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

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

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

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

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The True History of Superman and Batman"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted From:
World's Finest Comics #81 (1956)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #214; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #12)
• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #229; next appearance in Batman #99)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #229; next appearance in Batman #99)
• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #214; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #12)
• Perry White (last appearance in Action Comics #214; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #12)

Villain(s)

• Shark Slaney’s gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Ka Thar (a historian from the future; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Superman and Batman are visited by Ka Thar, a historian from the year 5956. Ka Thar shows them a book recounting the deeds accomplished by the heroes. Superman explains that the details are wrong.

Ka Thar then blackmails the heroes into redoing the feats in the same manner described in the book. If they do not do as ordered, Ka Thar threatens to expose their secret identities. After redoing several tasks, Batman deduces that Ka Thar’s threat is empty. However, each task has now beeen done as described, so the historian returns to his own time.