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World's Finest Comics 89

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #89

Cover Date: July-August 1957
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1957-05-21

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Club of Heroes" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
PencilsDick Sprang
InksStan Kaye
LetteringPat Gordon
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in Detective Comics #245; next in Batman Vol. 1 #109)
Superman (also as Lightning Man; last in Showcase #9/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #115)

Guest Star(s):

Club of Heroes
Knight (last in Detective Comics #215; next in flashback in Batman Vol. 1 #668)
Squire II (last in Detective Comics #215; next in flashback in Batman Vol. 1 #668)
Musketeer (last in Detective Comics #215; next in flashback in Batman Vol. 1 #668)
Gaucho (last in Detective Comics #215; next in flashback in Batman Vol. 1 #668)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (last in Detective Comics #245; next in Batman Vol. 1 #109)
James Gordon (last in Detective Comics #245; next in Batman Vol. 1 #109)
Lois Lane (last in Showcase #9/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #115)

Villain(s):

Various criminals across Gotham and Metropolis (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Jonathan Mayhew (first appearance)

Location(s):

England
France
Italy
United States of America
Gotham City
Metropolis
South America

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics #179/6 (October-November 1968)
World's Finest Comics Archives #2 (2002)
Showcase Presents: World's Finest #1 (2007)
Batman: The Black Casebook ([June] 2009)
Batman Superman: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([March] 2016)
Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics: The Silver Age #1 (2017)

Solicitation:

John Mayhew brings the Club of Heroes together and will give them a headquarters on one condition: they must select a chairman for the club.


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Second Story: "The Legend of the Keeper of the Winds!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story?
ArtJim McArdle
LetteringPat Gordon
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Tomahawk


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Third Story: "The Strange Circus of Mr. Sinistro" (6 Pages)
Green Arrow

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
ArtGeorge Papp
LetteringPat Gordon
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (in between Adventure Comics #238/3 and #239/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy (in between Adventure Comics #238/3 and #239/2)

Villain(s):

the Jailbreak Artists (a gang of criminals allowing themselves to be arrested to break out other criminals from jail)
Clyde the Clown (Harry Givens; first appearance)
Joe Reed (first appearance)
Ed Burke (first appearance)
The Gypsy (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Mr. Sinistro (first appearance; an animal trainer)
police officers

Location(s):

Star City (presumed)


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