World's Finest Comics #188 Twin Cities pedigree (DC, 1969) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....

Auction amount: $2,160.00

Sold: Dec 7, 2020

World's Finest Comics #188 Values

Publisher: DC, 1969

About World's Finest Comics #188

Also known as Giant-Size G-64. Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson cover. Featuring Superman, Batman, and Robin.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Princess Varna; Negative Superman; Speedy (silhouette)

Pencils: Curt Swan

Inks: Murphy Anderson

Colors: Jack Adler ?

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Reprints: Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #381 (October 1969)

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: The Super-Rivals

Characters: Vicki Vale; Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Pages: 11.000

Script: Edmond Hamilton

Pencils: Dick Sprang

Inks: Stan Kaye

Letters: Pat Gordon

Notes: The original page 2 omitted from this reprint. Bob Klein & Gene Reed list Sprang only.

Title: The Super-Newspaper of Gotham City

Characters: Perry White; Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Pages: 12.000

Script: Edmond Hamilton

Pencils: Dick Sprang

Inks: Stan Kaye

Letters: Pat Gordon

Notes: Klein/Reed and Archives list Paris inks

Title: The Negative Superman

Characters: Luthor; Negative Superman; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Synopsis: Luthor's ray gun creates a negative image of Superman which acts the opposite of the real Man of Steel.

Pages: 12.500

Script: Ed Herron

Pencils: Jim Mooney

Inks: Sheldon Moldoff

Letters: Stan Starkman ?

Title: The World's Worst Archer!

Characters: Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper] (new Origin); Chief Brave Bow; Ranger Harper (Roy's Father, flashback)

Synopsis: Chief Brave Bow helps Roy Harper become Green Arrow's new partner.

Pages: 6.670

Script: Robert Bernstein

Pencils: Lee Elias

Inks: Lee Elias

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Notes: Silver Age origin of Speedy.

Title: The Batman Nobody Remembered

Characters: Joker [really Freddie Forbes]; Vicki Vale; Batwoman; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; the Red Raven Gang; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Synopsis: Batman accidentally ends up on a parallel world where Superman and Robin are a team and Batman doesn't exist.

Pages: 12.670

Script: Bill Finger

Pencils: Jim Mooney

Inks: Sheldon Moldoff

Letters: Stan Starkman ?

Notes: The bottom two tiers of the original page 4, the original page 5, and the to tier of the original page 6 omitted from this reprint. Inks credit from Bob Hughes. Parallel world story.

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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	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	6	3	4	2	7	9	12	10	4	0	0	64
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	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	6	3	4	2	7	9	12	10	4	0	0	64

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