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Cover: Dick Sprang & Stan Kaye

World's Finest Comics #84

Sep 1956 · DC · 0.10 USD
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“The Super-Mystery of Metropolis!”

In "The Super-Mystery of Metropolis!", Superman finds himself entangled in a personal mystery when a man named Thad Linnis claims to know his secret identity, forcing him to leave Metropolis. Written by Edmond Hamilton and illustrated by Curt Swan with inks by Stan Kaye, this 1956 tale sees Superman recounting his Smallville past to Batman and Robin—leading to a surprising connection with a young Bruce Wayne. The cover by Dick Sprang and Stan Kaye captures the intrigue of a classic DC mystery.

writer Edmond Hamilton · artist Curt Swan · artist Dick Sprang · inker Stan Kaye · letterer Pat Gordon · cover Dick Sprang, Stan Kaye

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Cast · 14 characters

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artist Curt Swan
inker Stan Kaye
letterer Pat Gordon
cover pencils Dick Sprang
cover inks Stan Kaye

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Superman believes that Thad Linnis knows his secret identity, so when Thad demands he leave Metropolis, Superman does. Superman reveals to Batman and Robin a tale of his youth in Smallville and discovers that the young boy that he thinks may have discovered his identity was actually a young Bruce Wayne.

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