Cover Credits |
Penciller: Curt Swan Inker: George Klein |
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Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #169
Publisher: DC
(National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1967
On Sale Date:
July 25, 1967 Newsstand Date July 25, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Batman #195, Page 23
Newsstand Date July 25, 1967
Source: House Ad, Adventures of Jerry Lewis #102, Page 30
Copyright Date July 25, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967
Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Jan., April and July
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger
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Title: "The Supergirl-Batgirl Plot"
Pages: 18
Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)
Batman (of Earth-1)
Writer: Cary Bates
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Klein
Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Batgirl Vol. 1 TPB (2007)
Showcase Presents:World's Finest Vol. 3 TPB (2010)
Feature Character(s)
- Superman (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #105; next appearance in Action Comics #354)
- Batman (last appearance in Batman #195; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #74)
Guest Star(s)
- Supergirl (last appearance in Adventure Comics #359; next appearance in Action Comics #356)
- Batgirl (last appearance in Detective Comics #363; next appearance in Detective Comics #369)
Supporting Character(s)
- Robin (last appearance in Batman #195; next appearance in Detective Comics #368)
Villain(s)
- Mr. Mxyzptlk (disguised as Supergirl and the Black Flame; last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #73; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #114)
- Briggs and three unnamed crooks (no further appearances)
Guest Appearance(s)
- Bat-Mite (disguised as Batgirl and Catwoman; last appearance in World's Finest Comics #152; next appearance in Detective Comics #482)
Comments:
Part 2:"Clash of the Super-Teams"
The Black Flame and Catwoman do not actually appear in this story. They are disguises worn by Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite.
Synopsis:
While on patrol near Gotham City, Supergirl is attacked by a spectral hand. Batgirl comes to her aid. Working as a team the girls are able to escape the hand which then disappears. The girls then begin a campaign to humiliate and discredit Superman and Batman.
In a series of incidents Supergirl temporarily robs Superman of his powers and upstages him. Meanwhile Batgirl makes Batman act like a coward while fighting crooks. The girls then lock Batman out of the Batcave and steal his equipment. Supergirl also takes the Fortress of Solitude and hides it from Superman. Next the girls kidnap Robin and leave both heroes powerless without even their secret identities.
When the girls the confront Superman and Batman, their real identities are exposed. Superman discovers that Supergirl is really the Kandorian woman Black Flame, while Batman discovers that Selina Kyle the Catwoman has been masquerading as Batgirl. The heroes forces the villainesses to reveal where the real Supergirl and Batgirl are being held. However, before a rescue can be enacted Supergirl and Batgirl arrive from another dimension.
Supergirl then unmasks Black Flame and Catwoman as Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite. The two imps were once again staging a game with the heroes as their pawns. Bat-Mite tricks Mxyzptlk into returning to his home dimension before leaving voluntarily. Once they are gone, the effects of their magic tricks on Superman and Batman are reversed.
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