Host Anthony Desiato and guest Rich Roney dig into the origins of the World’s Finest team as they survey the first meetings between Superman and Batman across time and media — from their first appearance together in 1941’s “All-Star Comics” no.7 to the first official meeting in “Superman” no.76 (1952) to John Byrne’s reinvention in “Man of steel” no.3 (1986) to Mark Waid’s most recent retelling in “World’s Finest” no.18-19 (2023).
Additional stories covered include the partially lost radio serial “Mystery of the Wax Men” (1945), “World’s Finest” no.84 (1956) and no.94 (1958), “Adventure Comics” no.275 (1960), “Superboy” no.182 (1972), the “World’s Finest” 3-parter from “Superman: The Animated Series” (1997), “When Clark Met Bruce” by the “Superman: For All Seasons” team of Loeb & Sale (2003), “Superman/Batman Annual 2006,” “Superman” no.710 (2011), the “Cross World” arc from “Batman/Superman” (2013), and “Batman v Superman” (2016).
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Mentioned in this episode:
- Fat Moose Comics
- Always Hold On To Smallville
- Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival
- Aw Yeah Comics
- The Pop Break
- Acme Comics
- Sam Lim
- Paragons of Earth
