World's Finest Comics #56
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Superman Pageant!", Batman and Robin are thrown into a baffling mystery when a pair of criminals strike simultaneously in two locations, each claiming to be the real one. With the winner crowned and destined to join Big Dan Hooker's All-Star crime gang, the Dark Knight must unravel the deception before the ultimate criminal triumphs. Written by David Vern and illustrated by Dick Sprang, with inks by Charles Paris and letters by Ira Schnapp, this 1952 classic features a cover by Win Mortimer that captures the high-stakes chaos perfectly.
In a 1952 tale of spectacle and surprise, famed silent film director Karl Kruger returns to the spotlight with a grand pageant featuring a Superman robot, only for the Man of Steel himself to step in at the last moment—leaving Lois Lane, Perry White, and the audience wondering how the real hero will pull off the performance.
In "The Crimes in Double," Batman and Robin race to stop a baffling string of crimes where two identical offenses unfold simultaneously—each committed by a different criminal. With the winner crowned and promised a spot in Big Dan Hooker’s All-Star crime gang, the duo must unravel the mystery before the final act, where the loser is left behind and the victor vanishes into the shadows.
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Reprinted in Super Adventure Comic #26 (1952), Superboy #44 (1952), Stålmannen #10/1953 (1953), Star Spangled War Stories #64 (1957), Wonder Woman #98 (1958), Our Army at War #160 (1965), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #8 (2020), Twin Hearts #13
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