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23February 1981
$0.75

DC Special Series #23

DC · February 1981 · on sale 1980-11-25

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Series
DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series)
Issue
#23
Issue title
World's Finest Comics Digest
Publication date
February 1981
Key date
1981-02-00
On-sale date
1980-11-25
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Gaspar Saladino
1World's Finest Comicstable of contents1letters: typeset
2The Composite Superman, Part Icomic story9script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; colors: Gene D'AngeloComposite Superman [Joe Meach]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Saturn Girl; Mon-El; Sun Boy]
3Part II: The Battle between Titans!comic story9script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; colors: Gene D'AngeloComposite Superman [Joe Meach]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen
4The Menace of the Mechanical Octopuscomic story6script: Ed Herron; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Rosalind Kirby; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Pat GordonGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
5The Day Aquaman Lost His Powerscomic story9script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona Fradon; colors: Lynne Gelfer
6The Has-Been Superman!comic story11script: Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Jack Abel; colors: Jerry Serpe
7Part II: Exit Superman -- Enter Nova!comic story4script: Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Jack Abel; colors: Jerry Serpe
8[Part III] Superman's Perfect Crime!comic story9script: Cary Bates; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Jerry Serpe
9Part IV: Socrates Seeks a Secret!comic story7script: Cary Bates; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Jerry Serpe
10The World's Finest Featurestext article1script: Jack C. Harris, Robert Greenberger
11World's Finest Comics Digestpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano

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