Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #227
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1975
On Sale Date: October 17, 1974 Newsstand Date October 17, 1974
Source: Comic Reader, #111

Copyright Date October 17, 1974
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1975

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.60
Page Count: 96
Editor: Murray Boltinoff

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Cape and Cowl Crooks"
Pages: 18

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

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Klein

Reprinted From:
World's Finest Comics #159 (1966)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #339; next appearance in Superman #189)
• Batman (last appearance in Justice League of America #47; next appearance in Metal Men #21)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #183; next appearance in Metal Men #21)
• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #94; next appearance in Superman #189)
• Perry White (becomes Anti-Superman; last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #94; next appearance in Superman #189)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #94; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #67)
• Commissioner Gordon (becomes Anti-Batman; last appearance in Detective Comics #353; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #67)

Villain(s)

• Prankster (last appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #9; next appearance in Superman #299)
• Toyman (last appearance in Superman #182; next appearance in Action Comics #432)
• Joker (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #156; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #68)
• Penguin (last appearance in Justice League of America #40; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #68)
• Riddler (last appearance in Batman #179; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #68)

Other Character(s)

• Sgt. O'Hara (as a voice only; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Lex Luthor (as a statue)
• Brainiac (as a statue)
• Catwoman (as a statue)

Comments:
Part 2: "Trail of the Copy-Cat Crooks"

Synopsis:
Perry White and Commissioner Gordon visit Superman's Fortress of Solitude and the Bat-Cave, so that Perry can complete a series of articles about the foes of Superman and Batman. After the visit two costumed villains Anti-Superman and Anti-Batman challenge the World's Finest team. Anti-Superman possesses Superman's powers and threatens his counterpart with Gold Kryptonite. Anti-Batman knows all of Batman's secrets with the exception of his secret identity.

Batman eventually deduces that the villains are really Perry and Gordon under the influence of alien gas X-22. Batman lures them into a trap where Superman can deliver the antidote. Perry and Gordon return to normal and explain that they were exposed to the gas in Superman's Fortress. Perry also uses a machine to give himself temporary super powers.