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261February-March 1980
$1.00

World's Finest Comics #261

DC · February-March 1980 · on sale 1979-11-20

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Identification plate

Series
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#261
Publication date
February-March 1980
Key date
1980-02-00
On-sale date
1979-11-20
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00
Pages
68
Barcode
0709893073003
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Showdown at Gotham City!cover1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSuperman; Batman; Terra-Man; The Penguin
1Showdown at Gotham City!comic story17script: Dennis O'Neil; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben Oda; editing: Julius SchwartzPenguin; Terra-Man; Superman; Batman; Ronni Irons
2-letters page1script: JCH
3The Relativity of Auntie Gravity!comic story10script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben OdaGreen Arrow; Black Canary; Auntie Gravity; Lt. Mack Morgan
5Return of the River Rat!comic story10script: Dennis O'Neil; pencils: Romeo Tanghal; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Doug Klein; letters: Ben OdaBlack Lightning
6Hawkmancharacter profile4script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: Ed Barretto; inks: Dave Simons; colors: Todd Klein; letters: Shelly LefermanHawkman; Hawkgirl (origin); The Man-Hawks; Commissioner Emmett; Batman; Superman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Wonder Woman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Matter Master; The Gentleman Ghost; The Shadow Thief; Hyathis; Adam Strange; Alanna; Kanjar Ro
7The Case of the Runaway Sculpturecomic story10script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dave Hunt; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaGeorgia Sivana; Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (cameo); Mary Marvel]

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

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Black Lightning #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-7546-4
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Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal #3
ISBN 978-1-77950-946-8
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