World's Finest Comics #148 for Sale - First Appearance of Clayface - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue: #148
Publication date: March 1965
Key date: 1965-03-00
On-sale date: 1965-01-28
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.12
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Clayface - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Superman and Batman -- Outlaws!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman, Clark Kent, Superman, Bruce Wayne
2	Superman and Batman -- Outlaws! Part I -- The Evil Superman and Batman	comic story	8	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Joe Letterese	Clayface First, Dick Grayson, Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Robin
4	[Superman and Batman -- Outlaws!] Part II The Incredible New Super-Team!	comic story	9	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Joe Letterese	Brainiac, Clayface First
5	Friends Across the Seas	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
6	-	letters page	1	script: E. Nelson Bridwell
7	80 Page Giant; More Secret Origins	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
9	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Casey the Cop
11	The Ninth Wonder!	comic story	6	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Joe Letterese	Congo Bill, The Congorilla, Janu
14	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Joe Letterese
15	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
16	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff	Tricksy
17	-	statement of ownership	0.33	script: Irwin Donenfeld

Plus 5.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Showcase Presents: World's Finest #3 ISBN 978-1-4012-2585-8	2010	On eBay ›
Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-8905-8	2019	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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