World's Finest Comics #85 Values
Publisher: DC, 1956
About World's Finest Comics #85
Superman and Batman cover by Dick Sprang. Robin appearance. Sprang, Curt Swan, and Fred Ray art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Title:
The Super-Rivals!
Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Princess Varina
Pencils: Dick Sprang ?
Inks: Stan Kaye ?
Letters: Ira Schnapp
Notes: Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).
Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Princess Varina
Pencils: Dick Sprang ?
Inks: Stan Kaye ?
Letters: Ira Schnapp
Notes: Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).
STORY DETAILS
Title:
The Super-Rivals
Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Vicki Vale; Lois Lane; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Princess Varina; Count Zitu; Perry White; Commissioner Gordon; Captain Stefan; Pete Kaney's Mob
Synopsis: When Princess Varina comes to America, Batman and Superman seem to both have fallen in love with her and fight for her attention.
Pages: 12.000
Script: Edmond Hamilton
Pencils: Dick Sprang ?; Jim Mooney ? (see notes)
Inks: Stan Kaye
Letters: Pat Gordon
Reprints: World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #188 (October-November 1969)
Notes: Possible Mooney pencils per Nick Caputo. Klein/Reed credit Sprang only. Craig Delich credited Curt Swan on splash page art but Nick Caputo sees no sign of his input.
Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Vicki Vale; Lois Lane; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Princess Varina; Count Zitu; Perry White; Commissioner Gordon; Captain Stefan; Pete Kaney's Mob
Synopsis: When Princess Varina comes to America, Batman and Superman seem to both have fallen in love with her and fight for her attention.
Pages: 12.000
Script: Edmond Hamilton
Pencils: Dick Sprang ?; Jim Mooney ? (see notes)
Inks: Stan Kaye
Letters: Pat Gordon
Reprints: World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #188 (October-November 1969)
Notes: Possible Mooney pencils per Nick Caputo. Klein/Reed credit Sprang only. Craig Delich credited Curt Swan on splash page art but Nick Caputo sees no sign of his input.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
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CGC Census Report*
Grade | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
Universal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
Qualified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Signature Series | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Restored | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
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