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250April-May 1978
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World's Finest Comics #250

DC · April-May 1978 · on sale 1978-01-24

Origin: Jack Ryder
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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#250
Publication date
April-May 1978
Key date
1978-04-00
On-sale date
1978-01-24
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00
Pages
84
Barcode
0709893073005
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Jack Ryder, The Creeper.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Reality War!cover1pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSuperman; Black Canary; Batman; The Creeper; Wonder Woman; Green Arrow
1World's Finest Comicstable of contents1script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: George Tuska, Steve Ditko; inks: Vince Colletta, Steve Ditko; letters: Ben OdaSuperman; Batman; Black Canary; Green Arrow; Wonder Woman; Creeper; Agent Axis
2The Reality War!comic story56script: Gerry Conway; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Ben OdaBatman, Bruce Wayne
6Return of the Pastcomic story8script: Steve Ditko; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Clem RobinsThe Creeper Origin, Jack Ryder Origin
7-letters page2script: JCH; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger, Jim Aparo; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger, Jim Aparo

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Creeper by Steve Ditko #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2591-9		2010On eBay ›
Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7255-5		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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