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WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #87
Cover Date: March-April 1957
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1957-01-22
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Credits:
| Story | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Dick Sprang |
| Inks | Ray Burnley |
| Lettering | Pat Gordon |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (temporarily gains super-powers; last in Detective Comics #241; next in Batman Vol. 1 #107)
- Superman (last in Action Comics #226; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #20: also in flashback as an infant rocketed off of exploding Krypton; temporarily loses powers)
- Robin (temporarily gains super-powers; last in Detective Comics #241; next in Batman Vol. 1 #107)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #226; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #20/3)
- Perry White (last in Action Comics #226; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #20/3)
- Jor-El (in flashback only; creates pills to temporarily grant Kryptonian-like powers; last in flashback in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #56/2; next in flashback in Adventure Comics #232)
- Lara Jor-El (in flashback only)
Villain(s):
- Super-Thief (Elton Craig; first appearance; uses Kryptonian created power pills to gain powers temporarily; next in issue #90)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2813
- Krypton (in flashback only; explodes)
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth
- United States of America
- Earth
Story Reprinted in:
- World's Finest Comics #223/3 (May-June 1974)
- World's Finest Comics Archives #2 (2002)
- Showcase Presents: World's Finest #1 (2007)
- Batman Superman: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 (2016)
Solicitation:
- When Elton Craig finds some capsules from Krypton, he takes one and gains superpowers.
Credits:
| Story | Dave Wood |
| Art | George Papp |
| Lettering | Pat Gordon |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Green Arrow (uses a sword instead of a bow and arrows; in between Adventure Comics #234/3 and #235/3)
- Speedy (uses a lariat instead of a bow and arrows; in between Adventure Comics #234/3 and #235/3)
Villain(s):
- Baron Gang (first appearance for all)
- Ed Readon and his gang (first appearance for all)
Credits:
| Art | Nick Cardy |
| Lettering | Pat Gordon |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Tomahawk (in between Tomahawk #47/3 and #48)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Cherokee Indians (first appearance for all)
Other Character(s):
- Emmett Wilks (first appearance; a former backwoodsman and friend of Tomahawk's)