Characters |
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Cameo: Jimmy Olsen; Ralph Denning (builder); Franklin Mallory (bank President); Dr. Morris Mowbray; Nicholas Finelli (philanthropist); The Skeptic [Charlie Frost] (villain, introduction, Daily Planet janitor, brother of late Professor Milton Frost) |
Synopsis |
A deranged lunatic tries to sabotage the Daily Planet by killing four people the newspaper has selected as "The Finest People in the City" through the use of his invention, "The Hate Gas". |
Genre |
superhero |
Script |
Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils |
Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Inks |
George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Notes |
Credits in Archives are wrong. Writer identification by Bob Hughes & verified by Craig Delich (November, 2005). |
Reprinted |
in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters |
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Rob Callender (villain, introduction); Bat-Plane |
Synopsis |
An obscure laboratory worker from the future creates a space time warp and arrives in Gotham City, bent on making himself a millionaire before he is drawn back into his own era. |
Genre |
Superhero |
Script |
Bill Finger |
Pencils |
Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] (signed) |
Inks |
Fred Ray [as Bob Kane] (signed) |
Notes |
Inker credit verified to Craig Delich by Jack Burnley and Fred Ray. Oddity: Callender invents a hand generator, which produces a light-absorbing ray that obscures an area in total blackness, much like Dr. Mid-Nite's blackout bomb. |
Reprinted |
in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 |