Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #123
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1962
On Sale Date: December 7, 1961 Copyright Date December 7, 1961
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1961


Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of January, April, July and October
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Circulation: 480000
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Incredible Team of Bat-Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlk"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Jerry Coleman
Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Sheldon Moldoff

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:World's Finest Vol. 2 TPB (2008)
Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #284; next appearance in Justice League of America #9)
• Batman (last appearance in Batman #145; next appearance in Justice League of America #9)

Guest Star(s)

• Bat-Mite (last appearance in Batman #144; next appearance in Batman #146)
• Mr. Mxyzptlk (last appearance in Superman #150; next appearance in Superman #154)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #145; next appearance in Detective Comics #300)

Villain(s)

• Several crooks (no further appearances)
• A magical creature (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Superman and the Dynamic Duo tackle a gang of crooks using a crime rocket with a Kryptonite nose. While Batman and Robin fight the crooks, Superman throws a boulder at the rocket. Bat-Mite having appeared on the scene does not want Superman to interfere, so he magically changes the boulder. Mxyzptlk, also a new arrival to the battle, wants to plague Superman, so he magically changes the boulder as well. As a result of the conflicting magics an uncontrollable creature is formed.

The heroes battle the creature, while the magical imps use their magic to fight each other. Realizing they can’t harm one another the imps team-up to defeat the monster. However, their magic only makes matters worse, creating new menaces.

The creature eventually is turned into a magnetic beast which Superman uses to stop the theives. Then, at Batman’s suggestion, the imps make another such creature. The two magnetic creatures destroy one another, and both magical beings return home before the heroes can scold them.