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Issue Details

Issue #153
Published November 1965
Cover Price 0.12
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger; E. Nelson Bridwell (Asst)
Notes no Robin

Cover Details - "The Saga of Superman vs. Batman"

Characters Superman; Batman; Kryptonite
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Notes no Robin

9 page Superman and Batman story "Part I- The Clash of Cape and Cowl"

Characters Luthor; Thomas Wayne; Superboy; Robin; Batcave
Synopsis Young Bruce Wayne is convinced that Superboy killed his father and vows to become Batman so he can bring him to justice.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Notes First imaginary story in WF; First issue drawn in the new smaller size of original art.

1 page public service announcement "The Hip Way to Learn!"

Synopsis Public service message teaching kids how to study.
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes in the middle of the previous story

Half page Tricksy filler "vision problems"

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes between parts 1 and 2 of story 1.

Half page Flip filler "new car"

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes between parts 1 and 2 of story 1.

7 page Superman and Batman story "Part II- The Death of a Hero"

Characters Superman; Batman; Luthor; Fortress of Solitude
Synopsis Batman befriends Superman so that he can take his revenge. Then he teams up with Luthor.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein

1 page Warden Willis filler "Joining the Prison Band"

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Editors' Round Table story "The Boy Who Changed the Future"

Genre science fiction
Script John Broome
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bernard Sachs
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Editors' Round Table
Reprinted from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #21 (June 1952)

Half page Varsity Vic filler "Hitchhiker"

Genre teen humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff