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World's Finest Comics 159

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #159

Cover Date: August 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1966-06-09

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: "The Cape and Cowl Crooks!" (18 Pages)
Part II: "Trail of the Copy-Cat Crooks!"

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
PencilsCurt Swan
InksGeorge Klein
LetteringJoe Letterese
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #340/2; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #96)
Batman (last in Detective Comics #354; next in Batman Vol. 1 #184)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (last in Detective Comics #354; next in Batman Vol. 1 #184)
James Gordon (temporarily becomes "Anti-Batman;" last in Detective Comics #354; next in Batman Vol. 1 #184)
Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #67; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #96)
Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #340; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #96)
Perry White (temporarily becomes "Anti-Superman;" last in Action Comics #340; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #96)

Villain(s):

Joker (last in issue #156; next Brave and the Bold #68)
Penguin (last in Justice League of America #40; next in Brave and the Bold #68)
Prankster (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #9/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #299)
Riddler (last in Batman Vol. 1 #179/2; next in Brave and the Bold #68)
Toyman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #182/2; next in Action Comics #432)

Other Character(s):

Kandorians

Cameo Appearance(s):

Brainiac (statue)
Catwoman (statue)
Lex Luthor (statue)

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude
The Bottle City of Kandor
Gotham City
Batcave
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

Kandor observes "Krypton Day," honoring the anniversary of the destruction of their homeworld.

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics #227/5 (January-February 1975)
Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2007)
Showcase Presents: World's Finest #3 ([March] 2010)


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Second Story (reprint): "The Case of the Green Error Clown!" (7 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from World's Finest Comics #100/3 (March 1959)

Comment(s):

This story features Green Arrow.


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