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World's Finest Comics 140

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #140

Cover Date: March 1964
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1964-01-30

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Dick Dillin
Inks: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "The Clayface Superman!" (15 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
ArtJim Mooney
LetteringJoe Letterese
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #310; next in Superman Vol. 1 #168)
Batman (last in Detective Comics #325; next in Action Comics #309)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (last in Detective Comics #325; next in Action Comics #309)
James Gordon (last in Detective Comics #325; next in Batman Vol. 1 #163/2)

Villain(s):

Clayface (Matt Hagen; assumes the form of Superman and is temporarily stricken by red kryptonite; last in Batman Vol. 1 #159; next in issue #144)
convicts at Green Walls (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

K. A. King (first appearance; a wealthy stamp collector)
citizens of Gotham City

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor
Green Walls (first appearance; a maximum security prison)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: World's Finest #2 ([October] 2008)
Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus #2 (2019)


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Second Story: "The Land of No Return" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtLee Elias
LetteringStan Starkman (?)
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (in between Justice League of America #24 and #26)

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy (last in issue #138/2; next in flashback in Teen Titans Vol. 1 #53)

Villain(s):

The Gnorl (first appearance a monster; dies)
the Hill People (first appearance for all; time-displaced humans from Earth)

Other Character(s):

The Hermit (first appearance; a former gold prospector)
the Valley People (first appearance for all; time-displaced humans from Earth)

Location(s):

Star City (assumed)
an unidentified dimension (first appearance; a land-version of the "Sargasso Sea")

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents Green Arrow #1 ([January] 2006)


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