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World's Finest Comics 95

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #95

Cover Date: July-August 1958
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1958-05-22

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Battle of the Super-Heroes" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
PencilsDick Sprang
InksRay Burnley
LetteringIra Schnapp
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #242; next in Superman Vol. 1 #123)
Batman (last in Detective Comics #257; next in Batman Vol. 1 #117)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (last in Detective Comics #257; next in Batman Vol. 1 #117)

Villain(s):

two aliens on the planet Xlym (first appearance of both; to settle a debate on which is the better crimefighter, Superman or Batman, abduct both heroes, use various rays to give Batman superpowers, cause the heroes to hate each other and amnesia to hide their actions)
two looters (first appearance for both)
bank robbers

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Gotham City
Unidentified Space Sector
Xlym (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

80 Page Giant Magazine #15 (October 1965)
World's Finest Comics Archives #2 (2002)
Showcase Presents: World's Finest #1 ([October] 2007)
Batman Superman: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([March] 2016)
Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics: The Silver Age #2 (2018)


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Second Story: "The Indian Troubadour" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story?
ArtFred Ray
LetteringPat Gordon
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Tomahawk (last in Tomahawk #57/3; next in issue #96/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Dan Hunter (last/next in ???)

Villain(s):

British soldiers
Mohawks

Other Character(s):

Many Notes (first appearance; a brave known as "The Indian Troubadour;" also in flashbacks)
Colonial soldiers

Location(s):

Hudson River Valley
a Mohawk village
a British fort (overtaken by Colonials)

Comment(s):

This story takes place in 1777.


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Third Story: "Green Arrow Vs. the Red Dart" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEd Herron
ArtGeorge Papp
LetteringPat Gordon
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (in between Adventure Comics #250/2 and #251/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy (in between Adventure Comics #250/2 and #251/2)

Villain(s):

Red Dart (John 'Midas' Mallory; first appearance; poeses as a superhero to gain the trust of Green Arrow and Speedy; next in Action Comics #513/2)
the Red Dart's gang (first appearance of all)
The Muggsy Miller Gang (first appearance of all)
a gang of diamond thieves (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Star City (presumed)

Story Reprinted in:

Best of DC #10 (March 1981)
Showcase Presents Green Arrow #1 ([January] 2006)


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