World's Finest Comics #253
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- October-November 1978
- Page count
- 68
- Cover price
- 1.00 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/32674
Credits
- Editing
- Jack C. Harris
Issue contents
Cover
"Unmask! You've hidden under that cowl long enough!"
(Superman and Batman)
Cover, 2 pages
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman and Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- C-804
- Characters
- Batman; Superman; Princess Portia; Jon Relondas; Captain Marvel [Shazam]; Creeper; Green Arrow; Black Canary
Credits
- Art
- Jim Aparo
Reprint history
Notes
Wrap-around cover.
1Featuring
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- J-5482
- Characters
- Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Shazam]; Mary Marvel; Captain Marvel, Jr.]; Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Black Canary; Green Arrow; Creeper
Credits
- Script
- Jack C. Harris
- Pencils
- Don Newton
- Inks
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Letters
- Bill Morse
Notes
Inside front cover. Wonder Woman notes the arrival of the Marvel Family to World's Finest Comics, while Black Canary wishes Wonder Woman good luck with her new feature in Adventure Comics.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman and Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- J-5304
- Characters
- Batman; Superman; Princess Portia [Julie Madison]; Doc Willard; Count Alexander Delos; General Lazlo
Credits
- Script
- Bob Haney
- Pencils
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks
- Frank Chiaramonte
- Colours
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Action Album (Murray, 1980 series) #16 ([June 1980?]) — Part I Face of the Purloined Prince [The Third Face Is… Death!]
-
Super Action Album (Murray, 1980 series) #16 ([June 1980?]) — Part II Masquerade of Menace [The Third Face Is… Death!]
-
Super Action Album (Murray, 1980 series) #16 ([June 1980?]) — Part III Faces Behind the Masks [The Third Face Is… Death!]
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Super Action Album (Murray, 1980 series) #16 ([June 1980?]) — The Third Face Is… Death!
Notes
The story has separate chapter titles: Part I - Face of the Purloined Prince; Part II - Masquerade of Menace; Part III - Faces Behind the Masks.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Green Arrow and Black Canary
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- J-5267; J-5268
- Characters
- Green Arrow; Black Canary; The Glorn; Hawkman; Hawkgirl
Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Trevor von Eeden
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
Reprint history
Notes
Crossover with Black Canary, as the two strips are intertwined in this run.
Chapter One: When the Shrieking Stops...! (10 pages).
Chapter Two: The Sound of Murder! (9 pages).
4Featuring
- Feature
- The Creeper
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- J-5315
- Characters
- The Creeper; Sam Hagen; Fran Daye; Lola Bola
Credits
- Script
- Steve Ditko
- Art
- Steve Ditko
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
Reprint history
5Featuring
- Feature
- Captain Marvel
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- J-5053
- Characters
- Captain Nazi (villain); King Kull (villain); Dr. Sivana (villain); Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Bulletman; Beautia; Magnificus; Sterling Morris; Ebenezer Batson; Satan (villain)
Credits
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils
- Don Newton
- Inks
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colours
- Cory Adams
- Letters
- Jean Simek
Reprint history
Notes
Strip generally features all of the Marvel Family cast. Story continued from Shazam! (DC, 1973 series) #35.
6Featuring
- Feature
- From the World's Finest Fans
- Code
- L-110
Credits
- Script
- Jack C. Harris
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Inside back cover. Letters of comment from Seth Spivak, Tony Edwards, Michael Wieczorek and Sam Harsh.
Notes
Though the page count went to 68 pages, down from 84, the issues do not contain any ads.
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.