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| World's Finest Comics 153, November 1965! |
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WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 153, November 1965, was published on September 9, 1965. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan. According to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics, George Klein was the inker, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits Sheldon Moldoff as the inker. This cover was lettered by Ira Schnapp.
- (9:16) THE CLASH OF CAPE AND COWL (16 pgs, Part I is 9 pgs. long), plotted by Cary Bates, according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics, written by Edmond Hamilton, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein. This was the first Imaginary Story to appear in this series, and the 20th Imaginary Story we've covered on the podcast.
- (23:26) PART II: THE DEATH OF A HERO (7 pgs.).
- (43:52) CAPE AND COWL COMMENTS letter column.
- (55:05) THE BOY WHO CHANGED THE FUTURE (6 pgs.), the second installment of the EDITOR'S ROUND TABLE, where DC editors chose past stories to reprint. This story was written by John Broome, pencilled by Bob Oksner, inked by Bernard Sachs and lettered by Gaspar Saladino. It was originally published in STRANGE ADVENTURES 21, June 1952. The issue contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime, and the editor was Julius Schwartz.
Next Episodes: SUPERMAN COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED NOVEMBER 1965: PART II: SUPERMAN 181, PART III: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 61 & PART IV: ACTION COMICS 330!
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I remember "The Saga of Superman vs. Batman" as a terrifying, but fascinating Imaginary Story from those Silver Age days. It was terrifying, in those days, to see Batman descend into revenge-obsessed hatred, even hitting Robin and hypnotizing him to forget their partnership and abandoning him in an orphanage. These were scary things for a kid in those days, I think, when Batman and Superman were good friends and Robin was Batman's friend and partner. At least Superman and Batman were reconciled at the end of the story. I don't really have much to add to your thoughts on this issue, except to note that, unlike the 2016 movie, at least this story gave Superman first billing in the story title, recognizing his place as DC's top superhero of the time.
ReplyDeleteI think what made the Batman in this story somewhat frightening when compared with the Caped Crusader’s regular continuity as it stood in 1965, is how hardcore and ruthless he was, especially with his abuse of Robin. I was surprised that this scene was included in the story, but this was an era where spanking was accepted. I got spanked, but my parents never slapped my face. This story makes me think that maybe we need to reexamine the hard core Batman that is so popular today.
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