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Title:
World’s Finest (1941)
Synopsis:
Superman and Batman: ”The Prisoner of Rogue’s Rock!”
When a swamp-monster called El Monstro distributes gold from Nazi Martin Bormann’s hidden hoard in South America, Superman and Batman go to investigate. Upon arriving they separate to investigate on their own and while Superman goes looking for sunken and abandoned ships from World War II, Batman is taken to the lair of El Monstro, where he learns the tragic history of the creature. El Monstro was once a human until his father was murdered and he was framed for the crime. While in prison, he learned of the existence of the Nazi treasure and he also learned about his father’s own crimes. His cellmate provided him with a strange chemical that would help him escape prison by taking the place of a corpse, but when his body was thrown to the sea, he discovered that his body had been changed into that of a monster.
After learning about El Monstro’s background, Batman learned the reason why the creature was returning the gold to the victims of his father’s crimes. After this, Superman locates them and he engages in a fight with the monster, before Batman could tell him the truth. Superman doesn’t believe the whole story and the monster uses some weeds to transform back into the previous human form. It is then that the heroes learn that El Monstro was in fact a beautiful woman, who had to pose as a man all her life to please her father. The transformation is very brief and she soon returns to be El Monstro. As the creature leaves to get revege against those who wronged against it, Superman is still baffled as to where the Nazi treasure is located and Batman deliberately lies to him, telling him that he doesn’t known the treasure’s location either.
Metamorpho: ”Tick-Tock Boom-Boom”
Metamorpho has developed a split personality from the chemical bath in which Simon Stagg immersed him, and in his evil identity, has planted bombs intended to destroy Stagg.
When a swamp-monster called El Monstro distributes gold from Nazi Martin Bormann’s hidden hoard in South America, Superman and Batman go to investigate. Upon arriving they separate to investigate on their own and while Superman goes looking for sunken and abandoned ships from World War II, Batman is taken to the lair of El Monstro, where he learns the tragic history of the creature. El Monstro was once a human until his father was murdered and he was framed for the crime. While in prison, he learned of the existence of the Nazi treasure and he also learned about his father’s own crimes. His cellmate provided him with a strange chemical that would help him escape prison by taking the place of a corpse, but when his body was thrown to the sea, he discovered that his body had been changed into that of a monster.
After learning about El Monstro’s background, Batman learned the reason why the creature was returning the gold to the victims of his father’s crimes. After this, Superman locates them and he engages in a fight with the monster, before Batman could tell him the truth. Superman doesn’t believe the whole story and the monster uses some weeds to transform back into the previous human form. It is then that the heroes learn that El Monstro was in fact a beautiful woman, who had to pose as a man all her life to please her father. The transformation is very brief and she soon returns to be El Monstro. As the creature leaves to get revege against those who wronged against it, Superman is still baffled as to where the Nazi treasure is located and Batman deliberately lies to him, telling him that he doesn’t known the treasure’s location either.
Metamorpho: ”Tick-Tock Boom-Boom”
Metamorpho has developed a split personality from the chemical bath in which Simon Stagg immersed him, and in his evil identity, has planted bombs intended to destroy Stagg.
Cover Date:
Oct 1973
Publisher:
DC (Detective Comics)
Barcode:
070989307308
Issue Number:
219
Legacy Number:
219
Volume:
1
Month:
October
Year:
1973
Variant Number:
Cover A
Cover Letter:
A
Purchase Type:
Direct
Printing:
21911
Country:
United States
Cover Price:
$0.20
Era:
Bronze Age
Genre:
Superhero
Fantasy
Action/Adventure
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Language:
English
Type of Comic:
Magazine
Characters:
Superman & Batman
Metamorpho backup story
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Date Added:
2018-07-02 23:53:02
Series:
World’s Finest (1941)
Story Arc:
Life Signs
Number of Pages:
36
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$3.99
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-11-13
Date Added:
2018-07-02 23:53:02
Writer:
Bob Haney
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Penciller:
Dick Dillin
John Calnan
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Inker:
Frank Giacoia
John Calnan
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Cover Artist:
Nick Cardy
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