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Issue: World's Finest Comics #159
Publication Date: August 1966
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Issues: #159 of 322 Issues (424 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/09/1966
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger (credited); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor, uncredited)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration and ad in Batman #182. On-sale date of June 7 in Direct Currents in Sea Devils #30.

Copyright © National Periodical Publications, Inc., 1966.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; 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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reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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The Cape and Cowl Crooks!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Anti-Superman; Anti-Batman
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagStålmannen #19/1966 published November 1966
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #122 published ?
as The Cape and Cowl Crooks [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).
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The Cape and Cowl Crooks!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edmond Hamilton
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker; Penguin; Toyman; Prankster; Anti-Superman (intro); Anti-Batman (intro); Commissioner James Gordon; Perry White
Synopsis: Superman and Batman are plagued by evil duplicates of themselves.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagStålmannen #19/1966 published November 1966
as Banditer i kappa och kåpa! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStålmannen #19/1966 published November 1966
as Del 2 [Banditer i kappa och kåpa!] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #227 published January 1975
as The Cape and Cowl Crooks! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn] published May 2007
as The Cape and Cowl Crooks! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #122 published ?
as The Cape and Cowl Crooks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
Disclose Notes: Camp references a la the Batman TV show begin. This is Hamilton's last published script for DC.
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The Policeman Is Your Friend!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Children learn that policemen do more than just catch crooks.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Part II: Trail of the Copy-Cat Crooks!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edmond Hamilton
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Anti-Superman; Anti-Batman; Commissioner James Gordon; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cape and Cowl Comments
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Ralph Dumain, Lee Chambers, Larry Grady, Howard King, Jerry Vance, Greg White, Fred Bates, John McAllen, Ted Miller, Guy Davidson.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed); Ralph Enser, Jr. (idea)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Cap's Hobby Hints
First Line: Hi, Tim. What are you doing in this junkyard?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Hints for modeling. Based on reader suggestions.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Direct Currents
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Case of the Green Error Clown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron ?
Penciller(s): Lee Elias
Inker(s): Lee Elias
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Editors' Round Table; The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Green Error (Intro); Robbers (Villains)
Synopsis: Green Arrow and Speedy meet the Green Error, a clown who spoofs Green Arrow at the circus. Green Error's tools help them stop the robbers who stole the day's receipts.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #100 published March 1959
was The Case of the Green Error Clown [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67

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