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World's Finest Comics 118

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #118

Cover Date: June 1961
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1961-04-18

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Cover Credits:
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger


Story: "The Creature That Was Exchanged for Superman" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Coleman
PencilsDick Sprang
InksSheldon Moldoff
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Detective Comics #292; next in Superman Vol. 1 #146)
Batman (in between Detective Comics #292 and #293)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (in between Detective Comics #292 and #293)

Villain(s):

Vathgar (first appearance; a Xeronian with plans to conquer his world)
Vathgar's followers
Skrans (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Xeronians (first appearance; an alien race)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
United States of America
Gotham City
Unidentified Space Sector
Xeron (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics #206/2 (October-November 1971)
Showcase Presents: World's Finest #2 ([October] 2008)


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Second Story: "The Court-Martial of Tommy Tomorrow" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Miller
ArtJim Mooney
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #117/2 and #119/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Brent Wood (in between issues #117/2 and #119/2)

Villain(s):

Teel (first appearance; in flashbacks; dies before the start of the story)
members of a pace raider gang

Other Character(s):

Planeteer commandant
other Planeteers
Members of a Martian circus (first appearance of all; Naar named)
Members of a Plutonian safari (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Mercury
Earth
Planeteer Headquarters
Mars
a Saturnian moon
Pluto

Comment(s):

This story takes place in 2061.


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Third Story: "The Return of Miss Arrowette" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
ArtLee Elias
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (last in #117/3; next in Justice League of America #5)

Guest Star(s):

Miss Arrowette (last in issue #113/2; next in Justice League of America #7)

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy (in between issues #117/3 and #119/3)

Villain(s):

a gang of robbers (first appearance of all; including impostors of Green Arrow and Speedy; Eddie poses as Speedy)

Other Character(s):

police chief and other officers

Location(s):

Star City (presumed)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents Green Arrow #1 ([January] 2006)


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