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World's Finest Comics 142

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #142

Cover Date: June 1964
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1964-04-30

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: "The Composite Superman" (21 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
PencilsCurt Swan
InksGeorge Klein, Sheldon Moldoff
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #313; next in Superman Vol. 1 #170/2)
Batman (last in Detective Comics #328; next in Action Comics #314)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #313; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #50)
Jimmy Olsen (last in Action Comics #313; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #78)
James Gordon (in between Detective Comics #328 and #329)
Robin (in between Detective Comics #328 and #329)

Villain(s):

Composite Superman (Joe Meach; first appearance; also in flashback; next in issue #168)

Guest Appearance(s):

Legion of Super-Heroes:
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox; in flashback; last in Adventure Comics #320; next in flashback in issue #168)
Mon-El (in flashback; in between Adventure Comics #320 and #321)
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen; in flashback; in between Adventure Comics #320 and #321)
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna; in flashback; in between Adventure Comics #320 and #321)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Joker (as a statue)
Legion of Super-Heroes: (as miniature statues only)
Bouncing Boy (Chuck Taine)
Brainiac 5
Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle)
Colossal Boy (Gim Allon)
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn)
Elastic Lad (Jimmy Olsen)
Element Lad (Jan Arrah)
Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg)
Light Lass (Ayla Ranzz)
Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz)
Matter-Eater Lad (Tenzil Kem)
Mon-El
Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo)
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen)
Shrinking Violet (Salu Digby)
Star Boy (Thom Kallor)
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna)
Supergirl
Triplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo)
Ultra Boy (Jo Nah)

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude
Gotham City
Batcave
Wayne Manor
Metropolis:
Legion Headquarters (in flashback; in the 30th Century)
Superman Museum

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics #223/6 (May-June 1974)
DC Special Series #23 (February 1981)
World's Finest Comics #142 [First Appearance: Composite Superman Action Figure] (2005)
Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2007)
Showcase Presents: World's Finest #2 ([October] 2008)


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Second Story (reprint): "Flame Dragon From Krypton" (9 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Superman Vol. 1 #142/3 (January 1961)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents Superman #2 (2006) [black and white]


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