Comic Title: World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 1 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1999
On Sale Date: March 17, 1999 Direct Market Date February 24, 1999
Source: Previews, Vol. 8 #12 (#120)

Direct Market Date March 17, 1999
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, March 17, 1999

Direct Market Date March 17, 1999
Source: Diamond Shipping List, Shipping This Week: March 17

Shipping Date February 24, 1999
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #1319

Direct Market Date March 17, 1999
Source: Usenet, Late Comics Report for the week of March 18, 1999

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 224
Editor: Rick Taylor

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Mightiest Team in the World"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: John Fischetti

Reprinted From:
Superman #76 (1952)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #94; next appearance in Superman #77)

Guest Star(s)

• Batman (first Earth-1 appearance; last appearance in World's Finest Comics #94; next appearance in Detective Comics #184)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #162; next appearance in Superman #77)

Villain(s)

• A gang boss and his men (Joe and Vince named; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Robin (Dick Grayson; first Earth-1 appearance; last appearance in World's Finest Comics #94; next appearance in Detective Comics #184)
• Commissioner Gordon (first Earth-1 appearance; last appearance in Detective Comics #234; next appearance in Batman #75)

Other Character(s)

• Hal Hannon (an actor; no further appearances)

Comments:
The text intro to this story proclaims it the first meeting of Superman and Batman. The Earth-2 heroes had already met by this point with the Justice Society, so this is the first Earth-1 published meeting. Superman and Batman had chronologically teamed up just prior to this story as related in the flashback in the first story of World’s Finest Comics #94.

Superman and Batman discover each other’s secret identities in this story.

Synopsis:
Both Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne board a cruise ship and end up sharing a cabin. When a fire breaks out, both switch to their alternate identities of Superman and Batman. Batman rescues Lois Lane, while Superman puts out the fire.

Later aboard ship they protect their identities from Lois Lane, while tracking down a jewel thief, John Smilter. Superman must save the ship from danger, while Batman captures Smilter and once again rescues Lois. When the ship arrives at port, the duo once again protects their secret identities from Lois.