Unofficial World's Finest Comics Index

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #226

Cover Date: November-December 1974
Cover Price: $0.60
Publication Date: 1974-08-15

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Cover Credits:
Art: Nick Cardy

Feature: "Table of Contents" (1 Pages)

Credits:

Win Mortimer (art)

Gaspar Saladino (letters)

Story: "The Freak Who Never Fails" (20 Pages) Part 1: "Mission To Mariposa"
Part 2: "The Germ Bomb"
Part 3: "Even Dictators Die"

Credits:

Story	Bob Haney
Pencils	Dick Dillin
Inks	Tex Blaisdell
Assistant editing	Paul Levitz
Editing	Murray Boltinoff

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Shazam! #15; next in Superman Vol. 1 #282)

Batman (last in Justice League of America #114; next in Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #215)

Guest Star(s):

Metamorpho (in between issues #220/2 and #229/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Java (in between issues #220/2 and #229/2)

Sapphire Stagg Mason (in between issues #220/2 and #229/2)

Simon Stagg (in between issues #220/2 and #229/2)

Villain(s):

El Jefe (first appearance; military dictator of Mariposa; dies}

the germ-carrying impostor of Dr. Vronsky (first appearance; dies)

Other Character(s):

Dr. Jan Vronsky (first appearance; a captive bio-physicist wishing to defect to the United States)

Location(s):

Washington, DC

The Pentagon

Mariposa (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

Best of DC #48 (May 1984)

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Feature: "The Tricks of Metamorpho's Trade" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Win Mortimer (art)

Gaspar Saladino (letters)

Feature Character(s):

Metamorpho

Supporting Character(s):

Java

Sapphire Stagg Mason

Simon Stagg

Comment(s):

A recap of Metamorpho's origin and powers.

Feature Reprinted in:

Best of DC #48 (May 1984)

Weird Secret Origins (October 2004)

Second Story (reprint): "I Hate the Sandman!" (10 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Adventure Comics #87 (August-September 1943)

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Feature: "The Genius Who Fought Himself" (1 Pages)

Credits:

Lee Elias (art)

Paul Levitz (assistant edits)

Murray Boltinoff (edits)

Comment(s):

A recap of Eclipo's's origin and powers.

Third Story (reprint): "Eclipso's Amazing Ally!" (12 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from House of Secrets #63/2 (November-December 1963)

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Fourth Story (reprint): "The Crime Collector" (6 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Detective Comics #194 (April 1953)

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Fifth Story (reprint): "What Makes a Corpse Cry?" (16 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #207 (December 1967)

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Sixth Story (reprint): "The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel" (6 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Detective Comics #225/3 (November 1955)

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Seventh Story (reprint): "The Case of the Magic Baseball" (6 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Detective Comics #226 (December 1955)

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