World's Finest Comics was a A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. Comic books are often called comics, especially in the U.K.. Although the term implies otherwise, the subject matter in comic books is not necessarily humorous. In fact, it varies widely. Many early comic books were... comic book series published by DC Comics is one of the largest companies in comic book and related media publishing. DC is responsible for such famous characters as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and their teammates in the Justice League. For decades, DC Comics has been one of the two largest American comic book companies (the... DC Comics from 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 6 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address. January 10 - Lend-Lease is introduced into the U.S. Congress. January 19 - British troops attack Italian... 1941 to 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 - Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 - After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves... 1986. The series was initially titled World's Best Comics for its first issue; issue #2 ( 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 6 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address. January 10 - Lend-Lease is introduced into the U.S. Congress. January 19 - British troops attack Italian... 1941) switched to the more prominent name. Every issue featured DC's two leading A superhero is a fictional character who is noted for feats of courage and nobility and who usually has a colorful name and costume and abilities beyond those of normal human beings. Since the first and most definitive superhero, Superman, debuted in 1938, the continuing, saga-like stories of superheroes... superheroes, Superman, looking over Metropolis, his home, with the Daily Planet building in the background. Art by Jim Lee. Superman is a fictional character and superhero, created by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel. Superman first appeared in is a loan translation deriving from German , the first appearance of Superman. Art by... Superman and Batman Real name Bruce Wayne Publisher DC Comics First appearance , but has since become the lead or co-lead character of a number of comic book series, in addition to a family of titles featuring related characters (e.g. #27, May 1939. The first appearance of Batman. Art by Bob... Batman. The series was initially a 96 page quarterly An anthology is a collection of literary works, originally of poems, but in recent years its usage has broadened to be applied to collections of short stories and comic strips. The term is also applied to television series featuring a variety of different stories. The word derives from the Greek... anthology, featuring various DC characters - always including Superman and Batman - in separate stories. When superheroes fell out of vogue in the Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. Optimistic visions of semi-Utopian technological future including such devices as the flying car. across the United States, graffiti as an art form develops, especially among urban African Americans; graffiti eventually becomes one of the four elements of hip... 1950s, DC shortened the size of the publication to that of the rest of its output, leaving only enough space for one story; this led to Superman and Batman appearing in the same story together starting with World's Finest #71 ( 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events January events January 14 - The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator forming the American Motors Corporation January 14 - Marilyn Monroe weds Joe DiMaggio. January 15 - Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in... 1954). The series continued in this vein until its cancellation in 1986 at #323.

A number of World's Finest titles have since appeared:

• a three-issue 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1990 in video gaming January January 3 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 - Lt Gen... 1990 miniseries by Dave Gibbons (born April 14, 1949) is a British artist of comic books. Gibbons is best known for collaborating with Alan Moore on the comics series , and as the co-creator of fans he is known as the original artist on Doctor Who Weekly/Monthly, drawing the lead comic strips... Dave Gibbons and Steve Rude
• a three-issue Legends of the World's Finest miniseries in 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the skull (see Human evolution). April April 6 - Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and president of Burundi Cyprien Ntaryamira die when a missile shoots down their jet near Kigali, Rwanda. This is taken as a... 1994, spinning off of the popular Legends of the Dark Knight is a DC comic book featuring Batman. What separates Legends from other Batman titles is that it has rotating creative teams and that the stories are not necessarily part of the continuity of the other Batman comics. Occasionally, the stories have tied in with the... Legends of the Dark Knight anthology
• a two-issue Superboy is a fictional character published by DC Comics which was originally intended to be Superman as a boy and was essentially treated as a junior version of Superman. To that end, Superboy wore the Superman costume and his alter ego Clark Kent wore glasses as a disguise for his... Superboy/ The given name is sometimes used. Though generally regarded as a boys name, it is sometimes given to girls. Robin can be: The European Robin, comics, see Robin (Batman). The Reliant Robin, a three-wheeled car built by Reliant. An American doo wop group, Categories: Disambiguation ... Robin: World's Finest Three in 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the . April 28 - Martin Bryant kills 35 people as part of the Port Arthur Massacre, at the Port Arthur tourist site, Tasmania, Australia. April 29 - Official opening of Rent (musical) on Broadway. May May 11... 1996
• Batman/Superman Adventures: World's Finest one-shot in 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 - Mister Rogers receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame January 9 - Yachtsman Tony Bullimore found alive five days after his boat capsized... 1997, adapting the Batman/Superman team-up in The The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. . The success of the series led to a new set of episodes being made, which aired from 1997 to 1999 under the title . The series was partially inspired by Tim Burton... Batman/ , and (as the title suggests) it starred the fictional character of Superman. Warner Bros. applied the same more modern, more serious animated treatment to DC Comics flagship character in the same way they had successfully produced comic book character, the animated series paid tribute to both the classic Superman of... Superman Adventures cartoon
• , heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places - some that have existed, and others that cant, couldnt or shouldnt exist. The result is stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow. The first comic... Elseworlds' Finest: #123 (1958). Due to a somewhat disjointed continuity, several variations of Supergirl have appeared in comic books. However, in her most well-known incarnation, Supergirl is Superman’s cousin, also sent to Earth during the last moments of the doomed planet Krypton. Also like her cousin, Supergirl can fly... Supergirl/ The first appearance of Batgirl, from #139, April 1961. Art by Sheldon Moldoff. Bat-Girl was Betty Kane (first appearance: #359, 1967), daughter of Gotham City Police Commissioner James Gordon. On her way to a masquerade ball dressed as a female version of Batman, Barbara intervened in a kidnapping attempt... Batgirl one-shot in 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the calling the attacks against her husband part of a vast right-wing conspiracy. January 28 Ford Motor Company announces the buyout of Volvo Cars for $6.45 billion. Gunmen hold at least 400 children... 1998
• Superman and Batman: World's Funnest, featuring Mr. Mxyzptlk (roughly pronounced Mix-yez-pit-lick) is a supervillain in DC Comics Superman comics. Introduced in , he made it through the Crisis on Infinite Earths relatively unchanged, although the unpleasant nature of his pranks and the psychological effects they had on others was played up more, at least... Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite is a fictional character from DC Comics. Bat_Mite is an imp similar to the Superman villian Mr Mxyzptlk. He appears as as small childlike man in an ill-fitting Batman costume, with a lightning bolt instead of the bat-insignia. Bat-Mite is often portrayed as having near... Bat-Mite