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  • World's Finest Vol 1 145
Inker1
  • George Klein
Inker1
  • George Klein
Writer1
  • Edmond Hamilton
  • Robert Bernstein
Penciler1
  • Curt Swan
  • Lee Elias
Writer1
  • Edmond Hamilton
  • Robert Bernstein
StoryTitle
  • "The Underwater Archers"
  • Prison For Heroes
Penciler1
  • Curt Swan
  • Lee Elias
Appearing
  • Featured Characters: * * Supporting Characters: * * Adversaries: * The Vorians Other Characters: * Electric Man * Balloon Man * The Freezer * The Flame Locations: * Items: * Vehicles: *
  • Featured Characters: * Supporting Characters: * Adversaries: * Horace "The Wizard" Kates Other Characters: * * Locations: * ** * Items: * Vehicles: * Arrowboat
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CoverArtist
  • Curt Swan
Country
  • USA
Issue
  • 145(xsd:integer)
Volume
  • 1(xsd:integer)
Title
  • World's Finest
Month
  • 11(xsd:integer)
Synopsis
  • Alone in his mansion one day, Bruce Wayne hears a strange voice coming from the Batcave below. Going to investigate as Batman he finds a strange glowing sphere that calls him forward. Walking into the sphere, Batman finds him transported to an alien world where he is hypnotized into being a hard-case warden of an intergalactic prison for super-heroes. Under the control of alien forces, Batman tricks Superman into coming to the planet. When the Man of Steel arrives the aliens that are in charge place a filter over the sun that this world orbits around making it red, stripping Superman of his powers. Forced into a prison cell, Superman would find that he is not alone as it is populated by other heroes from other worlds: Electric Man, Balloon Man, The Freezer and The Flame. They are only given rations of bread and water and forced by Batman to go out and toil in intensive labor. As Superman's powers completely fade, he grows to hate the cruel warden that Batman has become. With what little powers he has left, Superman helps free himself and his fellow prisoners and having his comrades secretly use their powers to make it look as though Superman has somehow regained his powers, they overpower Batman and force him to go out and toil. All this is being watched by the two masterminds of this plot: two Vorians, aliens of criminal intent. Seeing their plan to imprison the universes heroes going to pot decide to go to the planet and investigate. While they are on their way, Superman finds the device that hypnotized Batman and reverse conditions him. With the Dark Knight restored to normal, he sends him on a mission to destroy the sun filter. When the Vorians arrive to see how Superman cheated their device they confront him just as Batman succeeds in his mission. With is powers fully restored, Superman captures the Vorians and turns them over to the authorities. With the other heroes free, Superman and Batman return home to Earth.
  • Story reprinted from ... Arriving at his secret hideout, "The Wizard" informs his thugs that they will begin committing crimes at sea where they will be safe from Green Arrow. However, Green Arrow has been tipped off by this plot so he and Speedy begin developing bows and arrows that work underwater and begin training so that they can properly fight their foe at sea. When "The Wizard" attempts to hijack a ship to steal it's gold, Green Arrow an Speedy arrive to stop the crooks, but they manage to escape in a miniature sub. Later Green Arrow and Speedy go to the rescue of a a ship that has crashed into an ice berg. They soon discover the ice berg is really a secret ship belonging to "The Wizard" and they use salt to dissolve it, but not before "The Wizard" and his main thugs get away once more. Finally sick of Green Arrow interfering, "The Wizard" finds a giant undersea lizard that breaths fire that was awoken from it's slumber by recent nuclear tests. He goads the monster into attacking Green Arrow and Speedy, however the tides are turned when they see Aquaman's pet octopus Topo, who helps them turn the sea monster away. Green Arrow manages to capture "The Wizard" and send him off to jail. Returning to Star City, Green Arrow and Speedy are greeted by Aquaman who congradulates them for defeating "The Wizard"
Publisher
  • DC Comics
Year
  • 1964(xsd:integer)
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