| Characters |
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superboy [Clark Kent](flashback); Lois Lane; Perry White; Ma Kent (Flashback); Pa Kent (Flashback); Thad Linnis; Thomas Wayne (flashback); Martha Wayne (flashback) |
| Synopsis |
Superman believes that Thad Linnis knows his secret identity, so when Thad demands he leave Metropolis, Superman does. Superman reveals to Batman and Robin a tale of his youth in Smallville, and discovers that the young boy that he thinks may have discovered his identity was actually a young Bruce Wayne. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Edmond Hamilton |
| Pencils |
Curt Swan (splash); Dick Sprang |
| Inks |
Stan Kaye |
| Notes |
1st meeting of Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent in Smallville. |
| Reprinted |
in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #170 (October 1967); in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1; in Superman and Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1968 series) #3; in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 |