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Issue: World's Finest Comics #251
Publication Date: June 1978
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Issues: #251 of 322 Issues (424 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/21/1978
Volume: 38
Pages: 84
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893073007
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #154.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #161, 170, 179, 188, 223-228, 230)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets2
Indicia
 
 
Statement of Ownership
 
 
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The Invasion of the Deathless Brain!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jim Aparo (signed)
Inker(s): Jim Aparo (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman
Character(s): Superman; Batman; George Dyke's brain; Wonder Woman (inset); Black Canary (inset); Green Arrow (inset); Creeper (inset)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-716
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World's Finest

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack C. Harris ?
Penciller(s): George Tuska
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Creeper; Wonder Woman; Black Canary; Green Arrow
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-5273
Disclose Notes: Splash/title page with the characters starring in this issue.
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Invasion of the Deathless Brain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): George Tuska
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): Jerry Serpe
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman
Character(s): Superman; Batman; George "Gorilla Boss" Dyke; Morgan Edge; Lana Lang; James Gordon; Doc Willard (flashback)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #14 published January 1979
as Das Tödliche Gehirn [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Job Number: J-5106
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The Vertigo Version

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gerry Conway
Penciller(s): Trevor von Eeden
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): Mario Sen
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Black Canary
Character(s): Count Vertigo (villain, intro); Black Canary; Detective Morgan
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuper Adventure Album #10 published January 1978
as The Vertigo Version [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #18/1978 published August 1978
as Die Vertigo-Juwelen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermán #1315 published May 1981
as La Opinión de Vértigo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: J-5049
Disclose Notes: Star City
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Imperiled Sub

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman; Hostess Twinkies
Character(s): Aquaman; Aqualad
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies in comic strip format.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack C. Harris [as JCH]
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): From the World's Finest Fans
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.75
Job Number: L-913
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Louis A. Latzer, Steve Feldberg, Carmen Dottier and Scott Gibson.
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Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arthur Gutowitz
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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No Home for the Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gerry Conway
Penciller(s): Jerry Bingham
Inker(s): Bob Layton
Colorist(s): Jerry Serpe
Letterer(s): Shelly Leferman
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow and Speedy
Character(s): Green Arrow; Speedy; Lt. Mack Morgan; The Stinger; Green Lantern (flashback); Black Canary (flashback)
Synopsis: Recap of Speedy's career.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWundergirl #30 published January 1978
as Held ohne Heimat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #1/1979 published January 1979
as En helt har ikke noe hjem [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermán #1321 published July 1981
as No Hay Lugar para Mí [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: J-5045
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Christopher Reeve

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman Movie Report
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Text article with photographs.
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The Disruptor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Steve Ditko
Penciller(s): Steve Ditko
Inker(s): Steve Ditko
Colorist(s): Jerry Serpe
Letterer(s): Bill Morse
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Creeper
Character(s): The Creeper; The Disruptor; Sam Hagen; Fran Daye; Porter; Dump
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #19/1978 published September 1978
as Der Zerrütter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Creeper by Steve Ditko #[nn] published May 2010
as The Disruptor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-4880
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A Kiss of Death Times Three

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gerry Conway
Penciller(s): Ric Estrada
Inker(s): Jack Abel
Colorist(s): Mario Sen
Letterer(s): Jean Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Poison Ivy; Wonder Woman; Steve Howard; Sumac; Buckeye; Redwood
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWundergirl #31 published January 1978
as Teil 1 - Ein Gift namens Efeu! - (Todeskuss hoch drei) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWundergirl #31 published January 1978
as Teil 2 - Tödliche Umarmung - (Todeskuss hoch drei) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWundergirl #31 published January 1978
as Teil 3 - Der Tod kommt morgen - (Todeskuss hoch drei) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
Job Number: J-5093
Disclose Notes: The story has separate chapter titles: A Poison Named Ivy - Chapter 1; Limbs of a Killer - Chapter 2.
Contemporary setting for story.

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