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World's Finest Comics #246

World's Finest Comics

#246

The Prisoner Of The Kryptonite Asteroid

1st app. Baron Blitzkrieg

Superman & Batman: "The Prisoner of the Kryptonite Asteroid!": Certain day in Gotham City, the GCPD and Batman are on the trail of a wanted criminal, who finds himself cornered and request to talk to Batman. The Dark Knight agrees and after a brief discussion, Batman is forced to let the criminal go in exchange for a mysterious stone tablet. Batman takes the object for further examination and he calls his friend Superman, who is shocked to learn that the tablet is from Krypton and reveals an untold story about his long-lost twin brother, a misshapen hunchback named Kor-El.

Soon, the world becomes convinced that Superman is responsible for his brother's disappearance, as it seems Kor-El was exiled into space in a Kryptonite asteroid and subsequently blotted out from his memory. Superman is induced to free Kor-El from the asteroid, which kills Superman due to Kryptonite radiation. With the Man of Steel gone, Kor-El is free to take control of Earth and becomes the new ruler of the planet under a vicious dictatorship. The JLA prepare a defense against the evil alien, but their efforts are futile and their only hope is a recently resucitated Superman.

Black Canary: "Wulf Hunt!": Black Canary stops three lumberjacks from killing a wolf and her cubs. She learns that they were hunting for a wolf that killed their friend, Pierre Dubois. Later, she hears of Dr. Grant, a scientist and animal rights advocate, and finds him dead in his cabin. The Canary reads in Grant's notes of how he transformed a bear and wolf into humanoids (one of which was Ursus). The diary breaks off as if Grant had died while writing it. Black Canary fights off the lumberjacks again, who fear they will be blamed for Grant's death. Later, Dinah Lance takes a shower in her hotel room, not knowing she is being watched by the humanoid wolf.

Green Arrow: "Manhunt for a Murderer!": Green Arrow trails Slingshot to the office of his employer, Boss Breed, and captures Breed but fails to nab Slingshot. However, fingerprints left by Slingshot on a doorknob prove him to be David Drayson, a cop-killing psychotic. GA follows up Slingshot, again failing to catch him in their next encounter, but finally bringing him down in their next meeting.

Vigilante: "Son of a Gun": The Vigilante's old partner Stuff is kidnapped and murdered by his enemy the Dummy, and the cowboy crusader vows vengeance.

Wonder Woman: "The Baron's Name Is Blitzkrieg": On Earth-Two in the April of 1942, Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor investigate Nazi super-agent Baron Blitzkrieg, who has been sent to London to kill Winston Churchill.


Creators View all

Writer Bob Haney, Gerry Conway, Bill Kunkel
Artist Gray Morrow
Cover Artist Neal Adams
Penciller Kurt Schaffenberger, Don Heck, Michael Netzer
Inker Murphy Anderson, Terry Austin, Vince Colletta
Colorist Jerry Serpe
Editor Dennis O'Neil

Characters View all

Batman Bruce Wayne
Superman Kal-El / Clark Kent
Wonder Woman Diana Prince
Lois Lane
Commissioner Gordon James 'Jim' Gordon
Green Lantern Hal Jordan
Flash Barry Allen
Green Arrow Oliver Queen
Jimmy Olsen
Black Canary Dinah Lance
Aquaman Arthur Curry
Hawkman Katar Hol
Morgan Edge
Wonder Woman (Earth-2) Diana Prince
Parasite Maxwell Jensen
Vigilante Greg Saunders
Baron Blitzkrieg
Dummy
Wulf
Steve Trevor (Earth-2)
George Taylor, Jr.
Slingshot David Drayson
Stuff Jimmy Leong

Details

Age Bronze Age
Format Comic
Series Group World's Finest
Genre Action | Adventure | Super-Heroes
No. of Pages 80
Country USA
Language English

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