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WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #168
Cover Date: August 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1967-06-13
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein
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Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | George Klein |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #199; next in Action Comics #351)
- Batman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #199; next in Batman Vol. 1 #195)
Guest Star(s):
- Legion of Super-Heroes (see Comments)
- Brainiac 5 (last in ???; next in Superman Vol. 1 #213; also in flashback in between flashback in issue #142 and Adventure Comics #321)
- Cosmic Man (last in Superman Vol. 1 #155/2; last appearance)
- Element Lad (in flashback in between Adventure Comics #320 and #321)
- Saturn Woman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #165; last appearance)
Supporting Character(s):
- Robin (last in Superman Vol. 1 #199; next in Batman Vol. 1 #195)
- Alfred Pennyworth (in between Detective Comics #365 and #366)
- Harriet Cooper (in between Detective Comics #364 and #373)
Villain(s):
- Composite Superman (Joe Meach; also in flashback; last in issue #142; dies)
- Vyl (first appearance; an alien prison inmate; dies)
- Xan (first appearance; Vyl's son; next in issue #283)
Other Character(s):
- an alien doctor
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Brainiac (in a photograph)
- Joker (in a photograph)
- Lex Luthor (in a photograph)
- Penguin (in a photograph)
- Riddler (in a photograph)
- Legion of Super-Heroes: (as miniature statues only; statues destroyed)
- 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):
- Space Sector 2814:
- Earth:
- Fortress of Solitude
- Gotham City
- Metropolis:
- Legion Headquarters (in the 30th Century)
- Superman Museum
- Earth:
- Unidentified Space Sector:
- Xan's unidentified homeworld (first appearance)
Comment(s):
- Superman visits the Adult Legion of Super-Heroes, including members Brainiac 5, Cosmic Man and Saturn Woman.
Story Reprinted in:
- Super-Team Family #6 (August-September 1976)
- Showcase Presents: World's Finest #3 ([March] 2010)
Credits (new material only):
| Story | Jerry Coleman |
| Art | Joe Certa |
Feature Character(s):
- Robotman (in between Detective Comics #175/2 and #177/3)
Other Character(s):
- The Cluesters (an exclusive international club of private detectives; first appearance of all)
- Sir John Lockwell
- Tsin Tao
- Rene Duplevin
- other unidentified members
Reprint Comment(s):
- Story reprinted from Detective Comics #176/3 (October 1951)