Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #71
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jul/Aug 1954
Approx. On Sale Date: May 26, 1954 Copyright Date May 24, 1954
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1954
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Batman – Double for Superman"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Alvin Schwartz
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted In:
World's Finest Comics #179 (1968)
World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 1 HC (1999)
Millennium Edition:World's Finest Comics 71 (#35) (2000)
Showcase Presents:World's Finest Vol. 1 TPB (2007)
Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2016)
Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics:The Silver Age Vol. 1 TPB (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #90; next appearance in Superman #91)
• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #209; next appearance in Batman #85)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #209; next appearance in Batman #85)
• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #90; next appearance in Superman #91)

Villain(s)

• A gang of crooks (Shorty named; no further appearances)

Comments:
Superman and Batman’s discovery of each other’s secret identities in the first story of Superman #76 is recapped in this story.

Synopsis:
Superman rescues Batman and Robin, when the Bat-plane is shot down by crooks. In the process, Lois Lane witnesses Clark Kent change into Superman. Batman and Superman agree to switch identities to confuse Lois, so she won’t realize she has discovered Superman’s secret identity.

Superman disguised as Batman follows the crooks, but is felled by a piece of Kryptonite. Meanwhile, Batman disguised as Superman tries to convince Lois that Superman is Bruce Wayne. When Superman fails to return Batman tracks him down at the crooks’ hide-out. Lois also arrives, discovering Clark wearing the Batman costume. Batman rescues Clark from the Kryptonite and apprehends the crooks. Lois is still confused by the secret identity situation and believes it was a prank perpetrated by Superman.