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| World's Finest Comics 157, May 1966! |
WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 157, May 1966, was published on March 10, 1966. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan, inked by George Klein and lettered by Ira Schnapp.
- (2:29) Review of INVINCIBLE, the new animated series on Amazon Prime Video. It is rated for MATURE audiences for language and graphic violence.
- (10:16) THE ABOMINABLE BRATS (17 pages divided into two parts. Part I was 8 pgs. long), written by Edmond Hamilton and pencilled by Curt Swan. Part I was inked by George Klein. This story was reprinted in, SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WORLD'S FINEST vol. II and BATMAN & SUPERMAN IN WORLD'S FINEST: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS.
- (23:01) PART II: THE COSTUMED KIDS' CAPERS (9 pgs.), inked by Sheldon Moldoff.
- (41:18) CAPE AND COWL COMMENTS letter column, which was two pages long in this issue.
- (56:19) THE SECRET OF CELL SIXTEEN (6 pgs.), written by Jack Miller, pencilled by Howard Purcell, inked by Charles Paris, and lettered by Pat Gordon. This was the sixth EDITOR'S ROUND TABLE reprint, originally published as the third of four stories in TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED 1, February/March 1956, released around December 15, 1955.
- (58:21) DIRECT CURRENTS, the fourth checklist of DC Comics titles that were published in late March or early April 1966.
- (1:03:44) MY PULL LIST, review of the comic books that carried the cover date of December 2020, released in October, which I received from Discount Comic Book Service.
Next Episodes: SUPERMAN COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED MAY 1966: PART II: SUPERMAN 186, PART III: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 65, & PART IV: ACTION COMICS 337 (with ELSEWHERE IN DC COMICS, featuring the other DC titles which carried the May or May/June 1966 cover date).
- The LEAGUE OF COMIC BOOK PODCASTERS and
I have to say that, although this may have been a sequel to World's Finest #154, early in the story, I was reminded of "The Colossal Kids" in #152, so I caught on (sort of. I didn't realize they, too, were sons of the guys I was thinking of.) to the true identities of the "Abominal Brats" even before the big reveal.
ReplyDeleteOn your question about the story in which Batman caught up with Joe Chill, who had murdered the Waynes, that was in Batman #47, cover-dated June-July, 1948, and probably reprinted various times, since it's a classic. Later, in Detective Comics #235, cover-dated September, 1956, Batman learns that Chill was hired by mobster Lew Moxon to murder the Waynes. That's a terrific story in which Batman wears a bat costume that his father had worn to a costume party the night he (Thomas Wayne) was kidnapped and forced to remove a bullet from Moxon.
You asked about the placement of your "My Pull List" segment. It's certainly your choice, but, selfishly, I prefer getting quickly into the Silver Age goodness of the issue at hand, so I like the "Pull List" at the end of the episode. I do enjoy hearing that segment, since it gives me a good idea about comics I don't read myself, so I'm glad you include it.
Thanks for reminding me of the story in World's Finest #154. I had forgotten about it. Also thanks for the information about the two Batman stories. I checked my bookshelf and confirmed that I read them in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told. For the time being, I will continue to put the My Pull List segment at the end of the episode. I've heard a few podcasters who prefer to jump into the topic soon after the beginning of the episode and avoid long extended introductions. I guess it's time I took their advise.
DeleteIt's great that you mention the Direct Currents. This gives us a perspective as to what else was going on in the DC Universe at that time.
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