Showcase Presents: World's Finest #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis massive black-and-white volume collects World's Finest Comics #160-185, spanning the late 1960s and early 1970s. It features classic team-ups between Superman and Batman alongside Robin, as well as solo stories and guest appearances by other DC heroes. The collection showcases the Silver Age transition into the Bronze Age, with tales by writers like Bob Haney and artists such as Dick Dillin and Neal Adams.
In "The Superman - Batman Revenge Squads!", the annual rivalry between Superman and Batman takes a wild turn when their respective teams—Jimmy Olsen and Robin—step in to challenge each other in a series of high-stakes contests. As the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight test their mettle, their loyal allies unleash clever schemes and unexpected stunts, turning the competition into a chaotic, action-packed showdown.
In "The Superman - Batman Split!", a dying actor’s elaborate ruse pits Superman and Batman against each other, claiming to be two warring aliens. As the deception unfolds, the truth begins to unravel—only for the lie to spread, tricking Supergirl, Batgirl, Robin, and Jimmy Olsen into believing the farce.
In "Duel of the Crime Kings!", Lex Luthor and the Joker team up with a Chronal Displacer to summon legendary villains from history, enlisting them in a scheme to manipulate Leonardo da Vinci into devising elaborate crimes. With time itself bent and past masterminds drawn into their plot, the fate of the present hangs in the balance.
In "Robin's Revenge!", ten years after the Automator murdered Batman, Robin has become a relentless hunter, driven by vengeance. When a new criminal, Golden Gloves, emerges using eerily familiar tech, Superman joins Robin in a hunt that leads to a shocking revelation: the so-called villain is actually a brainwashed Batman, teleported away years before—and the true Automator is finally exposed.
In "Dig Now, Die Later!", Superman and Batman go undercover to dismantle a powerful Mafia operation—until Batman's mind begins to fracture, convincing him he's the very crime boss they're hunting. As paranoia takes hold, he commands the execution of Robin and Jimmy Olsen, forcing Superman to confront the chilling possibility that even the Dark Knight can be corrupted from within.
In "Race to Save the Universe!", Superman and The Flash are summoned by the Guardians of the Universe to compete in a high-stakes race across the cosmos, their speed the only hope of mending the chaos caused by the Anachronids—life-forms that defy the laws of time. When the heroes confront a group of these beings, they’re thrust into a strange, otherworldly realm before finding their way back through a donut-shaped star, only to continue the race with time itself hanging in the balance.
In "Race to Save Time," Superman and The Flash find their high-speed rivalry turned into a desperate race against time when the Anachronids strike again, pulling them into the clutches of Phantom Zone criminals. With the villains revealing their true scheme to shatter the barrier between dimensions, the heroes must outthink chaos itself before time unravels completely.
In "Prisoners of the Immortal World!", Superman, Robin, and two brothers from Hudson University are abducted by aliens and brought to a distant world where they're forced to power a machine that grants eternal life—using Superman as a living battery. Trapped in a place where time means nothing and escape seems impossible, the unlikely group must find a way to survive and outwit their captors before their strength gives out.
In "A Prize of Peril!", Superman and Green Lantern find themselves pitted against each other in a high-stakes contest orchestrated by the Guardians and Doctor Fate, testing which hero is best suited to protect Earth’s atmosphere after a near-catastrophic mishap during a meteor shower. The challenge pushes both heroes to their limits, blending raw power with sharp strategy in a race to prove who truly belongs in the skies above.
In "Vengeance of the Tomb-Thing!", Batman races across the desert to uncover the truth behind a missing archaeological expedition—only to discover the crew and Lois Lane trapped in the hands of a ruthless gang of raiders, with Superman seemingly on their side. The mystery deepens as Batman confronts a foe whose motives and origins are as ancient as the ruins themselves.
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