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277March 1982
$1.00; 0.30 GBP

World's Finest Comics #277

DC · March 1982 · on sale 1981-12-01

First appearance: Edgewood SmithFirst appearance: Professor Edgewise1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#277
Publication date
March 1982
Key date
1982-03-00
On-sale date
1981-12-01
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00; 0.30 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Edgewood Smith - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Professor Edgewise - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: Bob Smith; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman, Billy Batson, Captain Marvel, Green Arrow, Katar Hol, Hawkman, Clark Kent, Oliver Queen, Superman, Bruce Wayne, Zatanna
1Beasts of Plague!comic story14script: Cary Burkett; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben OdaBatman, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Bruce Wayne, Perry White, Commissioner James Gordon
2Green Arrow Sought for Questioning in Murdercomic story8script: Mike W. Barr; pencils: Trevor Von Eeden; inks: Rodin Rodriguez; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Phil Felix; editing: Len WeinGreen Arrow, Dinah Lance, Oliver Queen
3Dopplegangercomic story8script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Dan Spiegle; inks: Dan Spiegle; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Pete Iro; editing: Mike BarrZatanna, Jeff Sloane
4I Have My Wings and I Must Fly!comic story8script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Rodin Rodriguez; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: M. SnapinnBatman, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Clark Kent, Superman, Mavis Trent, Bruce Wayne, George Emmett, Shayera Thal
5The Menace! of the Moon-Tree!comic story10script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Don Newton; inks: F. Chiaramonte; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: GasparCaptain Marvel Jr., Freddy Freeman, Billy Batson, Mary Batson, Captain Marvel, Christopher "Kit" Freeman, Kid Eternity, Mary Marvel, Professor Edgewise First, Shazam, Edgewood Smith First
6-letters page0.8script: Ted P. Skimmer
7Volume 81 Issue 19 - December, 1981in-house column0.7script: Bob RozakisBarry Allen, Aquaman, The Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Arthur Curry, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, Firestorm, The Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Katar Hol
8-comic story0.1script: Fred Hembeck; pencils: Fred Hembeck; inks: Fred Hembeck; letters: Fred HembeckBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
9DC Profile #89 Gene Colanin-house column0.4script: Michael C. Carmichael

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; barcode 0709893073003

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Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal #3
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Series context

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Sources

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