham City Challenged Metropolis
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lois LanePerry WhiteCommissioner GordonProfessor Vohr
The Super Bat-Man!
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lois LaneCommissioner GordonProfessor PenderAlfred Pennyworth
When Superman's Identity Is Exposed
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lois LanePerry WhiteThe Varrel Mob
The Three Magicians of Baghdad
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Dr. Carter NicholsLois LaneAladdinAbdullah40 Thieves
The Super-Newspaper of Gotham City
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Perry WhiteLois LaneJohn Hall (editor, Gotham Gazette)The Mole [Mr. Harrah]
The True History of Superman and Batman
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lois LanePerry WhiteKa Thar (spelled Ka-Thar on the cover)Shark Slaney
The Three Super Musketeers!
Dr. Carter NicholsD'ArtagnanSuperman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Count FerneyChancellor Bourdet
The Case of the Mother Goose Mystery
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Humpty DumptyDr. KingMousey [Jones]Mother GooseR. MelvilleMcKenna brothers and their nephew"Foots" Moley
The Super-Mystery of Metropolis!
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Superboy [Clark Kent] (flashback)Lois LanePerry WhiteMa Kent (Flashback)Pa Kent (Flashback)Thad LinnisThomas Wayne (flashback)Martha Wayne (flashback)
The Super-Rivals
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Vicki ValeLois LaneRobin [Dick Grayson]Princess VarinaCount ZituPerry WhiteCommissioner GordonCaptain StefanPete Kaney's Mob
The Super-Show of Gotham City
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lois LaneCommissioner GordonHenry Bartle
The Reversed Heroes
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Elton CraigJor-El (flashback)Lara (flashback)Lois LanePerry White
Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes!
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lex LuthorJokerLois LanePerry WhiteMechano-Men
The Club of Heroes
Club of Heroes [LegionaryKnightSquireGauchoMusketeer]Lois LaneSuperman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]John MayhewLightning Man
The Super-Batwoman
Batman [Clark Kent]Robin [Dick Grayson]Superman [Clark Kent]Batwoman [Kathy Kane]Elton CraigJor-El (flashback, cameo)Lara (flashbackcameo)Perry White (cameo)Lois Lane (cameo)
The Three Super-Sleepers
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Carter NicholsPerry WhiteLois Lane (cameo)Rothul (descendant of Luthor, introduction)Perry White (Cameo)Rick HarbenKamarLora
The Boy From Outer Space!
Skyboy [Tharn of Kormo] (introduction)Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]RawlRawl's space-bandit gang
The Boss of Batman and Superman!
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lois Lane (cameo)Commissioner Gordon (Cameo)Dr. John CarrVictor Danning
Origin of the Superman Batman Team
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lex LuthorPowerman (introduction)
The Battle of the Super-Heroes
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]aliens from the planet Xlym
The Super-Foes From Planet X
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Solar SpongeStorm TopCrawlerJ-47 (robot)
The Day Superman Betrayed Batman
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lois LaneCommissioner GordonProfessor Milo [Superman in disguise]The Condor Gang [BlinkyCondor [John Titus]]Ace LoganScott ForestBilly Forest
The Menace of the Moonman
MoonMan [Brice Rogers] (intro)Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]
Batman's Super Spending Spree
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Larry VerrilVincent Verril
The Dictator of Krypton City
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lex Luthor (villain)Brainiac (cameo, flashback)
The Menace of the Atom-Master
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Lois Lane (cameo)Atom Master (villain, introduction)
The Caveman From Krypton
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Perry White (Cameo)Pete WallerJo-Jo Groff
The Secret of the Sorcerer's Treasure
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]AtkinsBork
The Plot to Destroy Superman
Lex Luthor (Villain)Batwoman [Kathy Kane]Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]
The Alien Superman
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Perry White (cameo)The Joker (cameo, flashback)Midge Martin (gang boss)Khalex (alien)
The Duplicate Man
Duplicate ManSuperman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Perry White
Secret of the Time Creature
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Carter NicholsPerry White
Star Creatures
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner Gordonalien movie producerBeaverMidge
The Bewitched Batman
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Dumpy EvansBeetles BraganFangan the Sorcerer
The Alien Who Doomed Robin
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]
Superman's Secret Kingdom
Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Floyd Frisby
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Full credits
writer Jerry Coleman
artist Dick Sprang
inker Sheldon Moldoff
cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer
cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks Dale Crain
cover inks Stan Kaye
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