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World's Finest Comics #273
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In the Citadel of the Weapon Master
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In the Citadel of the Weapon Master, Superman and Batman confront the enigmatic attacker behind the assault on the fortress—the Weapon Master. As Superman falls prey to a cunning trap that strips him of his will, Batman faces a deadly test of endurance, pushing his body to the brink with a supercharged energy load he knows he can only survive for hours.
Assault on Kastle Vertigo!
The Guardian Archers [Duke Denicha]
Design for Dying
Dr. Malcolm Feasance (villain, pun on the word malfeasance)Melvin Klone (villain, parody of Calvin Klein)Snookie Yields (villain, model, parody of Brooke Shields)Pete Ophelia (Snookie Yields' agent, pun on the word pedophilia)Fidal Babboon (corpse, parody of Vidal Sassoon)Sergio DeMente (corpse, on poster, parody of Sergio Valente)Bobby Dwarf (parody of Bobby Short)Helmut Horsesache (corpse, parody of Gianni Versace)Gloria Jerrybilt (parody of Gloria Vanderbilt)Agent O'Nigma (N.B.I. agent, death, pun on the word enigma)Anne O'Rexia (model, pun on the word anorexia)
Victory?
Thanagarians
Sivana's Nobel!
Untitled Humor story
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Cast · 28 characters
Barry AllenBatmanBeautia SivanaBilly BatsonBythCarl SandsChief BrannerCommissioner George EmmettCount VertigoDr. Thaddeus Bodog SivanaGeorgia SivanaHawkmanHawkwomanHyathisJerry JamesonJoan JamesonLord InsectusMagnificus SivanaOliver QueenPlastic ManPresident Ronald ReaganShadow ThiefShayera ThalSupermanThaddeus Sivana Jr.The Weapon-MasterWhitey MurphyWoozy Winks
Full credits
writer Martin Pasko
artist Joe Staton
inker Bob Smith
colorist Adrienne Roy
letterer John Costanza
cover pencils Ross Andru
cover inks Dick Giordano
Reprints
Reprinted in Superman Extra #5 (1982), Superman Taschenbuch #39 (1982), The Best of DC #23 (1982), Superman Poche #60 (1982), Legion Des Super-Heros #2 (1983), Les Géants des Super-Héros #8 (1983), L'Escadron des Etoiles #7 (1984), Super Adventure #11 (1986), Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal #3 (2021)
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