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World's Finest Comics 222

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #222

Cover Date: March-April 1974
Cover Price: $.20
Publication Date: 1973-12-18

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Cover Credits:
Art: Nick Cardy


Story: "Evil in Paradise" (20 Pages)
Part 2 "The Human Test Tube"
Part 3 "Who's the Killer, Who's the Prey?"

Credits:

StoryBob Haney
PencilsDick Dillin
InksVince Colletta
LetteringBen Oda
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMurray Boltinoff

Feature Character(s):

Superman, Jr. (also in flashbacks; in between issues #221 and #224)
Batman, Jr. (also in flashbacks; in between issues #221 and #224)

Supporting Character(s):

Superman (also in flashbacks)
Batman (also in flashbacks)
Mrs. Bruce Wayne (in flashback)

Villain(s):

Omar Benson (first appearance; believes humans are inherently evil; dies)
members of Benson's expedition (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Dr. Forbes (first appearance; an anthropologist; believes humans are inherently good)
Oonak (first appearance; a tribal leader; dies)
an unnamed tribe on Desolation Island (first appearance)

Location(s):

Earth-216
Gotham City
Metropolis
Desolation Island (first appearance; between South America and Antarctica; revealed to be home to a race of untouched humans)

Comment(s):

"Earth-216" was named in Crisis on Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition (November 2005)

Story Reprinted in:

Superman / Batman: Saga of the Super Sons ([December] 2007)
Superman / Batman: Saga of the Super Sons ([March] 2017)


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