Comic Title: Showcase Presents:World's Finest Vol. 2 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: October 22, 2008 Direct Market Date October 15, 2008
Source: Previews, #238

Direct Market Date October 22, 2008
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 520
Editor: Sean Mackiewicz

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

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 From:
World's Finest Comics #126 (1962)

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.