Unofficial World's Finest Comics Index

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #174

Cover Date: December 1965
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1968-01-25

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Cover Credits:
Art: Neal Adams

Story: "Secret of the Double Death-Wish!" (17 Pages) "Part 2: The Cape and Cowl Crack-Up!"

Credits:

Story	Cary Bates
Pencils	Pete Costanza
Inks	Jack Abel
Lettering	Ray Holloway
Assistant editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (also in flashback; last in Action Comics #361; next in Superman Vol. 1 #205)

Batman (also in flashback; last in Detective Comics #373/2; next in Brave and the Bold #77)

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth (last in Detective Comics #373; next in Batman Vol. 1 #201)

Dick Grayson (in between Detective Comics #373/2 and #374)

Villain(s):

duplicate versions of Jor-El, Lara, Thomas and Martha Wayne (first appearance all; likely androids)

Other Character(s):

Professor Madden (first appearance; in flashback; creates android versions of the World's Finest team)

a Superman android (first appearance; also in flashback; destroyed)

a Batman android (first appearance; also in flashback; destroyed)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Brainiac (image)

Lex Luthor (image)

Prankster (image)

Toyman (image)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Metropolis

Daily Planet

an unidentified location in central Quebec, Canada (51 degrees North by 73 degrees West)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: World's Finest #4 ([November] 2012)

Solicitation:

Superman and Batman are led into a deadly trap, in which they are tortured past the breaking point!

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Second Story (reprint): "Zero Hour in the Silent City!" (7 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Green Lantern Vol. 2 #12 (April 1962)

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