Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) #40

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"Late Night On The Town"
Part of the "All In" event.
Batman/Superman: World's Finest Vol 1 #40
August, 2025
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Dan Mora
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Tirso Cons
Cover Variant #2	Adrián Gutiérrez Matt Herms
Cover Variant #3	Skylar Patridge
Late Night On The Town
Writers	Mark Waid
Pencilers	Adrián Gutiérrez
Inkers	Adrián Gutiérrez
Colorists	Matt Herms
Letterers	Steve Wands
Editors	Paul Kaminski Chris Rosa
Previous Issue	Batman/Superman: World's Finest # 39
Next Issue	Batman/Superman: World's Finest # 41

Terrific. You're telling me another lunatic with powers is loose in Metropolis.

— Perry White

Batman/Superman: World's Finest #40 is an issue of the series Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 2025. It was published on June 18, 2025.

Appearing in "Late Night On The Town"

Featured Characters:

• Batman (Bruce Wayne)
• Commissioner Jim Gordon
• Perry White
• Superman (Clark Kent)

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane

Antagonists:

• Frank Rotsler (First appearance)
• Hollis Jackson (First appearance)
• Unnamed Kaiju (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Melinda Jackson (Hollis Jackson's sister) (Single appearance)
• Metropolis Police Department
  • Metropolis Special Crimes Unit (Cameo)
• God (Mentioned only)
• Mayor of Metropolis (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth 0
  • United States of America
    • Metropolis
      • Daily Planet (Cameo)
      • Galaxy Building
      • Centennial Park (Mentioned only)
    • Gotham City (Mentioned only)
  • Arctic Circle (Mentioned only)
• Sphere of the Gods
  • Hell (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Giant Batarangs
• Batman's Giant Robot
• Batsuits
  • Utility Belts
• Inhibitor Collar

Concepts:

• Dimensional Rift/Time Portal (Mentioned only)
• Metahumans
  

Notes

• These events supposedly take place after the return of Superman and Batman from the future, where they were displaced into during the We Are Yesterday crossover.

Trivia

• Many details from Metropolis reference the authors of this issue:
  • Waid St. is a homage to the writer, Mark Waid;
  • Bonvillain Inc. is a homage to the artist, Tamra Bonvillain;
  • The Rosa building is a homage to the editor, Chris Rosa;
  • The Kaminsky and Wands cardboards are respectively homages to the editor, Paul Kaminski, and the letterer, Steve Wands.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Batman/Superman: World's Finest series
• Images from Batman/Superman: World's Finest Vol 1 40

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