Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #126
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1962
On Sale Date: April 19, 1962 Newsstand Date April 19, 1962
Source: House Ad, Challengers of the Unknown #26, Page 30

Copyright Date April 19, 1962
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1962


Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of January, April, July and October
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Negative Superman"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: France E. Herron
Penciller: Jim Mooney
Inker: Sheldon Moldoff

Reprinted In:
World's Finest Comics #188 (1969)
Showcase Presents:World's Finest Vol. 2 TPB (2008)
Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #61; next appearance in Action Comics #289)
• Batman (last appearance in Batman #148; next appearance in Detective Comics #304)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #148; next appearance in Detective Comics #304)

Villain(s)

• Negative Superman (a black and white duplicate of Superman; no further appearances)
• Lex Luthor (last appearance in Action Comics #286; next appearance in Superman #154)
• Two of Luthor’s henchmen and several escaped convicts (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Luthor uses a new device to cause Superman to split in a positive and negative half. The Negative Superman begins helping Luthor and other criminals. The real Superman is unable to stop his duplicate because of an energy field.

Batman and Robin assist the Man of Steel in combating the super-powered menace. Batman uses Kryptonite, but the mineral causes the Negative Superman to grow more powerful. When Superman collides with his negative half, the increased power of the Negative Superman breaks the energy field and allows them to merge back into one being.