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CATALOG RECORD

World's Finest Comics #142

DC · Series began 1941 · June 1964

Dates

Cover date
June 1964
On sale
April 30, 1964
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff, Henry Boltinoff, Wayne Boring, Ross Andruinks: George Klein, Sheldon Moldoff, Henry Boltinoff, Stan Kaye, Mike Espositoletters: Ira Schnapp, Joe Letterese, Henry Boltinoffscript: Jack Schiff, Edmond Hamilton, Henry Boltinoff, Jerry Siegel

Stories

  • Part I: The Composite Superman! · 9 pages

    A freak accident gives Joe Meach the powers of the entire Legion of Super-Heroes and he becomes the Composite Superman.

  • Untitled · 0.67 pages

    Tricksy's new assistant is so hungry, he leaves the trapeze for lunch without catching Tricksy.

  • Part II: The Battle Between Titans! · 9 pages

    Composite Superman threatens to reveal Superman and Batman's identity if they don't retire. But his powers begin to fade and, unable to reproduce the original lightning strike, he loses both his power and his memory. Batman and Superman are bewildered as to why the Composite Superman fled, where he went, or who he is.

  • Coming Super-Attractions! · 1 pages
  • Flame Dragon from Krypton! · 9 pages

    A Kryptonian Flame-Dragon makes its way to Earth. When it swallows a Red Kryptonite meteor Superman must stay away from the Flame-Dragon for fear the Red Kryptonite will affect him also. Superman tricks it into exhausting its flame, then freezes it and tosses it into space. He tricks Lois Lane by relying on Krypto, Batman, and Supergirl to protect his secret identity.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanClark KentSupermanDick GraysonRobinLois LaneCommissioner James GordonJimmy OlsenKara Zor-ElSupergirlPerry WhiteKryptoImra ArdeenSaturn GirlBrainiac 5Dirk MorgnaSun BoyMon-El

Reprinted in

Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (1965), DC Special Series (1977), World's Finest Comics #142 [First Appearance: Composite Superman Action Figure] (2005), Showcase Presents: World's Finest (2007), Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2007), Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (2016)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

Summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); each links to its article.