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World's Finest Comics 114

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #114

Cover Date: December 1960
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1960-10-20

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "Captives of the Space Globes" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Coleman
PencilsDick Sprang
InksSheldon Moldoff
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in Detective Comics #286; next in Superman Vol. 1 #142/3)
Superman (gets amnesia; last in Action Comics #271/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #142)
Robin (in between Detective Comics #286 and #287)

Villain(s):

Baxians (first appearance; a hostile alien race; Chorn named)

Other Character(s):

Zorians (first appearance; an alien race; Alba named)
a Gotham City movie crew (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Gotham City
Unidentified Space Sector(s)
Baxia (first mentioned)
Zoron (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Archives #3 (August 2005)
Showcase Presents: World's Finest #2 ([October] 2008)
Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([May] 2016)
Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics: The Silver Age #2 (2018)


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Second Story: "The Human Space Dragon" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Miller
ArtJim Mooney
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow (temporarily has his mind transferred with a space dragon; in between issues #113/3 and #115/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Brent Wood (in between issues #113/3 and #115/2)
Planeteers

Villain(s):

Professor Pyar (first appearance? a scientist who develops a way to transfer his mind with those of great space beasts to commit crimes)

Other Character(s):

freighter crews

Location(s):

an uncharted asteroid

Comment(s):

The Space Ace is crushed by an Octonar controlled by Professor Pyar.


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Third Story: "Green Arrow's Alien Ally" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEd Herron
ArtLee Elias
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (in between issues #113/2 and #115/3)
Speedy (in between issues #113/2 and #115/3)

Villain(s):

Ankov (first appearance; an alien criminal from the Asteroid of Giants, gigantic compared to Van-Jon)

Other Character(s):

Van-Jon from the Planet of Two Suns (first appearance; an alien lawman, only a few inches tall)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Star City (presumed)
Arrow Cave
Unidentified Space Sector(s)
Asteroid of Giants (first mentioned)
The Planet of Two Suns (first mentioned)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents Green Arrow #1 (2006)


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