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Cover: Curt Swan & Murphy Anderson

World's Finest Comics #189

Nov 1969 · DC · 0.15 USD
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Contains 4 stories
The Man with Superman's Heart!
5.67 pp · Superhero
President Richard M. NixonJustice League of America [HawkmanAquamanGreen LanternFlashGreen ArrowAtom]Batgirl

In a world reeling from Superman’s sudden death, President Richard M. Nixon announces the hero’s passing on national television, setting off a chain of events that will test the limits of legacy and justice. With Superman’s final wish to share his extraordinary gifts with worthy individuals, his organs are distributed—only for Lex Luthor to steal them, setting off a dangerous race that brings the Justice League of America into a desperate fight against a gangster’s rise and a sinister alien’s vendetta. As Batgirl joins the fray, the fate of these stolen powers hangs in the balance.

Part II: The Great Superman Auction!
10.5 pp · Superhero
Motan the RuthlessThe Big Four SyndicatePhil Paris"Big Dan" Clay"King" West"Brain" Lewis"Ace" Shane

In "Part II: The Great Superman Auction!", the world mourns Superman’s apparent death as President Nixon announces it on television. With Superman’s final wish to gift his vital organs to worthy recipients, a shocking auction unfolds—each organ sought by powerful figures, including the ruthless Motan the Ruthless and the infamous Big Four Syndicate. As Phil Paris and the gang’s top enforcers—Big Dan Clay, King West, Brain Lewis, and Ace Shane—bid for the legendary body parts, Batman and Robin race to stop the theft and protect the legacy of the Man of Steel.

The City That Time Forgot
5.67 pp · Detective-Mystery
Roy Raymond
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor

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Raw (VG) $5
CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $1,417*
CGC 9.6 · 4 in census $442*
CGC 9.4 · 8 in census $226*
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $131*
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $89*
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $61*
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CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $47*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $37*
CGC 7.0 · 4 in census $31*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $30*
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $30*
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CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $30*
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Cast · 9 characters

Full credits

writer Cary Bates
artist Ross Andru
letterer Ben Oda
cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks Murphy Anderson

Reprints

↩ Reprints Detective Comics #270 (1959), Showcase #62 (1966)

Reprinted in Superman et Batman et Robin #22 (1970), Superman et Batman et Robin #40 (1972), Showcase Presents: World's Finest #4 (2013), Superman #32

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