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WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #162
Cover Date: November 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1966-09-01
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein
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Credits:
| Story | Jim Shooter |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | George Klein |
| Lettering | Joe Letterese |
| Assistant editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Action Comics #343; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #98)
- Batman (last in Detective Comics #357; next in Brave and the Bold #69)
Villain(s):
- an unidentified alien race (revealed to have been disguised as duplicates King Arthur, Merlin, Sir Bohart, Sir Bors, Sir Galahad, Sir Gawain, Sir Kay, and Sir Lancelot, with duplicates of their weapons and powers, except for Kay's growth ability)
Other Character(s):
- King Arthur (see third Comment)
- Knights of the Round Table
- Sir Bohart (possesses magical boots granting him superspeed)
- Sir Bors (possesses a "ring of fire" which can be used once a day to emit flames)
- Sir Galahad (possesses an enchanted spear that never misses its target)
- Sir Gawain (possesses a belt granting him increased strength of ten men from dawn to noon)
- Sir Kay (possesses a cloak of invisibility, additionally the power to grow to enormous size)
- Sir Lancelot (possesses an invulnerable armor)
- Merlin
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- Superman and Batman are knighted by King Arthur.
- The appearance of green kryptonite in the 6th Century was explained in Action Comics #274 (March 1961) as a kryptnite meteor had interacted with a hydrogen bomb test fragments were sent back in time.
- This version of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table have super powers, something not seen in any other DC Comics appearances, therefore their canocity can't be confirmed.
Story Reprinted in:
- Showcase Presents: World's Finest #3 ([March] 2010)
Credits (new material only):
Reprint Comment(s):
- Story reprinted from Action Comics #200/2 (January 1955)