Issue Details

Issue	#257
Published	June-July 1979
Cover Price	1.00 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Jack Harris

Cover Details

Characters	Superman; Batman; Green Arrow; Maudy; Black Lightning; Captain Marvel; Hawkman; Hawkgirl
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jim Aparo
Inks	Jim Aparo
Notes	Wrap-around cover.

1 page World's Finest filler "Contents page"

Script	Jack Harris
Pencils	Jose Delbo
Inks	Joe Orlando
Notes	inside front cover

1 page From The World's Finest Fans letters page

Characters	Hawkgirl; Superman; Batman; Captain Marvel; Black Canary; Green Arrow; Black Lightning; Hawkman (all in masthead)
Script	Jack C. Harris
Letters	typeset

19 page Superman and Batman story "The Innocent Who Hated"

Characters	Superman; Batman; Maudy; Dr. Wanyoc; Mercenaries, Inc.
Genre	superhero
Script	Dennis O'Neil
Pencils	Dick Dillin
Inks	Frank McLaughlin
Colors	Gene D'Angelo
Letters	Ben Oda

10 page Black Lightning story "Death Ransom"

Characters	V: Tobias Whale; Black Lightning; The 100; Tabitha Katt
Genre	superhero
Script	Dennis O'Neil
Pencils	George Tuska
Inks	Bob Smith
Colors	Jerry Serpe
Letters	Shelly Leferman
Notes	Takes off from previous issue's Green Arrow story.

10 page Green Arrow story "Time Keeps on Killing"

Characters	Vs the Clock King (origin recounted); Green Arrow; Nate Petersen; Dr. Merlis; Speedy (flashback)
Genre	superhero
Script	Paul Kupperberg
Pencils	Jose Delbo
Inks	Frank McLaughlin
Colors	Jerry Serpe
Letters	Shelly Leferman

10 page Hawkman story "Attack of the In-and-Out Invaders"

Characters	Hawkman; Hawkgirl; Mavis Trent; Darwin Abernathy; Malachi Mills
Genre	superhero
Script	Gerry Conway
Pencils	Rich Buckler
Inks	Romeo Tanghal
Colors	Adrienne Roy
Letters	Ben Oda

15 page Shazam!; Captain Marvel story "The Invincible Man"

Characters	The Invincible Man [Mr. Mind] (villain); Captain Marvel; Dr. Sivana; King Kull; Captain Nazi; Teth-Adam; Miss Jameson; Whitey Murphy
Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	Don Newton
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors	Adrienne Roy
Letters	Albert DeGuzman

1 page From The World's Finest Fans letters page

Characters	Hawkgirl; Superman; Batman; Captain Marvel; Black Canary; Green Arrow; Black Lightning; Hawkman (all in masthead)
Script	Jack C. Harris
Letters	typeset
Notes	Fan letters page. Located interior back cover.