World's Finest Vol 1 181

Superman and Batman: "The Hunter and the Hunted!"

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Superman and Batman: "The Hunter and the Hunted!"

Bizarro: "The Origin of the Bizarro World"

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DON'T GO AWAY! US LIKE YU!!

— Bizarro

World's Finest #181 is an issue of the series World's Finest (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1968. It was published on October 22, 1968.

Synopsis for Superman and Batman: "The Hunter and the Hunted!"

Superman is enjoying a party to celebrate him being named reporter of the year when he suddenly receives an ultra-sonic signal summoning him to his fortress. He discovers that his super computer has predicted that he will be captured by an unknown and invisible agent. He also learns that the agent will come after Batman as well. He rushes to the batcave to warn Batman and then he evacuates the planet into another solar system. In the meantime, Batman discovers the note and immediately disguises himself so that even Robin does not recognize him. Batman heads to a secret lab where he uses a time machine to randomly transport him to another time that is unknown even to him. The next morning, a mysterious figure teleports himself into the Daily Planet offices. He is accompanied by a strange looking dog and inquires as to the whereabouts of Clark Kent. He is informed by Perry and Jimmy that Clark has disappeared and they have no idea where he went. The stranger then proceeds to Wayne Manor where he is once more told that Bruce Wayne is out of town and it is unknown when he will return. The figure then teleports himself to Superman's fortress where he discovers the computer that warned Superman of his visit. He grabs a piece of mineral and orders his dog Zyr to pick up the scent and track down the man of steel. A split second later the pair is teleported to the planet Toron where they find Superman hiding out. The stranger orders Superman to accompany him and Superman is unable to resist him. The man then orders Zyr to sniff one of Batmans glove. The alien hounds gives it one sniff and they are teleported in time to the year 1896 to where Batman has been hiding. The pair of heroes is then transported to the planet Orr where they enter the chief city of Azib. The heroes are astounded by the modern technology that they witness. At first chance they overpower their host and make a run for it. They discover a small dwelling that seems to be filled with replicas and souvenirs from their own headquarters on Earth. They are then attacked by an alien robot that suddenly appears. They struggle at first but Batman soon uses a Lox capsule to freeze the robot and break it up into brittle pieces. Three Aliens then appear and congratulate the heroes for passing their test. Two of them introduce themselves as KRALC and YLLAS. Batman immediately notices that YLLAS is a lovely girl. KRALC announces that YLLAS will be their guide in the city. They find out that they are both considered living legends in the city. They travel to an arena where they are introduced as the founders of their race and they begin to perform super feats to please the crowd. Once the performance is over they are awarded with Ribbons of Supremacy. The next day the heroes walk amongst themselves discussing their predicament. The notice that some of the objects they have encountered are from Bizarro World. They even find a photo of Bizarro Superman and Bizarro Batman. They figure that KRALC must have mistaken them for their Bizarro counterparts. They come upon a visual recorder which reveals that the square shaped Bizarro planet came upon a giant meteor that exploded and bathed the planet in its strange radiation. The planet was then changed into an ova shape and the Orrians gained great mental powers including the power of teleportation. The meteor erased their Bizarro characteristics but Batman notices that the Orrians still do some things backwards like putting curtains outside of windows and YLLAS was wearing a brooch with the last letter of her name. They then discover that KRALC is Clark spelled backwards and YLLAS stands for Sally. ORR and AZIB combine to spell out Bizarro. Superman and Batman suddenly begin to fight each other making menaces of themselves. KRALC suddenly appears and announces that the two heroes will be kicked off the planet. They are hurled into space and the planet ORR suddenly vanishes as KRALC takes it into its own future. A few moment later the square planet of Bizzaro suddenly reappears where it should be, and the Bizarros tell Superman to leave, which he gladly does.

Appearing in Superman and Batman: "The Hunter and the Hunted!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Other Characters:

Bizarro #1 (In a photograph only)
Bizarro Batman (In a photograph only)
Joker (In a photograph only)
Kralc (Single appearance)
Zyr-2 (Single appearance)
Yllas (Single appearance)
Orr robot

Locations:

Metropolis
- Daily Planet
Fortress of Solitude
Gotham City
- Wayne Foundation
- Wayne Manor
  - Batcave
Planet Orr
- Azib (Capital of Orr)
Timestream

Items:

Batrope
Kandor
Utility Belt
Time-Transporter

Vehicles:

Synopsis for Bizarro: "The Origin of the Bizarro World"

When an experimental duplicator ray was used on Superman, an imperfect duplicate known as Bizarro was created. A Bizarro duplicate of Lois Lane was also created to keep Bizarro company. The couple left Earth and founded Bizarro World, a planet populated by duplicates of themselves created with an imitator machine. The Bizarro planet was changed into a cube shape, and the Bizarros adopted a code to do the opposite of all Earthly things.

Appearing in Bizarro: "The Origin of the Bizarro World"