World's Finest Comics, #198
Published: November 1970
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Issue Contents:
"They're Off!"
Characters
- Superman
- Flash
- Batman
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Pencils previously credited to Carmine Infantino. First issue with the guest character's logo/name on the cover. (Info from Fred Snyder.)
"Look over 400 crazy labels"
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Race to Save the Universe!
"Oboyoboy... my head feels like the inside of a volcano!"
Storyline
The Guardians of the Universe summon Superman to stage a race with The Flash to offset the damage life-forms called Anachronids, who travel faster than the speed of light, have caused to the flow of time. When the duo encounter a group of Anachronids, they are thrown into another plane of existence, but they return through a donut-shaped star, and resume their race.
Characters
- Superman
- Flash [Barry Allen]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Guardians of the Universe
- the Anachronids
- Jimmy Olsen
- Maximus Flavius
- Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur
- General Zod
- Professor Vakox
- Kru-El]
Credits
- Script: Denny O'Neil
- Pencils: Dick Dillin
- Inks: Joe Giella
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters: Ben Oda
- Letters: John Costanza
Story Notes
Story continues in #199. Colors credit from Carl Gafford via the GCD Error Tracker. Oda lettering on pages 1-11; Costanza lettering pages 12-22.
Barnabas from Dark Shadows and the Werewolf
"Quit moping around your coffin!"
Story Notes
On the page before Johnny Quick story.
Joanie Swift, Queen of Speed!
"Almost finished with those time-space formulas, Joanie?"
Characters
- Johnny Quick
Credits
- Pencils: Paul Norris
- Inks: Paul Norris
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Credits
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell (uncertain)
Story Notes
New letters page title and illustration. Letters from Gary Skinner, Gerard Triano, Sllsn G. Latawiec, and Peter Flaherty.
Snoopy Strikes Again!
"Wow! What a great new kit from Monogram."
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
"More speed and racing excitement from Aurora!"
Story Notes
The back cover contains an Aurora Products Corp. advertisement for six new souped-up model cars and four new day and night racing cars.