World's Finest Comics, #188
Published: October-November 1969
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Issue Contents:
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Princess Varna
- Negative Superman
- Speedy (silhouette)
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Colors: Jack Adler (uncertain)
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Special Mystery Issue
Credits
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell (uncertain)
The Super-Rivals
"When two men woo the same girl..."
Characters
- Vicki Vale
- Lois Lane
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Dick Sprang
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Letters: Pat Gordon
Story Notes
The original page 2 omitted from this reprint. Bob Klein & Gene Reed list Sprang only.
The Super-Newspaper of Gotham City
"Extra! Extra! Get your Gotham Gazette --"
Characters
- Perry White
- Lois Lane
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Dick Sprang
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Letters: Pat Gordon
Story Notes
Klein/Reed and Archives list Paris inks
The Negative Superman
"G-golly! Just as Superman tries to conceal his secret identity of Clark Kent..."
Storyline
Luthor's ray gun creates a negative image of Superman which acts the opposite of the real Man of Steel.
Characters
- Luthor
- Negative Superman
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Script: Ed Herron
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters: Stan Starkman (uncertain)
The World's Worst Archer!
Featuring The Green Arrow
"Sometimes, in a nightmare..."
Storyline
Chief Brave Bow helps Roy Harper become Green Arrow's new partner.
Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
- Speedy [Roy Harper] (new Origin)
- Chief Brave Bow
- Ranger Harper (Roy's Father, flashback)
Credits
- Script: Robert Bernstein
- Pencils: Lee Elias
- Inks: Lee Elias
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Silver Age origin of Speedy.
The Batman Nobody Remembered
"At last, Superman -- we finally got him!"
Storyline
Batman accidentally ends up on a parallel world where Superman and Robin are a team and Batman doesn't exist.
Characters
- Joker [really Freddie Forbes]
- Vicki Vale
- Batwoman
- Commissioner James Gordon
- Alfred Pennyworth
- the Red Raven Gang
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters: Stan Starkman (uncertain)
Story Notes
The bottom two tiers of the original page 4, the original page 5, and the to tier of the original page 6 omitted from this reprint. Inks credit from Bob Hughes. Parallel world story.