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Submit ReviewHost Anthony Desiato and guest Rich Roney dig into the origins of the World's Finest team as they survey the first meetings between Superman and Batman across time and media — from their first appearance together in 1941's ALL-STAR COMICS #7 to the first official meeting in SUPERMAN #76 (1952) to John Byrne's reinvention in MAN OF STEEL #3 (1986) to Mark Waid's most recent retelling in WORLD'S FINEST #18-19 (2023).
Additional stories covered include the partially lost radio serial "Mystery of the Wax Men" (1945), WORLD'S FINEST #84 (1956) & #94 (1958), ADVENTURE COMICS #275 (1960), SUPERBOY #182 (1972), the "World's Finest" 3-parter from SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES (1997), "When Clark Met Bruce" by the SUPERMAN: FOR ALL SEASONS team of Loeb & Sale (2003), SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL 2006, SUPERMAN #710 (2011), the "Cross World" arc from BATMAN/SUPERMAN (2013), and BATMAN V SUPERMAN (2016).
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