XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: World's Finest Comics #176
Publication Date: June 1968
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant Next Issue Variant Next Base Issue
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #176 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: 04/25/1968
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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; 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 In15
Disclose Reprinted From1
reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
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 (6 total)
Disclose Issue Images
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
First Line: These 4 heroes will destroy themselves -- fighting over me!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #23/1968 published November 1968
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Illustrated by Neal Adams #1 [First Printing] published November 2003
as World's Finest Comics #176 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Batgirl #1 published September 2007
as World's Finest Comics #176 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Collection - Neal Adams #1 published July 2008
as World's Finest Comics #176 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
The Superman-Batman Split!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ronald Jason; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
Synopsis: Actor Jason Desmond's dying performance is an attempt to fool Superman and Batman into believing he is two aliens, one hunting the other. But his story rings false and Superman lets Batman in on the hoax, which ends up fooling Supergirl, Batgirl, Robin, and Jimmy Olsen anyway.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #23/1968 published November 1968
as Der Mann vom Sirius [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #22/1968 published November 1968
as Die Superman-Batman-Fehde (1.Teil) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper-Team Family #3 published February 1976
as The Superman-Batman Split [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #16 [Direct Sales] published September 1981
as The Superman-Batman Split! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #16 [Direct Sales] published September 1981
as The Superman-Batman Split! Part II: A Tale of 3 Teams [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #302 [Direct] published April 1984
as The Superman-Batman Split! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper-Team #6/1992 published January 1992
as Superteam splittras? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Illustrated by Neal Adams #1 [First Printing] published November 2003
as The Superman-Batman Split! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn] published May 2007
as The Superman-Batman Split! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Batgirl #1 published September 2007
as The Superman-Batman Split! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Collection - Neal Adams #1 published July 2008
as Der Superman-Batman-Krieg! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Part II is titled "A Tale of 3 Teams."
Disclose
Part II: A Tale of 3 Teams

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Ronald Jason; Desmond Jason
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose
The Case of the Magic Baseball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] (origin part 2); "Trigger" Tom Taylor (flashback); Big Bob Michaels; Brad Devon
Synopsis: J'onn J'onzz captures Brad Devon and his men for blackmailing Bob Michaels, and helps Michaels win a baseball game on the way.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #226 published December 1955
was The Case of the Magic Baseball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Editors' Round Table choice.

J'onn J'onzz has some powers no longer associated with him, including the ability to see the future, walk through walls, and affect the velocity of matter.

Current credit is from Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1([July] 2007).
Disclose
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Guy Michaelson et al., Selina Zane, Dave Truesdale, Andy Franklin, Milo Miles, and William Cole; includes an illustration.
Disclose
[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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 - 2025. All rights reserved.

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