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World's Finest Comics 132

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #132

Cover Date: March 1963
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1963-01-17

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jim Mooney
Inks: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "Batman and Robin, Medieval Bandits" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtJim Mooney
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #298/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #160)
Batman (in between Detective Comics #313 and #314)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (in between Detective Comics #313 and #314)
Carter Nichols (last in Detective Comics #295; next in issue #135)
James Gordon (in between Detective Comics #313 and #314)
Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #298; next in Superman Vol. 1 #160)

Villain(s):

Denny Kale (first appearance; ex-actor and escaped convict; a former henchman of Lex Luthor; learns of Batman and Robin's secret identities; disguises himself as Batman in a ploy to be bandits in Florence, Italy in 1479; later loses memories of the Dynamic Duo's identities)
Shorty Biggs (first appearance; ex-actor and escaped convict; learns of Batman and Robin's secret identities; disguises himself as Robin in a ploy to be bandits in Florence, Italy in 1479; later loses memories of the Dynamic Duo's identities)
bandits in Florence, Italy in 1479 (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

soldiers in Florence, Italy in 1479 (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Florence, Italy (in 1479)
Gotham City
Metropolis
Daily Planet
The Timestream

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: World's Finest #2 ([December] 2008)
Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus #2 ([June] 2019)


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Second Story: "The Fish in the Iron Mask" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDave Wood (?)
ArtRamona Fradon
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman (last in Justice League of America #18; next in Aquaman Vol. 1 #8)

Supporting Character(s):

Aqualad (in between Aquaman Vol. 1 #7 and #8)
Topo (temporarily controlled by Merdo the Wizard; in between issues #126/2 and #133/2)

Villain(s):

Merdo the Wizard (first appearance, though only as a spirit inhabiting an iron mask; temporarily controlling Topo)

Other Character(s):

crew of the cargo ship the S.S. Minnow (first appearance of all)
an old man (first appearance)

Location(s):

Aquacave
an unidentified island
somewhere out in the ocean

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Aquaman #2 ([March] 2008)


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Third Story: "The Green Arrow Dummy" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEd Herron (?)
ArtLee Elias
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (in between Justice League of America #17 and #18)

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy (in between issues #131/3 and #133/3)

Villain(s):

The Birdman Gang (first appearance for all)

Cameo Appearance(s):

a dummy dressed as Green Arrow
a balloon made to look like Green Arrow (destroyed)

Location(s):

Star City (presumed)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Green Arrow #1 ([March] 2006)


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