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163December 1966
$0.12

World's Finest Comics #163

DC · December 1966 · on sale 1966-10-25

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Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#163
Publication date
December 1966
Key date
1966-12-00
On-sale date
1966-10-25
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Court of No Hope!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Jemphis
1Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Joe; Tom
2The Duel of the Super-Duo!comic story9script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Joe LettereseSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Jemphis; Aeroman (mentioned); Solarman (mentioned); Serpento (mentioned); Dr. Chill (mentioned)
5-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCap
7[The Duel of the Super-Duo!] Part II: The Super-Combat!comic story9script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Joe LettereseSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Jemphis; Zardin of Nangar; Dr. Chill; Aeroman; Windlass
8-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein
10Fate Holds Four Aces!comic story6script: Jack Miller; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley; letters: Pat GordonJane Howard; Joseph Kerr; Jim Murphy; Hank Minor; Dick Barry; Philip Strome
12-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Win Mortimer, Curt Swan; inks: Win Mortimer, Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
14-in-house column0.5script: E. Nelson Bridwell

Plus 7.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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Showcase Presents: World's Finest #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-2585-8
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