Issue Details

Issue	#153
Published	November 1965
Cover Price	0.12
Pages	36
Editing	Mort Weisinger; E. Nelson Bridwell (Asst)
Notes	no Robin

Cover Details - "The Saga of Superman vs. Batman"

Characters	Superman; Batman; Kryptonite
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Notes	no Robin

9 page Superman and Batman story "Part I- The Clash of Cape and Cowl"

Characters	Luthor; Thomas Wayne; Superboy; Robin; Batcave
Synopsis	Young Bruce Wayne is convinced that Superboy killed his father and vows to become Batman so he can bring him to justice.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Notes	First imaginary story in WF; First issue drawn in the new smaller size of original art.

1 page public service announcement "The Hip Way to Learn!"

Synopsis	Public service message teaching kids how to study.
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	in the middle of the previous story

Half page Tricksy filler "vision problems"

Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff
Notes	between parts 1 and 2 of story 1.

Half page Flip filler "new car"

Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff
Notes	between parts 1 and 2 of story 1.

7 page Superman and Batman story "Part II- The Death of a Hero"

Characters	Superman; Batman; Luthor; Fortress of Solitude
Synopsis	Batman befriends Superman so that he can take his revenge. Then he teams up with Luthor.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein

1 page Warden Willis filler "Joining the Prison Band"

Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

6 page Editors' Round Table story "The Boy Who Changed the Future"

Genre	science fiction
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Bob Oksner
Inks	Bernard Sachs
Editing	Julius Schwartz
Notes	Editors' Round Table
Reprinted	from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #21 (June 1952)

Half page Varsity Vic filler "Hitchhiker"

Genre	teen humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff