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Issue: Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn]
Publication Date: May 2007
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 03/14/2007
Volume: none
Pages: 196
ISBN: 97814012122781401212271
UPC/EAN: 978140121227851999
Price: $23.99 CAD
$19.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 15 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Anton Kawasaki (Editor - Collected Edition)
Disclose Notes: Interior color reconstruction on select stories by Drew R. Moore.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
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Binding: squarebound; trade paperback
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Alex Ross (painting)
Alex Ross (painting)
Alex Ross (painting)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Superman and Batman
Superman; Batman
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Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Alex Ross (painting)
Alex Ross (painting)
Alex Ross (painting)
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman and Batman
Superman; Batman
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Miscellaneous
1
Title page. Illustrated with a close-up of the cover illustration.
[untitled]

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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Publication data page.
Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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Includes short recaps of Superman's and Batman's origins and an overview of the stories in this volume.
The Mightiest Team in the World!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Edmond Hamilton
Curt Swan
John Fischetti (pages 1-8); Stan Kaye (pages 9-12)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Smilter; Lois Lane; Gell; Commissioner James Gordon
Superman and Batman learn each other's secret identities when they meet on a cruise while trying to find a diamond thief.
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FlagSuperman #76 published May 1952
was The Mightiest Team in the World! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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12
Only John Fischetti credited for inks in volume.
Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Edmond Hamilton
Dick Sprang
Stan Kaye
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?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman and Batman
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lex Luthor; Joker; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mechano-Men
Lex Luthor and Joker go into business together making Mechano-Men, near indestructible robots. Superman and Batman believe they have not gone straight and try to figure out their master plan.
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FlagWorld's Finest Comics #88 published May 1957
was Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Composite Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Edmond Hamilton
Curt Swan
George Klein (part 1); Sheldon Moldoff (part 2)
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?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman and Batman
Composite Superman [Joe Meach]; Legion of Super-heroes [Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Saturn Girl]; Commissioner James Gordon; Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jimmy Olsen
A freak accident gives Joe Meach the powers of the entire Legion of Super-Heroes and he becomes the Composite Superman.
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FlagWorld's Finest Comics #142 published June 1964
was Part I: The Composite Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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18
Only George Klein credited for inks in volume.

The second chapter is titled "Part II: The Battle Between Titans!"
The Cape and Cowl Crooks!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Edmond Hamilton
Curt Swan
George Klein
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?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman and Batman
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker; Penguin; Toyman; Prankster; Anti-Superman; Anti-Batman; Commissioner James Gordon; Perry White; Chief O'Hara
Superman and Batman are plagued by evil duplicates of themselves.
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FlagWorld's Finest Comics #159 published August 1966
was The Cape and Cowl Crooks! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The second chapter is titled "Part II: Trail of the Copy-Cat Crooks!"
The Superman-Batman Split!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Cary Bates
Neal Adams
Neal Adams ?; Dick Giordano ?
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Subject Matter
superhero
Superman and Batman
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; James Gordon; Jimmy Olsen; Ronald Jason; Desmond Jason
Actor Jason Desmond's dying performance is an attempt to fool Superman and Batman into believing he is two aliens, one hunting the other. Though Desmond fools Supergirl, Batgirl, Robin, and Jimmy Olsen, Superman figures out his plot and he and Batman let the actor die happy.
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FlagWorld's Finest Comics #176 published June 1968
was The Superman-Batman Split! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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18
The second chapter is titled "Part II: A Tale of 3 Teams."
A Matter of Light and Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Dick Dillin
Joe Giella
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?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman; Batman
Superman; Batman; Dr. Light; Zatanna (cameo); Nicholas Slye
Under someone else's control, Clark Kent hires some thugs to kill Superman and provides them with the weapon to do it. Later when Superman realizes he cannot account for his whereabouts or his missing time, he summons Batman to help solve the mystery. Together they prevent the assassination attempt and uncover Dr. Light behind the effort.
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FlagWorld's Finest Comics #207 published November 1971
was A Matter of Light and Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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One Night in Gotham City...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Byrne
John Byrne
Dick Giordano
Tom Ziuko
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Henry Jarrell; Magpie [Margaret Pye]; Bull Carter
Superman comes to Gotham City to arrest the outlaw Batman, interrupting Batman's pursuit of the criminal Magpie. While pursuing the villain together, Superman comes to realize that Gotham City is very different from Metropolis and needs a different type of hero.
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FlagThe Man of Steel #3 [Direct] published November 1986
was One Night in Gotham City... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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22
A Better World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Karl Kesel
Peter Doherty
Robert Campanella
Alex Sinclair
Clem Robins
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman and Superman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El; also as Gang Buster (cameo, flashback)]; Alfred Pennyworth; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Pete Ross (cameo); Doc Waters; Sarah Muller; Joker (cameo)
Four years ago, not long after the death of Jason Todd, Superman returned from his self-exile in space -- after his execution of three villains -- to talk to Batman about guilt and why heroes do what they do. Their discussion is interrupted, however, when they have to help deliver a baby.
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FlagBatman and Superman: World's Finest #7 published October 1999
was World's Finest: Year Seven: A Better World [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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22
When Clark Met Bruce

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jeph Loebs
Tim Sale
Tim Sale
Mark Chiarello
Comicraft
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman and Batman
Pete Ross; Clark Kent; Bruce Wayne; Alfred Pennyworth
After the death of his parents, Bruce Wayne travels across the country. When his car breaks down he nearly meets a young Clark Kent.
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FlagSuperman / Batman Secret Files 2003 #[nn] published November 2003
was When Clark Met Bruce [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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2
Stop Me If You've Heard This One...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Kelly
Ed McGuinness; Ryan Ottley; Sean Murphy; Carlo Barberi
Dexter Vines; Cliff Rathburn; Sean Murphy; Don Hillsman II; Bob Petrecca; Andy Owens; Rodney Ramos
Guy Major
Rob Leigh
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman and Batman
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lois Lane; Alfred Pennyworth; Deathstroke [Slade Wilson]; Crime Syndicate [Owlman; Superwoman; Ultraman]; Mr. Mxyzptlk
In the days before Batman and Superman worked together regularly, they both made plans to board a cruise to the Bahamas in their civilian identities, neither knowing that assassin Slade Wilson was following to kill Bruce Wayne. But before Wilson can kill Wayne, the ship encounters a spatial rift, bringing with it the Crime Syndicate and a character intent on defending Bruce Wayne. Superman and Batman send the inter-dimensional travelers back to their universe and subdue Wilson, never knowing who was behind it all or why.
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FlagSuperman / Batman Annual #1 published December 2006
was Stop Me If You've Heard This One... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The World's Finest Duo Teams Up!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Alex Ross (painting)
Alex Ross (painting)
Alex Ross (painting)
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman and Batman
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
One the back cover. Illustrated with a close-up of the cover illustration.

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