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World's Finest Comics 135

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #135

Cover Date: August 1963
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1963-06-13

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Dick Dillin
Inks: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "Menace of the Future Man" (15 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsDick Sprang
InksSheldon Moldoff
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #303; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #71)
Batman (last in Detective Comics #318; next in Batman Vol. 1 #158)

Supporting Character(s):

Carter Nichols (in between issues #132 and #138)
Ace (last in Detective Comics #318; next in Batman Vol. 1 #158)
Alfred Pennyworth (last in Batman Vol. 1 #157/2; next in Detective Comics #320)
James Gordon (last/next in ???)
Robin (last in Detective Comics #318; next in Batman Vol. 1 #158)

Villain(s):

Future Man (Rak Durr; first appearance; brother of Jon Durr; April 12, 2084; timetravels to create a weapon from kryptonite and Thor's hammer)
Thor (a minor tribal chief, wielding a hammer he claims to have fashioned from "a fiery star-stone that fell from the skies," March 6, 522; not the actual god)
Thor's tribe (first appearance of all; March 6, 522)

Other Character(s):

Jon Durr (first appearance; brother of Rak Durr, April 12, 2084)
other members of the Government Council (first appearance of all, April 12, 2084)
a Superman, Batman, and Robin robot (all destroyed)

Location(s):

Gotham City (also as New Gotham City, April 12, 2084)
Wayne Manor
Batcave
Metropolis
Daily Planet
ancient Norway (March 6, 522)
The Timestream

Comment(s):

This story starts on June 8, 1963.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: World's Finest #2 ([October] 2008)
Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus #2 ([June] 2019)


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Second Story: "The Creatures That Conquered Aquaman" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Miller
ArtRamona Fradon
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman (last in Justice League of America #22; next in Aquaman Vol. 1 #11)

Supporting Character(s):

Aqualad (in between Aquaman Vol. 1 #10 and #11)

Villain(s):

alien criminals from another dimension (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Lador (first appearance; an alien from another dimension; creates a warp machine as well as headbands which transform the wearer and grants the ability to fire energy bolts)

Location(s):

an unspecified coastal area

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents Aquaman #2 (2008)


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