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World's Finest Comics#217
Cover: Nick Cardy
World's Finest Comics #217
“Heroes with Dirty Hands”
In "Heroes with Dirty Hands," a botched experiment twists Metamorpho into the bizarre Composite Superman—a Super Freak—while jealousy drives Superman and Batman to defect to the shadowy nation of Slavia. Written by Bob Haney and brought to life with dynamic art by Dick Dillin and Murphy Anderson, this 1973 DC classic features a cover by Nick Cardy that captures the story’s tense, surreal shift.
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Full credits
writer Bob Haney
artist Dick Dillin
inker Murphy Anderson
letterer Ben Oda
cover pencils, inks Nick Cardy
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Due to Java's interference in an experiment, Metamorpho becomes the new Composite Superman, a Super Freak. Due to jealousy Superman and Batman defect to Slavia.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).