Volume: 34
Price: 0.60 USD
Pages: 100
On-sale Date: 1974-08-15
Editing: Murray Boltinoff; Paul Levitz (assistant editor)
Cover Thumbnail for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #226 Edit Cover
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The Freak Who Never Fails
(Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman / cover / 1 page

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?
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typeset
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:B-2280
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Reprints (4)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #109.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page

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?
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  • Job Number:B-2222
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Indexer Notes

Figures taken from the cover of World's Finest Comics #79.

The Freak Who Never Fails
(Table of Contents: 2)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 20 pages

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?
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  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:B-2114
Characters:
Julio Diego; El Jefe
Reprints (4)

The Tricks of Metamorpho's Trade
(Table of Contents: 3)

Metamorpho / comic story / 2 pages

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?
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  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:B-2228
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Reprints (6)

Indexer Notes

Recap of Metamorpho's career. Inker credit corrected by Bob Hughes. Incorrectly credited to Joe Simon in Weird Secret Origins reprint. Batman figures by Jim Aparo.

I Hate the Sandman!
(Table of Contents: 4)

Sandman / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
Joe Simon ? (possible co-plot)
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?
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  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:B-2128
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Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Original title: "I Hated the Sandman!"

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)

From the World's Finest Fans / letters page / 2 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Tex Blaisdell (self portrait)
Inks:
Tex Blaisdell (self portrait)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:B-2217

Indexer Notes

Includes a Tex Blaisdell bio and caricature.

The Genius Who Fought Himself
(Table of Contents: 6)

Eclipso / comic story / 1 page

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?
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  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:B-2224
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Indexer Notes

Recap of Eclipso's origin.

Eclipso's Amazing Ally!
(Table of Contents: 7)

Eclipso / comic story / 11.67 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Alex Toth (signed)
Inks:
Alex Toth (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:B-2223
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Synopsis:
Eclipso builds a robot Eclipso to fool Bruce Gordon but when the robot Eclipso traps Bruce and Professor Bennett and tries to kill them, Eclipso must help them escape.
Reprints (1)

The Crime Collector
(Table of Contents: 8)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages

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?
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:B-2225
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Reprints (1)

What Makes a Corpse Cry?
(Table of Contents: 9)

Deadman / comic story / 16 pages

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?
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Editing:
Jack Miller (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:B-2334?
Characters:
Rocky Manzel; Liz Martin; Paul
Synopsis:
While trying to find his killer, Boston Brand checks on Rocky Manzel who once threatened to kill him. Boston stops Rocky and his band of counterfeiters.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Story across 17 pages in two parts of 5.5 and 10.5 pages.

World's Fun-est Puzzle #2
(Table of Contents: 10)

activity / 0.5 page

Script:
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?
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?
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?
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:P-33

The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
(Table of Contents: 11)

Martian Manhunter / comic story / 6 pages

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?
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Editing:
Jack Schiff (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:N-605
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Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Reprints the first Martian Manhunter story.

Script (only) attributed to Jack Miller by Rich Morrissey, but disputed by Bob Hughes. Samachson is current DC credit, as seen in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1.

Labelled "Part One" here.

The Case of the Magic Baseball
(Table of Contents: 12)

Martian Manhunter / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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?
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Editing:
Jack Schiff (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:B-2227
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Reprints the second Martian Manhunter story.

Labelled "Part Two" here.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Freak Who Never Fails
    Superman and Batman
  2. [no title indexed]
  3. The Freak Who Never Fails
    Superman and Batman
  4. The Tricks of Metamorpho's Trade
    Metamorpho
  5. I Hate the Sandman!
    Sandman
  6. [no title indexed]
    From the World's Finest Fans
  7. The Genius Who Fought Himself
    Eclipso
  8. Eclipso's Amazing Ally!
    Eclipso
  9. The Crime Collector
    Robotman
  10. What Makes a Corpse Cry?
    Deadman
  11. World's Fun-est Puzzle #2
  12. The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
    Martian Manhunter
  13. The Case of the Magic Baseball
    Martian Manhunter
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