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Cover: Ross Andru & Mike Esposito
World's Finest Comics #177
“Duel of the Crime Kings!”
In "Duel of the Crime Kings!", Lex Luthor and the Joker team up with a Chronal Displacer to summon legendary villains from history, enlisting the mind of Leonardo Da Vinci to devise their schemes. Written by Jim Shooter and brought to life with Curt Swan’s crisp art and Mike Esposito’s inks, this 1968 DC classic blends pulp intrigue with timeless rogues, all wrapped in a cover by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito.
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writer Jim Shooter · artist Curt Swan · inker Mike Esposito · letterer Milt Snapinn · cover Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
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Cast · 6 characters
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writer Jim Shooter
artist Curt Swan
inker Mike Esposito
letterer Milt Snapinn
cover pencils Ross Andru
cover inks Mike Esposito
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Luthor and Joker use a Chronal Displacer to call up great villains of the past to join their gang and trick Leonardo Da Vinci into planning crimes for them.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).