{"product_id":"batman-and-superman-world-s-finest-the-silver-age-omnibus-volume-1-hardcover","title":"BATMAN AND SUPERMAN World's Finest The Silver Age Omnibus Volume 1 Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuperman and Batman first teamed up in these stories from comics' Golden \u0026amp; Silver Ages, reprinted here for the first time in one massive hardcover. Frequent guest stars are Robin, Lois Lane, Commissioner Gordon and Perry White. The two heroes work together to battle crime in the past, present and future, including each other's greatest foes: Lex Luthor and The Joker! Wonderful, classic art by \u003cstrong\u003eSwan\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSprang\u003c\/strong\u003e.\n\nCollects stories from \u003cem\u003eNew York World's Fair Comics\u003c\/em\u003e #1-2 (1939 and 1940) and \u003cem\u003eWorld's Finest Comics\u003c\/em\u003e #71-96. 30 complete stories.\n\nDC put both our two heroes on the covers of \u003cem\u003eWorld's Fair Comics\u003c\/em\u003e, and quickly discovered how popular this was. So next they put them both on the cover and into \u003cem\u003eWorld's Best #1\u003c\/em\u003e, Spring, 1941. Then they quickly changed the title to \u003cem\u003eWorld's Finest\u003c\/em\u003e with the second issue, and went on to feature them there for decades. BUT--aside from Justice Society stories, Superman and Batman never worked together in a single story until \u003cem\u003eSuperman #76\u003c\/em\u003e in 1952--then not again until \u003cem\u003eWorld's Finest\u003c\/em\u003e #71 in 1954. Each always starred in his own, separate stories. #71-74 are the last pre-code issues.\n\nThey agree to reveal to each other their secret identities, and the rest is history. These stories are fun and offbeat. These first cross-over issues are today scarce, since super heroes were on the wane back in the mid-1950s and other genres, like horror, crime and romance, were outselling our boys in tights.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DC Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59639605264670,"sku":"BSF01H","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/product_b_s_bsf01h.jpg?v=1784468908","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/batman-and-superman-world-s-finest-the-silver-age-omnibus-volume-1-hardcover","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}