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World's Finest Comics 87

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #87

Cover Date: March-April 1957
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1957-01-22

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Reversed Heroes" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsDick Sprang
InksRay Burnley
LetteringPat Gordon
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (temporarily gains super-powers; last in Detective Comics #241; next in Batman Vol. 1 #107)
Superman (last in Action Comics #226; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #20: also in flashback as an infant rocketed off of exploding Krypton; temporarily loses powers)
Robin (temporarily gains super-powers; last in Detective Comics #241; next in Batman Vol. 1 #107)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #226; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #20/3)
Perry White (last in Action Comics #226; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #20/3)
Jor-El (in flashback only; creates pills to temporarily grant Kryptonian-like powers; last in flashback in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #56/2; next in flashback in Adventure Comics #232)
Lara Jor-El (in flashback only)

Villain(s):

Super-Thief (Elton Craig; first appearance; uses Kryptonian created power pills to gain powers temporarily; next in issue #90)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813
Krypton (in flashback only; explodes)
Kryptonopolis
Space Sector 2814
Earth
United States of America
Gotham City
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics #223/3 (May-June 1974)
World's Finest Comics Archives #2 (2002)
Showcase Presents: World's Finest #1 (2007)
Batman Superman: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 (2016)

Solicitation:

When Elton Craig finds some capsules from Krypton, he takes one and gains superpowers.


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Second Story: "The Green Sword" (6 Pages)
Green Arrow

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
ArtGeorge Papp
LetteringPat Gordon
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (uses a sword instead of a bow and arrows; in between Adventure Comics #234/3 and #235/3)
Speedy (uses a lariat instead of a bow and arrows; in between Adventure Comics #234/3 and #235/3)

Villain(s):

Baron Gang (first appearance for all)
Ed Readon and his gang (first appearance for all)


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Third Story: "The Retirement of Tomahawk" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtNick Cardy
LetteringPat Gordon
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Tomahawk (in between Tomahawk #47/3 and #48)

Supporting Character(s):

Dan Hunter

Villain(s):

Cherokee Indians (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Emmett Wilks (first appearance; a former backwoodsman and friend of Tomahawk's)


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