Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #195
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1970
On Sale Date: June 11, 1970 Copyright Date June 11, 1970
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1970

Newsstand Date June 11, 1970
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V25 #4

Frequency: Monthly, (with the exception of Jan., Apr., and July)
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "Dig Now, Die Later"
Pages: 18

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

Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Michael Esposito

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Robin the Boy Wonder Vol. 1 TPB (2008)
Showcase Presents:World's Finest Vol. 4 TPB (2013)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #194; next appearance in Action Comics #389)
• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #194; next appearance in Detective Comics #400)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #194; next appearance in Detective Comics #400)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #129; next appearance in Action Comics #389)

Villain(s)

• Karl Lukaz (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #194; no further appearances)
• Various mob leaders (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued from World's Finest Comics #194.

Synopsis:
Superman and Batman have gone undercover to gather evidence against the mob. However, a head injury suffered by Batman causes him to believe that he really is mob leader Karl Lukaz. He exposes Superman's undercover identity to the gang and uses Kryptonite to weaken his friend. To escape the situation, Superman feigns memory loss of his own. Batman, as Lukaz, then plans to use Superman against his own friends Jimmy Olsen and Robin.

Superman lures Robin and Jimmy to a junkyard and forces them to dig their own graves. Robin makes an appeal for mercy to Batman which snaps his mind back to normal. This appears to end the threat, but the real Lukaz suddenly appears. Superman convinces him that he is still working for the criminals by killing Robin and Jimmy with his heat vision. He then hands over evidence of their deaths to Lukaz.

Superman then grabs Batman and carries him away. Then the heroes wait. Lukaz takes the evidence to his secret vault. Superman planted transmitters which lead him there. The vault contains the evidence needed to convict Lukaz and his associates. Lukaz tries to stop the heroes, but Robin and Jimmy provide a timely assist to catch the crooks. Superman didn't kill them. He swapped them out for wax figures to fool Lukaz. With the evidence in hand and the crooks apprehended, Superman and Batman have successfully shut down the mob operation.