World's Finest Comics, #144
Published: September 1964
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Issue Contents:
The 1,001 Tricks of Clayface and Brainiac!
Characters
- Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Brainiac
- Clark Kent / Kal-El (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
- Clayface [Matt Hagen]
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: George Klein
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).
Fighting Ships
Story Notes
Sold by Helen of Toy. Inside front cover.
The 1,000 Tricks of Clayface and Brainiac!
Storyline
Brainiac frees Clayface from prison and the two of them team up against Superman and Batman.
Characters
- Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Brainiac
- Dick Grayson (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent / Kal-El (mainstream Universe)
- Jimmy Olsen (mainstream Universe)
- Robin (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
- Clayface [Matt Hagen]
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: George Klein
- Letters: Joe Letterese
Story Notes
Batman reveals ID to Jimmy.
"Tootsie Rolls go on and on..."
"Boys and girls!"
"Use coupon below..."
Well Worth Digging For...
How Superman and Batman Learned Each Other's Secret Identities
Credits
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell (uncertain)
[The 1,000 Tricks of Clayface and Brainiac!] Part II: The Helpless Partners!
Storyline
Jimmy Olsen helps Batman and Robin helps Superman to defeat Brainiac and Clayface.
Characters
- Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Brainiac
- Dick Grayson (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent / Kal-El (mainstream Universe)
- Jimmy Olsen (mainstream Universe)
- Robin (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
- Clayface [Matt Hagen]
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: George Klein
- Letters: Joe Letterese
"'Tis luck to catch a leprechaun!"
Characters
- L. C. Leprechaun
Story Notes
On the page between page 5 and page 6 of the previous story sequence.
"What makes a Tootsie Pop so special?"
"Yes, Rock, Cheerios are indeed my favorite cereal!"
The Manhunt on Land!
Storyline
The Shark and The Wizard excape from jail. The Shark decides to operate on land but Aquaman captures him anyway.
Characters
- Aquaman (mainstream Universe)
- Arthur Curry (mainstream Universe)
- "Shark" Norton
- The Wizard [Horace Kates]
- Topo
Credits
- Script: Robert Bernstein
- Pencils: Ramona Fradon
- Inks: Ramona Fradon
- Letters: Joe Letterese
Story Notes
Part 1 of story; continued in Green Arrow story "The Underwater Archers" in the next issue.
Credits
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell (uncertain)
- Pencils: Curt Swan (uncertain)
- Inks: George Klein
Story Notes
First letter column with title (suggested by Elaine C. Maier). Letters from David Johnson, Greg Nieman, Richard Leonetti, Tommy Maniscalco, and Ann Peek.
"I like chocolate fudge best!"
100 pc Toy Soldiers $1.25
204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set
Credits
- Pencils: Russ Heath
- Inks: Russ Heath
"Which way is the zoo, officer?"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
"Can you– bounce higher than a rubber ball?"
"Boys, girls, men, women..."
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
104 Fighting Kings' Knights
Story Notes
Back cover.