''World's Finest Comics'' is an
American comic book
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series published by
DC Comics
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from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled ''World's Best Comics'' for its first issue; issue #2 (Summer 1941) switched to the more familiar name.
Michael E. Uslan has speculated that this was because DC received a
cease and desist
A cease and desist letter is a document sent by one party, often a business, to warn another party that they believe the other party is committing an unlawful act, such as copyright infringement, and that they will take legal action if the oth ...
letter from Better Publications, Inc., who had been publishing a comic book entitled ''Best Comics'' since November 1939. Virtually every issue featured DC's two leading
superhero
A superhero or superheroine is a fictional character who typically possesses ''superpowers'' or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero, typically using their ...
es,
Superman
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and
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
, with the earliest issues also featuring Batman's sidekick,
Robin.
Publication history
The idea for ''World's Best Comics'' #1 originated from the identically formatted 1940 ''New York World's Fair Comics'' featuring Superman, Batman, and Robin with 96 pages and a cardboard cover. The year before there was a similar 1939 ''
New York World's Fair Comics'' featuring Superman but without Batman and Robin because
Bob Kane and
Bill Finger
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had not yet created them.
The series was initially a 96-page quarterly
anthology
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, featuring various DC characters – always including Superman and Batman – in separate stories. Comics historian
Les Daniels noted that "pairing Superman and Batman made sense financially, since the two were DC's most popular heroes". When superheroes fell out of vogue in the early 1950s, DC shortened the size of the publication to that of the rest of its output, leaving only enough space for one story; this led to Superman and Batman appearing in the same story together starting with ''World's Finest Comics'' #71 (July 1954). The title often depicted Batman gaining superpowers as a way to avoid having him be overshadowed by Superman.
Lex Luthor and the
Joker first joined forces in issue #88 (June 1957). A new supervillain, the
Composite Superman, was introduced in #142 (June 1964). The story "The Clash of Cape and Cowl", by writer
Edmond Hamilton
Edmond Moore Hamilton (October 21, 1904 – February 1, 1977) was an American writer of science fiction during the mid-twentieth century. He is known for writing most of the Captain Future stories.
Early life
Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he ...
and artist
Curt Swan
Douglas Curtis Swan (February 17, 1920 – June 17, 1996) was an American comics artist. The artist most associated with Superman during the period fans call the Bronze Age of Comic Books, Swan produced hundreds of covers and stories from the 195 ...
, in ''World's Finest Comics'' #153 (Nov. 1965) is the source of an
Internet meme
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in which Batman slaps Robin. Noted Batman artist
Neal Adams
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first drew the character in an interior story in "The Superman-Batman Revenge Squads" in issue #175 (May 1968).
The title briefly featured Superman teaming with heroes other than Batman in the early 1970s beginning with issue #198 (November 1970). That issue featured the first part of a two-issue team-up with the
Flash. Other characters to appear in the next two years included
Robin,
Green Lantern
Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...
,
Aquaman
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,
Wonder Woman
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, the
Teen Titans
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,
Doctor Fate
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,
Hawkman
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,
Green Arrow
Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 73 on September 19, 1941 (cover dated November 1941), th ...
, the
Martian Manhunter
The Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in the story "The Manhunter from Mars" in ''Detective Comics ...
, the
Atom
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, and the
Vigilante.
Nick Cardy
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was the cover artist for ''World's Finest Comics'' for issues #212–228.
Metamorpho was the backup feature in issues #218–220 and #229 after the character had a brief run as the backup in ''
Action Comics
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''.
The series reverted to Superman and Batman team-ups after issue #214, initially with a unique twist, featuring the children they might one day have: Superman Jr. and Batman Jr. These characters, billed as the
Super-Sons
The Super-Sons are a pair of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The characters were created by Bob Haney and Dick Dillin and first appeared in '' World's Finest Comics'' #215 (January 1973). The charac ...
, were co-created by writer
Bob Haney and artist
Dick Dillin in issue #215 (January 1973). Super-Sons stories alternated with tales of the original Superman and Batman through issue #263, with issues #215–216, 221–222, 224, 228, 230, 231, 233, 238, 242, and 263 featuring the sons. Haney frequently disregarded
continuity by scripting stories which contradicted DC's
canon
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* Canon (fiction), the material accepted as officially written by an author or an ascribed author
* Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture
** Western canon, th ...
or by writing major heroes in an out-of-character fashion. He introduced Batman's older brother, Thomas Wayne Jr., in ''World's Finest Comics'' #223 (May–June 1974). This story was used as a basis for a plot detail in the "
Court of Owls" story arc in 2012. Issues #223 (May–June 1974) to #228 (March–April 1975) of the series were in the
100 Page Super Spectacular format.
With issue #244 (April–May 1977), ''World's Finest Comics'' became one of the first 80-page
Dollar Comics. It featured the Superman and Batman team with back-up features. The number of pages was reduced from 80 to 64 starting with issue #253 (October–November 1978) and reduced to 48 pages with issue #266 (December 1980 – January 1981) which lasted until issue #282 (August 1982).
Issue #250 (April–May 1978) combined Superman and Batman with the Green Arrow, the Black Canary, and Wonder Woman into the
World's Finest Team in a 56-page story. Writer
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor. He was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and possibly bes ...
wrote a book-length story for issue #271 (September 1981) which pieced together all the "first meetings" of Superman and Batman. This issue did not have any backup features. The Hawkman story "Drive Me to the Moon!" in #272 (October 1981) featured
Hawkgirl
Hawkgirl is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original Hawkgirl, Shiera Sanders Hall, was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, and first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' ...
changing her title to
Hawkwoman. As of issue #283 (September 1982), the series reverted to a standard format title again featuring only Superman and Batman
team-ups, which continued until the series' cancellation with issue #323 (January 1986). The series reached issue #300 in February 1984. This double-sized anniversary issue was a "jam" featuring a story by writers
David Anthony Kraft,
Mike W. Barr, and
Marv Wolfman
Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's ''The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade (character), Blade, and DC Comi ...
with art by
Ross Andru
Ross Andru (; born Rostislav Androuchkevitch, June 15, 1927 – November 9, 1993) Part 1: Animation: We Leave the Army", p. 21.
In 1948, Andru's first professional work as a comic strip illustrator was drawing layouts for the ''Tarzan (comics), T ...
,
Mark Texeira,
Sal Amendola, and
George Pérez
George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (c ...
.
David Mazzucchelli
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, the artist of the "
Batman: Year One" story arc in 1987, first drew Batman in a backup story in ''World's Finest Comics'' #302 (April 1984). Issue #314 (April 1985) was the last Pre-''Crisis'' issue and the first ''
Crisis on Infinite Earths
''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is a 1985 to 1986 American comic book fictional crossover, crossover series published by DC Comics. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciller, pencilled by George Pérez, it was first released as a 12-issue limited ser ...
'' appearances of the
Monitor
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* Monitor, Indiana, town in the United States
* Monitor, Kentucky
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* Monitor, Washington
* Monitor, Logan County, Wes ...
and (Lyla) the
Harbinger. The series ended with issue #323 (January 1986) by writer
Joey Cavalieri and artist
José Delbo.
Titles
A number of ''World's Finest'' titles have since appeared:
* A three-issue miniseries in 1990 by
Dave Gibbons
David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story " For the M ...
,
Steve Rude and
Karl Kesel. In the series, Superman and Batman battle their archenemies
Lex Luthor and the
Joker, and for that, they temporary exchange their places in their home cities, thus, Superman goes to
Gotham City
Gotham City ( ), or simply Gotham, is a fictional city in the Northeastern United States that serves as the primary city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is best known as the home of the superhero Batman and his List ...
, and Batman goes to
Metropolis
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A big city b ...
.
* A three-issue ''Legends of the World's Finest'' miniseries in 1994 by
Walt Simonson
Walter Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' ''Thor'' from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned ...
and
Dan Brereton
Daniel Alan Brereton (born November 22, San Francisco Bay Area) is an American writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the comic book field.
Biography Early life
Dan Brereton attended the California College of the Arts and the Ac ...
.
* A two-issue ''
Superboy
Superboy is an identity used by several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series ...
/
Robin: World's Finest Three'' miniseries in 1996.
*''Elseworld's Finest'' – a two-issue miniseries that reimagines Superman and Batman in a 1920s style pulp adventure.
* ''
World's Finest: Parts I-III'' (also known as ''The
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
/
Superman
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Movie'') and ''Batman/Superman Adventures: World's Finest'', a 1997 three-part episode of ''
Superman: The Animated Series'' and its comics adaptation, respectively.
* ''
Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl'', a one-shot in 1998.
* ''
Superman and Batman: World's Funnest'', featuring
Mr. Mxyzptlk and
Bat-Mite
Bat-Mite is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Bat-Mite is an imp similar to the Superman villain Mister Mxyzptlk. Depicted as a small, childlike man in an ill-fitting copy of Batman, Batman's costume, ...
.
* A 10-issue miniseries in 1999 written by
Karl Kesel and illustrated by
Dave Taylor. This series explored the Post-''Crisis'' history of the two with each of the 10 issues taking place one year after the other.
*
William Morrow and Company
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released a ''World's Finest'' novel in 2009, titled ''Enemies and Allies'' by novelist
Kevin J. Anderson. The story is about the first meeting between the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel during the
Cold War
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.
* A four-issue ''World's Finest'' miniseries written by
Sterling Gates was published in late 2009 and early 2010. In the series, Superman has relocated to
New Krypton and Batman (Bruce Wayne) is presumed dead. Thus, it falls to various members of the Superman and Batman families to battle
Toyboy,
Mr. Freeze, the
Penguin
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and the
Kryptonite Man. Protagonists include Superman Family members
Nightwing (Chris Kent), the
Guardian
Guardian usually refers to:
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* ''The Guardian'', a British daily newspaper
(The) Guardian(s) may also refer to:
Places
* Guardian, West Virginia, Unit ...
and
Supergirl
Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...
, along with Batman Family members the
Red Robin (Tim Drake),
Robin (Damian Wayne), the
Oracle
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Descript ...
and
Batgirl (Stephanie Brown). Superman and
Batman (Dick Grayson) appear in the final issue.
* While not released under the name ''World's Finest'', the series ''
Superman/Batman
''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly American comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, ' ...
'' fulfilled much the same function as its predecessor. It was published from 2003 to 2011.
* A new monthly team-up series titled ''
Batman/Superman'' was launched in 2013.
* A new ongoing series with a similar name but a differently-placed apostrophe, ''
Worlds' Finest'', began in May 2012. It starred
Power Girl and the
Huntress. In this incarnation, the two are natives of
Earth-2, where they used the codenames Supergirl and Robin, respectively. With issue #29 the series began to feature the Superman and Batman of Earth 2 as the main characters.
* ''Batwoman: World's Finest'' – in October 2012, the ''
Batwoman
Batwoman is a name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts and allies of Batman similarly to Batgirl. The original version of the character, Kathy Kane (eventually given t ...
'' title's third storyline featured Batwoman fighting alongside
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' Introducing Wonder Woman, #8, published October 21, 1941, with her first feature in ''Sensation Comic ...
in a five-issue story arc.
* ''Batgirl: World's Finest'' - in March 2017, the first ''Annual'' of ''Batgirl'' (vol. 5) saw
Batgirl
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team with
Supergirl
Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...
for a special mission.
* ''Batman/Superman: World's Finest'' – an ongoing series released in March 2022, with
Mark Waid
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writing and Dan Mora serving as illustrator.
Collected editions
In other media
* "World's Finest" is the name of a 1997 three-part episode of ''
Superman: The Animated Series'' which involves Superman and Batman working together to fight Lex Luthor and the Joker. In 2002, the three parts of the episode were combined and released as a
direct-to-video
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film titled ''The Batman Superman Movie''.
* In the 2009
direct-to-video
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animated film
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''
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies'' (an adaptation of "The World's Finest", the opening story arc of ''Superman/Batman''), the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight team up to prevent a
meteoroid
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from striking
Earth
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and to take down
Lex Luthor, who has been elected
President of the United States
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and has framed Superman for murder.
DCAU cast members
Kevin Conroy
Kevin Conroy (November 30, 1955 – November 10, 2022) was an American actor. He appeared in a variety of stage performances, television series, and television films. Conroy earned fame for voicing the DC Comics superhero Batman in various anim ...
,
Tim Daly
James Timothy Daly (born March 1, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom '' Wings'' and his recurring role as drug-addicted screenwriter J.T. Dolan on ''The Sopranos.'' He starred as Pete ...
,
Clancy Brown
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His film roles include Rawhide in ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Ban ...
and
CCH Pounder reprised their respective roles as Batman, Superman, Luthor and
Amanda Waller. Additionally,
Allison Mack
Allison Christin Mack (born July 29, 1982) is an American actress. She played Chloe Sullivan on the superhero series ''Smallville'' (2001–2011) and had a recurring role on the comedy series '' Wilfred'' (2012–2014).
Mack was a member of ...
voiced the role of
Power Girl.
* In 2010, a sequel was released titled ''
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse'' which is an adaptation of Jeph Loeb and Michael Turner's second story arc, "The Supergirl from Krypton".
DCAU cast members
Kevin Conroy
Kevin Conroy (November 30, 1955 – November 10, 2022) was an American actor. He appeared in a variety of stage performances, television series, and television films. Conroy earned fame for voicing the DC Comics superhero Batman in various anim ...
,
Tim Daly
James Timothy Daly (born March 1, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom '' Wings'' and his recurring role as drug-addicted screenwriter J.T. Dolan on ''The Sopranos.'' He starred as Pete ...
,
Susan Eisenberg, and
Ed Asner reprised their respective roles as Batman, Superman,
Wonder Woman
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and
Granny Goodness
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Goodness has appeared in various media outside comics, primar ...
. Additionally,
Summer Glau voiced
Supergirl
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and
Andre Braugher
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voiced
Darkseid
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.
* The eighteenth episode of the first season of
Supergirl
Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...
is titled "
Worlds Finest". The episode is a crossover with ''
The Flash
The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date, cover-dated Jan ...
'' and features a team-up of the title characters of both series.
Kara Danvers
Kara Danvers, also known as Kara Zor-El on her homeworld, is a fictional character in the Arrowverse franchise, mainly the television series Supergirl (TV series), ''Supergirl''. Adapted for television by Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler and Andrew Kre ...
gains a new ally when the
Flash suddenly appears from an alternate universe and helps Kara battle
Silver Banshee and
Livewire in exchange for her help in finding a way to return him home.
See also
* ''
Superman/Batman
''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly American comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, ' ...
''
* ''
Superman & Batman: Generations''
References
External links
''World's Finest'' Online official website*
*
*
*
''World's Finest Comics''at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
''Batman and Superman: World's Finest''at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
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