World's Finest Comics #179
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- October-November 1968
- Page count
- 84
- Cover price
- 0.25 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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DC: Superman National Comics
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/301290
Credits
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, editor
- E. Nelson Bridwell, Assistant Editor
See also:
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Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #31 ([March 1953?]) — The Mightiest Team on Earth! (80 Page Giant G52 )
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Superman and Batman and Robin)
Cover, 1 page
"Here's the startling origin of the Superman-Batman team-up!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman and Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lois Lane
Credits
- Art
- Neal Adams, penciller
- Curt Swan, penciller (cover reprintduction)
- Win Mortimer, penciller (cover reprintduction)
- Neal Adams, inker
- Stan Kaye, inker (cover reprintduction)
- Win Mortimer, inker (cover reprintduction)
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #4 ([March 1969?]) — Untitled
- Based on
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #76 (May-June 1952) — The Mightiest Team on Earth!
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World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
- Printed in
- Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([November] 2003)
- Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #4 (2012 [January 2013])
- Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #[nn] ([May] 2016)
- Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2012 series) #1 (2003 [August 2012])
1Credits
- Writing
- E. Nelson Bridwell , scripter
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman and Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lex Luthor; Powerman (intro); Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Writing
- Ed Hamilton, scripter [as Edmond Hamilton]
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Pat Gordon, letterer
Reprint history
- First print
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958) — Origin of the Superman Batman Team
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #98 ([August 1958]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #98 ([November 1958?]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #19 ([February 1961?]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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Secret Origins (DC, 1961 series) #1 (Summer 1961) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #4 ([March 1969?]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #229 (April 1975) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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Batman Album (KG Murray, 1976 series) #34 ([December 1976?]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #19 (Fall 1979) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) ([November] 1988) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
-
Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) (1998) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007) — Origin of the Superman Batman Team
Synopsis
When Batman learns Lex Luthor has kryptonite, he goes to Metropolis to warn Superman.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lois Lane
Credits
- Writing
- Ed Hamilton, scripter [as Edmond Hamilton]
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker (1-8)
- John Fischetti, inker (9-12)
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #76 (May-June 1952) — The Mightiest Team in the World!
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #31 ([December 1952]) — The Mightiest Team in the World
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Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #31 ([March 1953?]) — The Mightiest Team In the World!
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Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #4 ([March 1969?]) — The Mightiest Team in the World
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Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #19 ([November 1969?]) — The Mightiest Team in the World
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Superman From the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown, 1971 series) (1971) — The Mightiest Team in the World
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Millennium Edition: Superman Vol. 1, #76 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (May 2000) — The Mightiest Team in the World
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Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007) — The Mightiest Team in the World!
Synopsis
Superman and Batman learn each other's ID's while sharing a cabin during an ocean voyage
Notes
First Superman-Batman team-up. It appears that this version of the story was used in the World's Finest Archives, as the note on the first page referring to the previous story in this issue is present there.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Superman and Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Writing
- Joe Greene, scripter [as Joseph Greene]
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- First print
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #71 (July-August 1954) — Batman - Double for Superman!
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #55 ([January 1955]) — Batman--Double for Superman
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Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #55 ([April 1955?]) — Batman, Double for Superman
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Superman Annual (KGM, 1951 series) December 1963 (December 1963) — Batman - Double for Superman!
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Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #4 ([March 1969?]) — Batman--Double for Superman
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Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #55 ([November 1969?]) — Batman--Double for Superman
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Millennium Edition: World's Finest No. 71 (DC, 2000 series) (August 2000) — Batman - Double for Superman!
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Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007) — Batman - Double for Superman!
Synopsis
Batman has to pretend to be Superman in order to assuage Lois' suspicions that Superman is Clark Kent.
Notes
First Superman-Batman team-up in World's Finest Comics.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Superman and Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Perry White; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Writing
- Ed Hamilton, scripter [as Edmond Hamilton]
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Pat Gordon , letterer
Reprint history
- First print
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #76 (May-June 1955) — When Gotham City Challenged Metropolis
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #62 ([August 1955?]) — When Gotham City Challenged Metropolis!
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Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #62 ([November 1955]) — When Gotham City Challenged Metropolis
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #11 ([September 1959?]) — When Gotham City Challenged Metropolis
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Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #4 ([March 1969?]) — When Gotham City Challenged Metropolis
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Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007) — When Gotham City Challenged Metropolis
Synopsis
Superman and Batman exchange cities as part of a contest to decide which city will get the World Electronics Convention.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Superman and Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Luthor; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- First print
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #100 (March 1959) — The Dictator of Krypton City
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #110 (November 1959) — The Dictator of Krypton City (Panels on the last page enlarged to fill the page.)
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Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #4 ([March 1969?]) — The Dictator of Kandor
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Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007) — The Dictator of Krypton City
Synopsis
Luthor sneaks into Kandor so that he can steal Kryptonian science and weaponry.
Notes
Original title: "The Dictator of Krypton City." Story re-lettered throughout to refer to city as Kandor. Relettering also adds references to Red Sun radiation and many other changes.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Superman and Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Club of Heroes [Legionary; Knight; Squire; Gaucho; Musketeer]; Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lightning Man (introduction)
Credits
- Writing
- Ed Hamilton, scripter [as Edmond Hamilton]
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Pat Gordon, letterer
Reprint history
- First print
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #89 (July-August 1957) — The Club of Heroes
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #88 ([October 1957?]) — The Club of Heroes
-
Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #4 ([March 1969?]) — The Club of Heroes
-
Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007) — The Club of Heroes
-
Batman: The Black Casebook (DC, 2009 series) ([June] 2009) — The Club of Heroes
Synopsis
Lightning Man challenges Superman for the chairmanship of the Club of Heroes.
Notes
Sequel to "The Batmen of All Nations!" from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #215, which is reprinted in the following issue.
Notes
Also designated on cover as 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G52 and as G-52 on indicia page.
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.