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World's Finest Comics 261

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #261

Cover Date: February-March 1980
Cover Price: $1.00

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)


Story: "Showdown at Gotham City!" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDennis O'Neil
PencilsRich Buckler
InksDick Giordano
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsGene D'Angelo
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in Detective Comics #488/5; next in Brave and the Bold #160)
Superman (last in Action Comics #504; hypnotized by Penguin to think he is The Sundance Kid; next in DC Comics Presents #19)

Supporting Character(s):

Nova (Terra-Man's horse)

Villain(s):

Penguin (in between Detective Comics #474 and #492/4)
Terra-Man (in between Action Comics #470 and #511)

Other Character(s):

Victor Spord (first appearance; an actor hypnotized by Penguin to think he is Butch Cassidy)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Batcave
Metropolis
WGBS Building


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Second Story: "The Relativity of Auntie Gravity!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGerry Conway
PencilsAlex Saviuk
InksFrank Chiaramonte
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsJerry Serpe
EditingJack C. Harris

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (last in Justice League of America #178)
Black Canary (last in Justice League of America #178)

Supporting Character(s):

Lt. Mack Morgan

Villain(s):

Auntie Gravity (first appearance; gains telekinetic powers due to water pollution)
Clem, Todd and Horace (first appearance for all; Auntie's nephews)

Location(s):

Star City

Comment(s):

This story continues in the next issue.


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Third Story: "Return of the River Rat!" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDennis O'Neil
PencilsRomeo Tanghal Jr.
InksVince Colletta
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsDoug Klein
EditingJack C. Harris

Feature Character(s):

Black Lightning (next in Brave and the Bold #163)

Supporting Character(s):

Lynn Stewart

Villain(s):

River Rat (Captain Alton; first appearance; running a smuggling sub between Gotham City and Metropolis)
Sonny Raab (first appearance; a former crime boss)

Location(s):

Metropolis


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Third Story: "JLA Database Dossier: Hawkman" (4 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsEd Barretto
InksDave Simons
LetteringShelly Leferman
ColorsTodd Klein
EditingJack C. Harris

Feature Character(s):

Hawkman and Hawkwoman

Comment(s):

Not a story, just a brief history of Hawkman and Hawkgirl including recent events.


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Fifth Story: "The Case of the Runaway Sculpture" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryE. Nelson Bridwell
PencilsDon Newton
InksDave Hunt
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingJack C. Harris

Feature Character(s):

Mary Marvel

Supporting Character(s):

Sterling Morris

Villain(s):

Georgia Sivana (poses as George Nivan, a sculptor)

Location(s):

Earth-S


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