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 #7 to the first official meeting in SUPERMAN #76 (1952) to John Byrne's reinvention in MAN OF STEEL #3 (1986) to Mark Waid's most recent retelling in WORLD'S FINEST #18-19 (2023).
Additional stories covered include the partially lost radio serial "Mystery of the Wax Men" (1945), WORLD'S FINEST #84 (1956) & #94 (1958), ADVENTURE COMICS #275 (1960), SUPERBOY #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 #710 (2011), the "Cross World" arc from BATMAN/SUPERMAN (2013), and BATMAN V SUPERMAN (2016).
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Digging for Kryptonite is a Flat Squirrel Production. Key art by Isaiah Simmons (2020-2024 version by Gregg Schigiel). Theme music by Basic Printer.
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