World's Finest Comics, #248
Published: December 1977-January 1978
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1 page
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"You! You murdered the Batman-- You can't be Bruce Wayne!"
Characters
- Black Canary (mainstream Universe)
- Green Arrow (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Dinah Lance (mainstream Universe)
- Alfred Pennyworth (mainstream Universe)
- Diana Prince (mainstream Universe)
- Oliver Queen (mainstream Universe)
- Greg Sanders (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- The Vigilante (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
- Wonder Woman (mainstream Universe)
- Batman clone [Bruce Wayne clone] (death)
Credits
- Pencils: José Luis García-López
- Inks: Dick Giordano
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Cover colorist credit is from letter column of issue #249.
The Cuckoo Cuckoos
Story 1
1 page
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Characters
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Vince Colletta
- Letters: Ben Oda
Story Notes
Inside front cover. Comic strip advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies.
World's Finest
Story 2
1 page
Characters
- Superman
- Batman
- Green Arrow
- Black Canary
- Wonder Woman
- Sergeant Rock
- Vigilante
- Stuff
- The Dummy
- Hellgrammite
- Dr. Psycho
Credits
- Script: Jack C. Harris (uncertain)
- Pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks: Kurt Schaffenberger
...The Lurkers, Part I: Day of Madness!
Story 3
6 pages
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Storyline
V.I.P. persons are being replaced by malicious clones.
Characters
- Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Commissioner James Gordon (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
- Prof. Klaus Bergman clone
- Dulac clone
- Esteban clone #1
- Esteban clone #2
- Alfred Pennyworth clone
Credits
- Script: Bob Haney
- Pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks: Tex Blaisdell
- Colors: Jerry Serpe
- Letters: Ben Oda
Part II: Night of Wrath
Story 4
7 pages
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Characters
- Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Commissioner James Gordon (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
- Batman clone #1 [Bruce Wayne clone #1]
- Senator Jack Clayton clone
- Morgan Edge clone
- Esteban clone #2 (death)
- Julie Madison / Princess Portia clone
- Alfred Pennyworth clone
- Marcel Vlad (crime lord)
- Prof. Klaus Bergman clone (in memory only)
- Dulac clone (in memory only)
Credits
- Script: Bob Haney
- Pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks: Tex Blaisdell
- Colors: Jerry Serpe
- Letters: Ben Oda
Part III: Dawn of Destiny
Story 5
7 pages
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Characters
- Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Morgan Edge (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Julie Madison / Princess Portia (mainstream Universe)
- Alfred Pennyworth (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
- Batman clone #2 [Bruce Wayne clone #2] (death)
- Prof. Klaus Bergman
- Senator Jack Clayton
- Dulac
- Morgan Edge clone
- Esteban
- Grand Mukta (of the Dalsidi)
- Superman clone [Clark Kent clone] (death)
Credits
- Script: Bob Haney
- Pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks: Tex Blaisdell
- Colors: Jerry Serpe
- Letters: Ben Oda
Hellgramite Is His Name, Rebirth Is His Game!
Story 6
20 pages
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Characters
- Black Canary (mainstream Universe)
- Green Arrow (mainstream Universe)
- Hellgrammite (mainstream Universe)
- Dinah Lance (mainstream Universe)
- Oliver Queen (mainstream Universe)
- Roderik Rose (mainstream Universe)
- Lieutenant Mack Morgan
Credits
- Script: Gerry Conway
- Pencils: Trevor Von Eeden
- Inks: Vince Colletta
- Colors: Ken Quattro
- Letters: Clem Robins
All The Dummy's Men
Story 7
8 pages
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Characters
- The Dummy (mainstream Universe)
- Greg Sanders (mainstream Universe)
- Stuff (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Stuff Jr. (mainstream Universe)
- The Vigilante (mainstream Universe)
- Slug (death)
- Miss Katz
- Detective Lt. Philkar
- Jolyon Kingston (corpse)
Credits
- Script: Bill Kunkel
- Pencils: Gray Morrow
- Inks: Vicente Alcázar
- Colors: Gray Morrow
- Letters: Ben Oda
Editorial Note
Story 8
1 page
Credits
- Script: Davy Demol
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Pencils: Nick Cardy (uncertain)
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Nick Cardy (uncertain)
Story Notes
No letters this issue as Jack C. Harris explains that all the comments received were too long to print and requests shorter, more concise letters. Harris also mentions the debut of Steve Ditko's Creeper as an ongoing feature beginning next issue.
The Amazon and the Rock
Story 9
15 pages
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Characters
- General Blankenship ( Universe)
- Bulldozer ( Universe)
- Dr. Psycho ( Universe)
- Ice Cream Soldier ( Universe)
- Diana Prince ( Universe)
- Sgt. Rock ( Universe)
- Major Steve Trevor ( Universe)
- Wonder Woman ( Universe)
- Joan White
Credits
- Script: Gerry Conway
- Pencils: Mike Vosburg
- Inks: Dick Giordano
- Colors: Ken Quattro
- Letters: Bill Morse
Story Notes
Sgt. Rock also appears in issue #249.
Volume 77 Issue 39 - Week of September 26, 1977
Story 10
1 page
Credits
- Script: Bob Rozakis (uncertain)
- Pencils: Ernie Chan
- Pencils: Miriam B. Campbell
- Inks: Miriam B. Campbell
- Editing: Bob Rozakis
- Inks: Vicente Alcázar
Story Notes
Previews of Jonah Hex and others. Includes Ask the Answer Man.