World's Finest Comics #259 (1979) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Julius Schwartz	Batman; Superman
1	Gotham City -- Ghost City!	comic story	16	script: Dennis O'Neil; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben Oda; editing: Julius Schwartz, Jack C. Harris	Batman; Superman; Alfred Pennyworth; James Gordon; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Winks Cravane
2	Stake Out Earth	comic story	19	script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Vince Colletta, Dave Hunt; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Shelly Leferman, Milt Snapinn	Green Arrow; Hawkman; Black Canary; The Searcher
5	The Last Hideout	comic story	10	script: Dennis O'Neil; pencils: Marshall Rogers, Michael Nasser; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Shelly Leferman; editing: Ross Andru, Jack C. Harris	Black Lightning; Big Bart Toohey; Mohawk Shuck; Jerry Haslip; Benny Zaff
6	The Secret of Mr. Tawny	comic story	10	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Shelly Leferman	Mr. Tawny (origin); Captain Marvel; Mr. Hubb; Miss Gresham; The Superior; Professor Edgewise

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Collection	Year
Black Lightning #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-7546-4	2018	On eBay ›
Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal #3 ISBN 978-1-77950-946-8	2021	On eBay ›

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