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WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #215
Cover Date: December-January 1972-1973
Cover Price: $0.20
Publication Date: 1972-10-17
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Cover Credits:
Art: Nick Cardy (signed)
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Part Three: "Children of the Universe"
Credits:
| Story | Bob Haney |
| Pencils | Dick Dillin |
| Inks | Henry Scarpelli |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Assistant editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Murray Boltinoff |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman, Jr. (Bruce Wayne, Jr. of Earth-216; first appearance)
- Superman, Jr. (Clark Kent, Jr. of Earth-216; first appearance)
Supporting Character(s):
- Batman (Bruce Wayne of Earth-216; first appearance; next in issue #221)
- Superman (Clark Kent of Earth-216; first appearance; next in issue #221)
- Bruce Wayne's wife (identity obscured, possibly Vicki Vale of Earth-216; first appearance; next in issue #221)
- Clark Kent's wife (identity obscured, possibly Lois Lane of Earth-216; first appearance; next in issue #221)
- Alfred Pennyworth of Earth-216 (first appearance; next in issue #221)
Villain(s):
- Satan's Sockers (first appearance of all; a motorcycle gang; Big Alice named)
- Rocco Krugge (first appearance; Sparta City crime-boss)
- Dr. Gavilan (first appearance)
Other Character(s):
- Rocco Krugge, Jr. (first appearance; son of Rocco Krugge)
- Debbie (first appearance; a guest at Bruce Wayne, Jr.'s party)
Location(s):
- Earth-216 (first appearance)
- Gotham City
- Metropolis
- Sparta City (first appearance; see second Comment)
Comment(s):
- This is the first of a recurring feature with the sons of Superman and Batman. In Superman Family #192/5 (November-December 1978): "My Father, Superman" it was revealed this was a computer simulation. A follow-up story appeared in World's Finest Comics #263 (June-July 1980): "Final Secret of the Super-Sons"
- Despite that, years later the events were established as occurring on an alternate Earth. "Earth-216" was named in Crisis on Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition (November 2005)
- Sparta City is temporarily duplicated by Superman, "slowed in time and space to one day in the past" to be used as part of a test of Superman Jr. and Batman Jr.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman / Batman: Saga of the Super Sons ([December] 2007)
- Superman / Batman: Saga of the Super Sons ([March] 2017)