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Cover: Curt Swan & George Klein

World's Finest Comics #163

Dec 1966 · DC · 0.12 USD
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In "The Duel of the Super-Duo!", reporter Jane Howard recalls her unsettling meeting with gambler Joe Kerr, whose obsession with life-sized card aces—each marking the death of a celebrity—leads him on a desperate hunt for a mysterious "joker" card. Written by Jack Miller and brought to life with crisp, dynamic art by Curt Swan and inks by Ray Burnley, this 1966 issue features a cover by Curt Swan and George Klein that captures the tension of a game with deadly stakes.

Contains 3 stories
The Duel of the Super-Duo!
9 pp · Superhero
Superman [Clark KentKal-El]Batman [Bruce Wayne]JemphisAeroman (mentioned)Solarman (mentioned)Serpento (mentioned)Dr. Chill (mentioned)
[The Duel of the Super-Duo!] Part II: The Super-Combat!
9 pp · Superhero
Superman [Clark KentKal-El]Batman [Bruce Wayne]JemphisZardin of NangarDr. ChillAeromanWindlass
Fate Holds Four Aces!
6 pp · Fantasy
Jane HowardJoseph KerrJim MurphyHank MinorDick BarryPhilip Strome

In "Fate Holds Four Aces!", newspaperwoman Jane Howard recalls her strange encounter with gambler Joseph Kerr, a man haunted by the memory of four legendary figures whose lives ended in tragedy—each commemorated as a life-size playing card ace. As Jane pieces together the mystery of Kerr’s desperate search for a hidden "joker" card, she finds herself drawn into a web of fate, memory, and the eerie echoes of the past.

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Raw (VG) $8
CGC 9.8 · 5 in census $943
CGC 9.6 · 9 in census $282
CGC 9.4 · 10 in census $159
CGC 9.2 · 8 in census $101
CGC 9.0 · 8 in census $63*
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $43*
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CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $33*
CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $20*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $20*
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $20*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $20*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $20*
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Full credits

artist Curt Swan
letterer Pat Gordon
cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks George Klein

Reprints

↩ Reprints House of Mystery #27 (1954), Batman #187 (1966)

Reprinted in Superman Supacomic #100 (1967), Showcase Presents: World's Finest #3 (2010), Stålmannen #8/1967, Superman #38

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