World's Finest Comics #94

DC Comics

United States

Published
May-June 1958
Page count
36
Cover price
0.10
Colour
Colour
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/14396

Credits

Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief), Jack Schiff (managing editor)
Murray Boltinoff (assoc), George Kashdan (assoc)

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team (Superman and Batman) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superman and Batman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Pencils
Curt Swan
Sheldon Moldoff (Batman figure)
Inks
Stan Kaye
Sheldon Moldoff (Batman figure)
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief), Jack Schiff (managing editor)
Murray Boltinoff (assoc), George Kashdan (assoc)

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Also printed
Australia
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #98 ([August 1958])
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team!
 
United Kingdom
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #98 ([November 1958?])
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team!
 
Australia
Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #4 ([March 1969?])
Untitled
Adapted
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #179 (October-November 1968)
Untitled
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])
 
 
World's Finest Comics 94, May-June 1958

Notes

art corrections by Craig Delich 1/05

Show/hide 1. Origin of the Superman Batman Team (Superman and Batman) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman and Batman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Lex Luthor; kryptonite; intro: Powerman, Superman-Batman Team (origin, flashback)

Credits

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Stan Kaye

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Also printed
Australia
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #98 ([August 1958])
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
 
United Kingdom
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #98 ([November 1958?])
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
 
Australia
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #19 ([February 1961?])
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
 
Australia
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #19 ([February 1961?])
 (from Adventure Comics 275)
 
United States
Secret Origins (DC, 1961 series) #1 (Summer 1961)
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
 
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #179 (October-November 1968)
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
 
Australia
Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #4 ([March 1969?])
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
 
Australia
Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #4 ([March 1969?])
 
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #229 (April 1975)
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
 
Australia
Batman Album (KG Murray, 1976 series) #34 ([December 1976?])
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
 
Australia
Batman Album (KG Murray, 1976 series) #34 ([December 1976?])
 (from Adventure Comics 275)
 
Australia
Batman Album (KG Murray, 1976 series) #34 ([December 1976?])
 
United States
DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #19 (Fall 1979)
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
 
United States
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) ([November] 1988)
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
 
United States
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([June] 1989)
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
 
United States
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) ([June] 1989)
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
 
United States
Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) (1998)
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
 
United States
Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
Origin of the Superman Batman Team
Original
World's Finest Comics 94, May-June 1958

Synopsis

When Luthor develops a liquid kryptonite gun, Superman replaces Batman with a new partner, Powerman. Batman reminisces about their first team-up.

Notes

Origin of the Superman-Batman Team.

Show/hide 2. How do you do, Senators (Doctor Rocket) Comic story, 2 pages
Show/hide 3. The Frontier Census-Taker (Tomahawk) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tomahawk
Genre
Western; period
Characters
Dan Hunter

Credits

Script
Dave Wood?
Art
Fred Ray

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Also printed
Australia
Mighty The 100-Page Comic! (Colour Comics, 1957 series) #8 ([November 1958?])
The Frontier Census-Taker

Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes 1/05

Show/hide 4. Look Back At Bowling Text article, 2 pages

Credits

Author
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 5. The Taming of the Wild Bunch Comic story, 2 pages

Featuring

Genre
Western

Credits

Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
John Belfi

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Also printed
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #175 (September 1951)
The Taming of the Wild Bunch!
 
Australia
Hopalong Cassidy (Colour Comics, 1954 series) #110 ([August 1958?])
The Taming of the Wild Bunch!

Notes

credits by Craig Delich 1/05

Show/hide 6. The Rocket Raiders (Green Arrow) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Green Arrow
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Rocket Raiders (intro), Arrowplane

Credits

Script
Ed Herron?
Art
George Papp

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Also printed
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #29 ([May 1964?])
The Rocket Raiders

Notes

Writer id by Bob Hughes 1/05; Green Arrow has green hat.

Show/hide 7. That Deep, Dark Secret (Buzzy) Public service announcement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Buzzy
Genre
Psa

Credits

Script
Jack Schiff
Art
Win Mortimer

Notes

art corrections by Craig Delich 1/05

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 38791

Entry created

  • 29/09/2011

Cover added

  • 02/12/2010

Index completed

  • 02/12/2010