World's Finest Vol 1 178

"The Has-Been Superman!": When Superman loses his powers, he adopts the secret identity of "The Nova".

"The Has-Been Superman!"
Cover
World's Finest Vol 1 #178
September, 1968
Cover Artists	Neal Adams
The Has-Been Superman!
Writers	Cary Bates
Pencilers	Curt Swan
Inkers	Jack Abel
Previous Issue	World's Finest # 177
Next Issue	World's Finest # 179

World's Finest #178 is an issue of the series World's Finest (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1968.

Synopsis for "The Has-Been Superman!"

When Superman loses his powers, he adopts the secret identity of "The Nova".

Appearing in "The Has-Been Superman!"

Featured Characters:

• Superman/The Nova
• Batman

Supporting Characters:

• Green Arrow
• Speedy

Villains:

• Leaper
• Mr. Socrates

Other Characters:

• Commisioner Gordon
• Robin
• Aunt Harriet

Locations:

• Earth-178

Items:

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Vehicles:

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Notes

• The Has-Been Superman! was originally published as an imaginary story, a story outside of regular continuity. In Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium, it was retconned as having happened on another Earth, .

• Many years later, in The Kingdom #2, it was revealed that this story is not imaginary, and actually happened somewhere out in Hypertime.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the World's Finest series
• Images from World's Finest Vol 1 178