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Issue: Superman / Batman: Saga of the Super Sons #[nn]
Publication Date: February 2007
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [swirl]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 12/05/2007
Volume: none
Pages: 260
ISBN: 9781401215026
UPC/EAN: 978140121502651999
Price: $23.99 CAD
$19.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 21 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Bob Joy (editor, collected edition)
Disclose Notes: Though the name of the feature varies on story splash pages and on the covers, it is most often seen on the covers as "The Sons of Superman and Batman." The assistant editors of the original printings are not credited on the item.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover
Binding: softcover
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
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Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman
Superman; Batman; Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #215 published December 1972
was Saga of the Super Sons [Illustration on Cover, Front]modified
 
Miscellaneous
1
Superman / Batman: Saga of the Super Sons

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kieron Dwyer (illustration)
Kieron Dwyer (illustration)
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Title page. Illustration taken from "Superman, Jr. Is No More" from Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (DC, 1999 series) #1.
Superman / Batman: Saga of the Super Sons

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Dillin (illustration)
Henry Scarpelli (illustration)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Superman; Batman; Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Illustration taken from "Saga of the Super Sons!" from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1942 series) #215.
[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Dillin (illustration)
Murphy Anderson (illustration)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Publishing data page. Illustration taken from "Little Town with a Big Secret!" from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #216.
Saga of the Super Sons!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Haney
Dick Dillin
Henry Scarpelli
?
?
Murray Boltinoff (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman
Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Superman; Batman; Rocco Krugge; Big Alice; Crumbum; Alfred; Augie Beck; Debbie; Marek; Dr. Gavilan; Rocco Krugge, Jr.
Superman creates an alternate timeline where Superman, Jr. and Batman, Jr. can explore crimefighting without ramifications. In this timeline, the boys put an end to the mob boss of Sparta City, with some unexpected help.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #215 published December 1972
was Saga of the Super Sons! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
23.5
The wives of Superman and Batman appear in this story, but their identities are not made clear. A pair of stories featuring an unrelated Superman, Jr. and Batman, Jr. appeared before the original publication of this story in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #391-392. Feature bannered as "Superman and Batman" on splash page.
Little Town with a Big Secret!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Haney
Dick Dillin
Murphy Anderson
?
?
Murray Boltinoff (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman
Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Superman (cameo); Batman (cameo); Sweeper Wyatt; Bobby; Linda; Ice Man; Gar O'Ryan
Superman, Jr. and Batman, Jr. ride into Barstow and discover that it is a town with secrets. Years ago, aliens crash-landed there, but while they waited for their spaceship to repair itself the townsfolk discovered and murdered them. Now the townsfolk are placing themselves in suspended animation, to await the day the spaceship has repaired itself and will open up and give them access to its riches inside. But one person in town knows something the rest don't and has plans of his own.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #216 published February 1973
was Little Town with a Big Secret! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
23.5
Feature bannered as "Superman Batman and Their Super-Sons" on splash page. The story also has two separate chapter titles: Part Two - The People without Shadows; Part Three - Children of the Universe.
Cry Not for My Forsaken Son!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Haney
Dick Dillin
Murphy Anderson
?
?
Murray Boltinoff (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman
Superman; Batman; Batman, Jr.; Superman, Jr.; Alfred Pennyworth; James Gordon; Danny Orr; Jack Orr; Mark King; Anne King (in flashback); Brazos
The super-sons meet Danny Orr when he takes someone else's car for a joyride after he finds out his father is really his adopted father. When his newly-discovered father, Mark King, sends him to his Central American emerald mine, Danny, Superman, Jr., and Batman, Jr. discover the kind of man Mark King is.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #221 published January 1974
was Cry Not for My Forsaken Son! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
20
The wives of Superman and Batman appear in this story, but their identities are not made clear. The story also has three separate chapter titles: Part I - Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth; Part 2 - Rendezvous on Massacre Island; Part 3 - Just an Ordinary Hero.
Evil in Paradise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Haney
Dick Dillin
Vince Colletta
?
?
Murray Boltinoff (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman
Superman; Batman; Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Oonak; Dr. Forbes; Omar Benson
The super-sons accompany two scientists with opposing views on the essential nature of man - good or evil - to a newly discovered civilization between South America and Antarctica. But when the experiment doesn't go the way one scientist expects, he interferes in it with deadly results.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #222 published March 1974
was Evil in Paradise [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
20
Batman's wife appears in the story, but her identity is not made clear. Feature bannered as "Superman Junior and Batman Junior" on splash page. The story also has two separate chapter titles: Part 2 - The Human Test Tube; Part 3 - Who the Killer, Who the Prey?
The Shocking Switch of the Super-Sons

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Haney
Dick Dillin
Vince Colletta
?
?
Murray Boltinoff (original editor); Paul Levitz (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman
Superman; Superman, Jr.; Batman; Batman, Jr.; Dr. Zamm; Mr. Bell
While Superman and Batman takes their sons to an "encounter" camp, they are asked to track down a rogue government agent before he releases nerve gas on the people of the nearby town.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #224 published July 1974
was The Shocking Switch of the Super-Sons [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
20
Feature bannered as "Superman and Batman" on splash page. The story also has three separate chapter titles: Part 1 - A Chasm So Wide...!; Part 2 - The Mighty Marauder; Part 3 - The Breath of Death.
Crown for a New Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Haney
Dick Dillin
Tex Blaisdell
?
?
Murray Boltinoff (original editor); Paul Levitz (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman
Robin; Batman, Jr.; Superman, Jr.; Superman; Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Simon Link; Malook
When Batman appears to die, Robin and Batman, Jr. vie to replace him. A requirement of Bruce Wayne's will is that Bruce Wayne, Jr. has to accompany an old business partner of his father's to the arctic. There, he uncovers the duplicity of his father's business partner and that his father is still alive.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #228 published March 1975
was Crown for a New Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
20
Batman's wife appears in the story, but her identity is not made clear. Feature bannered as "Superman & Batman and Their Sons Co-Starring Robin" on splash page. The story also has three separate chapter titles: Part 1 - Avenge Thy Father; Part 2 - The Riddle of Smoke Island; Part 3 - Tomb of Ice.
The Girl Whom Time Forgot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Haney
Curt Swan
Tex Blaisdell
?
?
Murray Boltinoff (original editor); Paul Levitz (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman
Batman; Batman, Jr.; Superman; Superman, Jr.; Professor Roger Hanson; Lance Hanson; Mimaya; Paul Somerset; Jane Somerset (in flashback)
To keep them occupied, Superman and Batman send the super-sons on an expedition to a newly-discovered Mayan city in the Yucatan with Prof. Hanson and his son. There they meet the two inhabitants of the city and learn of their connection to the professor.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #230 published May 1975
was The Girl Whom Time Forgot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
20
Feature bannered as "Superman and Batman and Their Sons" on splash page. The story also has three separate chapter titles: Part I - What the Satellite Saw; Part 2 - The Silent City; Part 3 - Sins of the Fathers.
Hero Is a Dirty Name

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Haney
Dick Dillin
Tex Blaisdell
?
?
Murray Boltinoff (original editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman
Superman; Batman; Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Green Arrow; Flash; Aquaman; James Gordon (cameo)
The super-sons have their fathers convicted on charges of grandstanding, but when they take out a weather-controlling conspiracy, with the help of The Flash, Green Arrow, and Aquaman, the boys realize that what they thought was grandstanding is really just letting people express their gratitude.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #231 published July 1975
was Hero Is a Dirty Name [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
18
Feature bannered as "Superman Batman and Their Super Sons" on splash page. The story also has three separate chapter titles: Part 1 - Fathers on Trial; Part 2 - Unwelcome Allies; Part 3 - The Weather Bomb. Aquaman is really Superman in disguise; at one point Batman and Superman pose as Green Arrow and Flash; and androids take the place of Superman and Batman in part of the story.
World without Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Haney
Dick Dillin
John Calnan
?
?
Murray Boltinoff (original editor); Jack C. Harris (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman
Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Superman (cameo); Batman (cameo); Diana; Sara; Norma; Sybil
When the super-sons come across a town populated only by women hostile to men, they discover an evil alien behind it all, with an agenda of its own.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #233 published October 1975
was World without Men [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
18
Feature bannered as "Superman & Batman and Their Super-Sons" on splash page. The story also has two separate chapter titles: Part 1 - Big Sister Is Watching You; Part 2 - The Greatest Hate.
The Angel with a Dirty Name

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Haney
Dick Dillin
John Calnan
?
?
Murray Boltinoff (original editor); Jack C. Harris (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman
Batman, Jr.; Superman, Jr.; Batman (cameo); Superman (cameo); Dora [Ardora Luthor] (Luthor's daughter); Lex Luthor; Ardora Luthor (Luthor's wife)
When the super-sons help a pretty girl perform a theatrical show for prison inmates, they unwittingly help Lex Luthor's daughter Ardora engineer his escape. They accompany the Luthors to Lexor, where Ardora has brought Lex in order to cure a gigantism plague. When Ardora learns that her father was reponsible for the plague, she turns to the boys for help in curing it, and sees to it that Luthor is returned to custody on Earth.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #238 published June 1976
was The Angel with a Dirty Name [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
17
Feature bannered as "Superman Batman and Their Super Sons" on splash page. The story also has three separate chapter titles: Part One - Those Who Play the Puppets; Part Two - The Plague Giants; Part 3 - Between Two Worlds.
Town of the Timeless Killers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Haney
Ernie Chan
John Calnan
Jerry Serpe
?
Murray Boltinoff (original editor); Jack C. Harris (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman
Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Kid Bowie; Jack Slade; "Lever" Monroe; Superman (in flashback); Batman (in flashback); Belle Dubois [also as Susie Wells]
The super-sons stumble into a ghost town where Clark, Jr. has no powers and they are hunted by four characters from the Old West. But Superboy, Jr. figures out a way to momentarily restore his powers and haul the desperadoes to justice.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #242 published December 1976
was Town of the Timeless Killers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
17
Feature bannered as "The Super Sons of Superman and Batman" on splash page. The story also has three separate chapter titles: Part 1 - Trio of Fear; Part 2 - He Whom Evil Fights; Part 3 - The Epitaph That Saved a Superman.
Get Ready for the Buzz-Kill

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kieron Dwyer (illustration)
Kieron Dwyer (illustration)
Rick Taylor (illustration); Digital Chameleon (separator, illustration)
?
Subject Matter
Batman, Jr.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Introductory page to the following story. Illustration taken from "Superman, Jr. Is No More" from Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (DC, 1999 series) #1.
The Final Secret of the Super-Sons

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dennis O'Neil
Rich Buckler
Dick Giordano
Jerry Serpe
Ben Oda
Jack C. Harris (original editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman and Batman
Superman; Batman; Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Dr. Sivana; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen
The super-sons' adventures are revealed to be computer simulations observed by Superman and Batman. But when Superman leaves the program running, Superman, Jr. figures out that there is another plane of existence, and the boys enter the real world. There, their presence causes natural disasters, so they sacrifice their artifical lives.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #263 published June 1980
was Final Secret of the Super-Sons [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
15
Bummer, Right?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ty Templeton (cover reprint); Kieron Dwyer (illustration)
Ty Templeton (cover reprint); Kieron Dwyer (illustration)
? (cover reprint); Rick Taylor; Digital Chameleon (separator, illustration)
typeset
Subject Matter
Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Poison Ivy; Darkseid; Legion of Super-Heroes [Phantom Girl; Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Lightning Lad]; Martian Manhunter; Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Batman
Reprinting
FlagElseworlds 80-Page Giant #1 published August 1999
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Introductory page to the following story; includes reproduction of the cover to the original printing (minus all trade dress elements) and an illustration of Superman, Jr. from "Superman, Jr. Is No More" from Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (DC, 1999 series) #1.
Superman, Jr. Is No More

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Haney
Kieron Dwyer
Kieron Dwyer
Rick Taylor; Digital Chameleon (separator)
Gaspar Saladino
Dan Raspler (original editor); Tony Bedard (original associate editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman
Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Superman; Batman
Superman, Jr. feels like he will never be able to replace his father, but when Superman is seemingly killed, Superman, Jr. ably fills the void.
Reprinting
FlagElseworlds 80-Page Giant #1 published August 1999
was Superman, Jr. Is No More [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
No credits for colors or letters on item; these credits taken from original printing.
World's Finest Cover Gallery

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Nick Cardy (#s 215, 216, 221, 222, 224, 228); Ernie Chan (#s 230, 231, 233, 238, 242); Ross Andru (#263)
Nick Cardy (#s 215, 216, 221, 222, 224, 228); Ernie Chan (#s 230, 231); Dick Giordano (#s 233, 263); John Calnan (#s 238, 242)
?
?
Murray Boltinoff (original editor, all but #263); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor, #s 215, 216, 221, 222); Paul Levitz (original assistant editor, #s 224, 228, 230); Jack C. Harris (original assistant editor, #233, 238, 242; original editor, #263)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman; Superman and Batman
Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Superman; Batman; Oonak; Metamorpho; Robin; Johnny Quick; Aquaman; Eclipso; Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Deadman; Challengers of the Unknown; Sybil; Diana; Lex Luthor; Ardora Luthor; Belle Dubois; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr.; Adam Strange
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #215 published December 1972
was Saga of the Super Sons [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #216 published February 1973
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #221 published January 1974
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #222 published March 1974
was Evil in Paradise [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #224 published July 1974
was The Shocking Switch of the Super-Sons! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #228 published March 1975
was Crown for a New Batman [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #230 published May 1975
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #231 published July 1975
was Hero Is a Dirty Name! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #233 published October 1975
was World without Men [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #238 published June 1976
was The Angel with a Dirty Name! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #242 published December 1976
was The Town of Timeless Killers! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #263 published June 1980
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Covers reproduced at reduced size and presented two to a page, some partially obscured.
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Sons of Superman and Batman
Superman, Jr.; Superman; Batman; Batman, Jr.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #221 published January 1974
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]illustration from cover, modified
 
Miscellaneous
1

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