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World's Finest Comics, #244

Published: April-May 1977

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World's Finest Comics #244

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
  • Black Canary [Dinah Lance]
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
Credits
Story Notes

Colors credit from #249.

That Dirty Beach
Story 1 1 page superhero
Storyline

Slud-Jak fouls beaches in revenge for ocean pollution, but agrees to negotiate when tempted by Hostess Twinkies.

Characters
  • Aquaman
  • Slud-Jak
  • unnamed bureaucrat
Credits
Story Notes

An advertisement for Hostess products featuring DC characters and produced by DC staff.

World's Finest Comics Presents...
Story 2 1 page
Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Black Canary [Dinah Lance]
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
Credits
Story Notes

Title, contents and indicia page. Head shots of Superman, Batman, Black Canary, Wonder Woman Green Arrow and Vigilante taken from the cover.

Three Billion Targets!
Story 3 20 pages superhero
Storyline

Robespierre Two travels from the distant future to destroy all humanity to prevent them from being enslaved in his future timeline.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • James Gordon
  • Maxie Dugan
  • Johnny Brio
  • Michal Staziak
  • Gwen (Bruce Wayne's Secretary)
  • L.C. Barton [Robespierre Two]
  • Superman Robot
Credits
Rainbows of Doom
Story 4 10 pages superhero
Storyline

Someone is trying to kill George Taylor III in an attempt to force his father, the editor of the Daily Star, to back their candidate in the election.

Characters
  • Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]
  • George Taylor III
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • The Rainbow Archer
  • George Taylor II
Credits
Story Notes

Story continues in the Green Arrow story in this issue.

Slings & Arrows
Story 5 10 pages superhero
Storyline

Green Arrow captures Slingshot but he escapes in the courthouse.

Characters
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • Slingshot
Credits
Story Notes

Continued from the Black Canary story in this issue.

Explosion in a Small Town!
Story 6 8 pages superhero
Storyline

The Vigilante stops in a small town and helps a sheriff find out who is planting bombs around town.

Characters
  • The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
  • Sheriff Tom Blaine
  • Joe
  • Mr. Piper
  • Jeremy Drake (Country music singer)
Credits
And Now...Still Another Message of Untold Importance from Our Prolific Publisher!!
Story 7 1 page
Storyline

Jenette talks about the new DC 80-page dollar comics.

Characters
  • Jenette Kahn (Photo)
Credits
Why?
Story 8 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
  • Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • Black Canary [Dinah Lance]
Credits
Story Notes

One-panel previews of each story in the next issue.

Jeopardy -- Times Two!
Story 9 15 pages superhero
Storyline

Wonder Woman must find Steve Trevor before he opens his briefcase which has been rigged with explosives.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Earth 2)
  • Steve Trevor
  • General Blankenship
  • Ludwig von Schmeer
  • Pierre Lafarge
  • Nazis
  • Suzy
  • Emil
Credits
Story Notes

This series of adventures takes place in World War II.

Story 10 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Discussion of the new 80-page all-new format. No letters from readers.

Volume 77 Issue 2 - Week of January 10, 1977
Story 11 1 page
Credits