XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Twitter Logo Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: World's Finest Comics #275
Publication Date: January 1982
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant Next Issue Variant Next Base Issue
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #275 of 322 Issues (424 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/06/1981
Volume: 42
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: £0.30 GBP
$1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Len Wein (editor); Mike W. Barr (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
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:  
Disclose Variants2
Disclose Reprinted In4
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
Indicia
 
 
spacer
Disclose Content Items (9 total)
Disclose Issue Images
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Ross Andru
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman
Character(s): Superman; Batman
First Line: Metropolis is -- Ablaze! Gotham City -- Frozen! Some say the world will end in fire... ...Some say in ice!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #6/1982 published January 1982
as Metropolis verbrennt… [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-773
Disclose Notes: Cover art credits from The Comic Reader #195. Nick Caputo suggests Pablo Marcos inks.
Disclose
Summer Nights Winter Days!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Kupperberg
Penciller(s): Rich Buckler
Inker(s): Frank McLaughlin
Colorist(s): Michele Wolfman
Letterer(s): John Costanza
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Mr. Freeze
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #6/1982 published January 1982
as Sommerhitze Winterfrost [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Job Number: J-7823
Disclose
Archer in a Cage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike W. Barr
Penciller(s): Trevor von Eeden
Inker(s): Larry Mahlstedt
Colorist(s): Tom Ziuko
Letterer(s): Pierre Bernard Jr. [as Bernard Jr.]
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Arrow and Black Canary
Character(s): Oliver Queen [Green Arrow]; Black Canary
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-7782
Disclose
Soul Shriek!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gerry Conway
Penciller(s): Dan Spiegle
Inker(s): Dan Spiegle
Colorist(s): Bob LeRose
Letterer(s): John Costanza
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Zatanna
Character(s): Zatanna
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWundergirl #3/1983 published January 1983
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-7789
Disclose
Matter...Matter Everywhere!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Rozakis
Penciller(s): Alex Saviuk
Inker(s): Rodin Rodriguez
Colorist(s): Bob LeRose
Letterer(s): Phil Felix
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hawkman
Character(s): Hawkman; Flash [Barry Allen]; Matter Master
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #42 published January 1982
as Mr. Materie machts möglich [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-7698
Disclose Notes: This starts a multiple-issue serial.
Disclose
The Snatching of Billy Batson!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell
Penciller(s): Don Newton
Inker(s): Dan Adkins
Colorist(s): Adrienne Roy
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Shazam!; Captain Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Magnificus Sivana; Beautia Sivana; Joan; Benny Portis
Synopsis: Billy is kidnapped by criminals who want to blackmail Captain Marvel to help them, unaware that Cap and Billy are one and the same. Junior enlists Magnificus Sivana to pose as Cap in order to rescue Billy.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: J-7806
Disclose
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Rozakis [as Ted P. Skimmer]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): From the World's Finest Fans
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On inside of the back cover. Letters of comment from Dan Coakley and Neil Ahlquist.
Disclose
#86 Gaspar Saladino

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike W. Barr [as Michael C. Carmichael]
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Feature(s): DC Profile
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the inside of the back cover.
Disclose
Volume 81 Issue 15 - October, 1981

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Rozakis; Fred Hembeck
Penciller(s): ?; Fred Hembeck
Inker(s): ?; Fred Hembeck
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset; Fred Hembeck
Editor(s): Bob Rozakis
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daily Planet
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes previews for The Flash #305 and others. Includes Fred Hembeck strip featuring Aquaman. On the back cover of the issue.

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2024. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.