Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) #18

"Phantom Riddles, Part One": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"Phantom Riddles, Part One"
Batman/Superman: World's Finest Vol 1 #18
October, 2023
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Dan Mora
Phantom Riddles, Part One
Writers	Mark Waid
Pencilers	Travis Moore
Inkers	Travis Moore
Colorists	Tamra Bonvillain
Letterers	Steve Wands
Editors	Paul Kaminski Rebecca Bohanan
Previous Issue	Batman/Superman: World's Finest # 17
Next Issue	Batman/Superman: World's Finest # 19

I've been mapping your Metropolis flight paths for months. The majority of them begin or end at either the Planet offices or a specific apartment building on Clinton Avenue. Cross-referencing that data with the Planet's personnel files, Clark Kent is Superman's most likely disguise.

— Bruce Wayne

Batman/Superman: World's Finest #18 is an issue of the series Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 2023. It was published on August 15, 2023.

Appearing in "Phantom Riddles, Part One"

Featured Characters:

• Batman (Bruce Wayne)
• Superman (Clark Kent)

Supporting Characters:

• Alfred Pennyworth
• Gotham City Police Department
  • Commissioner Jim Gordon
  • Detective Harvey Bullock
• Jimmy Olsen
• Perry White

Antagonists:

• Jax-Ur
• Magpie (Margaret Pye)
• The Riddler (Edward Nygma)
• Spellbinder (Delbert Billings) (First full appearance)

Other Characters:

• Martha Wayne (In picture only)
• Thomas Wayne (In picture only)
• Krypto (Mentioned only)
• LexCorp (Mentioned only)
• WayneTech (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth 0
  • Earth
    • United States of America
      • Gotham City
        • GCPD Headquarters
        • Gotham Diamond Exchange
        • Gotham Memorial Park
        • Wayne Manor
          • Batcave
      • Metropolis
        • Daily Planet
  • Krypton (Mentioned only)
• Sphere of the Gods
  • Underworld
    • Phantom Zone (Cameo)

Items:

• Batarang
• Batcomputer
• Batman's T-Rex (Cameo)
• Batsuit
  • Batrope
  • Utility Belt

Vehicles:

• Batmobile

Concepts:

• Kryptonese
  

Notes

• This issue features Batman and Superman's first meeting in the reborn timeline of Earth 0.
  • The events of this issue take place during Batman's Year One.
    • As of this issue, a version of the "Dinosaurs Island" story from Batman #35 already happened.
• This issue is reprinted in Batman/Superman: World's Finest: Secret Origins.

Trivia

• During his first meeting with Clark Kent, Jim Gordon also comes up with the idea for the Bat-Signal.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Batman/Superman: World's Finest series
• Images from Batman/Superman: World's Finest Vol 1 18

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