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Cover: Win Mortimer

World's Finest Comics #70

May 1954 · DC · 0.15 USD
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In "The Two Faces of Superman!", Batman spins a daring deception to expose a criminal mastermind, using a shocking twist that turns the world against his own identity. Written by Bill Finger and Edmond Hamilton, with dynamic art by Dick Sprang, this 1954 classic sees Batman stage a bold ruse to trap a hidden enemy—using Jay Varden as the fall guy. The cover by Win Mortimer captures the tension perfectly, as the Dark Knight’s secret hangs in the balance.

Contains 9 stories
The Two Faces of Superman!
12 pp · Superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
The Racketeer's Revenge
3.67 pp · Detective-Mystery
The Joust of Jeopardy!
10 pp · Superhero
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]Speedy [Roy Harper]
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
The Tale of a Cat!
4 pp · Fantasy
Jimminy
The Burning of Bonnville!
9.67 pp · Historical, Western-Frontier
Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]
A Day in the Life of a Paratrooper
5 pp · Non-Fiction, Military
The Crime Consultant!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Jay Varden (villain, introduction)Bud Parsons (villain, introduction)Mack Manchard (villain, introduction)

In a clever twist of deception, Batman sets out to expose Jay Varden as a mastermind behind a string of crimes—by making the world believe that Jay Varden is actually Batman. With Robin by his side and the help of a carefully orchestrated ruse, Batman turns the tables on Varden, using the criminal underworld’s own fear of the Dark Knight to draw out the truth. But as the scheme unfolds, the line between hero and impostor begins to blur.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $105
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $3,976
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $2,367
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $1,986*
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $1,718*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $1,444*
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CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $1,373*
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $1,172*
CGC 4.0 · 5 in census $1,018*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $779
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $779*
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $651*
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $554*
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $279*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

artist, inker Dick Sprang
letterer Pat Gordon
cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

Reprints

↩ Reprints Real Fact Comics #21 (1949)

Reprinted in Super Adventure Comic #58 (1955), Batman #76 (1956), The Hundred Comic Monthly #6 (1957), Tomahawk #138 (1972), Tomahawk #6/1972 (1972), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #9 (2021)

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