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Issue: World's Finest Comics #168
Publication Date: August 1967
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Issues: #168 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: 06/13/1967
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger (credited); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor, uncredited)
Disclose Notes: Copyright © National Periodical Publications, Inc., 1967.

On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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:  
Disclose Reprinted In5
Disclose Reprinted From1
reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Images4
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
 
 
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
 
 
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[untitled]

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 and Robin
Character(s): Batman; Superman; Robin; Clark Kent; Bruce Wayne; Dick Grayson
First Line: Will the real super-heroes stand up?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #101 published January 1968
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuper-Team Family #6 published August 1976
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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 Return of the Composite Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cary Bates
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman and Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Composite Superman [Joe Meach]; Vyl; Xan; Aunt Harriet; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker (cameo, photo); Lex Luthor (cameo, photo); Brainiac (cameo, photo); Penguin (cameo, photo); Riddler (cameo, photo)
Synopsis: An alien criminal seeking vengeance on Superman and Batman, restores Joe Meech's powers and memory as the Composite Superman.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #101 published January 1968
as The Return of the Composite Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper-Team Family #6 published August 1976
as The Return of the Composite Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.5
Disclose Notes: The Legion of Superheroes statuettes are shown in the story.
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Down Down Down

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Charles Cuidera
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman; The Atom
Character(s): Aquaman; Atom
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #73, on sale June 22.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino; Mike Sekowsky (illustrations)
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Direct Currents
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Comics on sale:
June 13th: Justice League of America 55, Blackhawk 255.
June 15th: Star Spangled War Stories 134, Fox and Crow 105.
June 20th: Superman 190, Sugar and Spike 72.
June 22nd: Showcase 27.
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[Part II] The Half and Half Heroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cary Bates
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman and Robin
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred; Composite Superman [Joe Meach]; Xan; Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Cosmic Man; Saturn Woman]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Testing of Robotman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Coleman
Penciller(s): Joe Certa
Inker(s): Joe Certa
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Editors' Round Table; Robotman
Character(s): Robotman [Paul Dennis]; The Cluesters [Sir John Lockwell; Tsin Tao; Rene Duplevin]
Synopsis: Robotman must pass a series of tests to become a member of the Cluesters.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #31 published November 1967
as The Testing of Robotman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #176 published October 1951
was The Testing of Robotman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]modified slightly in this printing
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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This Wolf Boy Is Jimmy Olsen!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jimmy Olsen
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1955 series) #104 [80 Page Giant #G-38], on sale June 13
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan ? (illustration)
Inker(s): George Klein (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cape and Cowl Comments
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from James Benning, Rand Lee, David Imbrock, Glen Quasny, Carl Eddy, G. Ostensen, Dan Solla, William Murray.
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Crashing Out of Legend!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Charles Cuidera
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Bomba the Jungle Boy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Bomba the Jungle Boy (DC, 1967 series) #1, on sale July 13
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
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: Gosh, Dad, I'm trying to build a wood base for my model.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Job Number: 6500
Disclose Notes: Idea from Richard Shipley, Rochester, N.Y.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Half pages ads: Honor House Electric Slot Cars, Haunted House Mystery Bank (both inside front cover), 100 Magnets, 116 Planes (both between page 9 and 10 of first story).
Full page ads: Aurora model kits (Tonto and Lone Ranger), Helen of Toy Co., American Body Building Club, Wallace Brown Inc. (inside back cover), Mattel's M-16 Marauder (back cover).

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