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Issue: World's Finest Comics #179
Publication Date: October 1968
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Issues: #179 of 322 Issues (424 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/06/1968
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)
Disclose Notes: Also designated on cover as 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G52 and as G-52 on indicia page.

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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#161, 170, 179, 188, 223-228, 230)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lois Lane
First Line: Here's the startling origin of the Superman-Batman team-up!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman Illustrated by Neal Adams #1 [First Printing] published November 2003
as World's Finest Comics #179 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #76 published May 1952
was The Mightiest Team on Earth! [Illustration on Cover, Front]small cover repro
From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #96 [Sept Cover Date] published September 1958
was The Super-Foes from Planet X! [Illustration on Cover, Front]small cover repro
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Lex Luthor; Powerman (intro); Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Synopsis: When Batman learns Lex Luthor has kryptonite, he goes to Metropolis to warn Superman.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #94 published May 1958
was Origin of the Superman-Batman Team [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Mightiest Team in the World!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lois Lane
Synopsis: Superman and Batman learn each other's ID's while sharing a cabin during an ocean voyage
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #76 published May 1952
was The Mightiest Team in the World! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose 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.
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Batman-Double for Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Synopsis: Batman has to pretend to be Superman in order to assuage Lois' suspicions that Superman is Clark Kent.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #71 published July 1954
was Batman - Double for Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: First Superman-Batman team-up in World's Finest Comics.
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When Gotham City Challenged Metropolis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Lois Lane; Perry White; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Synopsis: Superman and Batman exchange cities as part of a contest to decide which city will get the World Electronics Convention.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #76 published May 1955
was When Gotham City Challenged Metropolis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Dictator of Kandor!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Luthor; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Synopsis: Luthor sneaks into Kandor so that he can steal Kryptonian science and weaponry.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #100 published March 1959
was The Dictator of Krypton City [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
Disclose 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.
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The Club of Heroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Club of Heroes [Legionary; Knight; Squire; Gaucho; Musketeer]; Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lightning Man (introduction)
Synopsis: Lightning Man challenges Superman for the chairmanship of the Club of Heroes.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #89 published July 1957
was The Club of Heroes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Sequel to "The Batmen of All Nations!" from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #215, which is reprinted in the following issue.

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