- You people are being used by this criminally ruthless man! A human life-- Your king's... and yours... has more value than Effron will put on it! Listen to me! You must rise up against this oppressor--
World's Finest #210 is an issue of the series World's Finest (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1972.
Synopsis for Superman and Green Arrow: "World of Faceless Slaves!"
At a time in which Oliver Queen is considering running for mayor of Star City, he and Clark Kent are kidnapped by a sorcerer from 15,000 years ago. The magician, Effron, wishes to use Green Arrow as his champion in a duel for kingship of a world of people without faces.
Appearing in Superman and Green Arrow: "World of Faceless Slaves!"
Featured Characters:
- Superman/Clark Kent
- Green Arrow/Oliver Queen (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Black Canary (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- Effron the Sorcerer (Flashback and main story) (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Batman (Mentioned only)
- Green Lantern (Mentioned only)
- Jack Major (Mayor of Star City) (Mentioned only)
- King Dextro of Veliathan (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance)
- The people of Veliathan (Single appearance)
- Kanow (Single appearance)
- Star City Police Department
Locations:
Items:
- Golden Eye of Effron (First appearance)
- Trick Arrows
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Black Pirate: "The Sword of Hate"
This story is reprinted from Sensation Comics #2.
Don Carlos sends assassins after Jon Valor. The Black Pirate defeats them. King Phillip sends Jon Valor as an envoy to the Sultan of Indore. Don Carlos hires a swordsman to kill Jon Valor, who out-fences and kills him. He also discovers a third murder plot against himself, in the form of a letter to the Sultan, requesting that the letter's deliverer be killed.
Valor successfully negotiates the diplomatic mission, and returns to report Don Carlos' mischief to King Phillip.
Appearing in Black Pirate: "The Sword of Hate"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Donna Bonita
- Black Pirate's crew
- Pedro, servant
Antagonists:
- Don Carlos
- Manuel, his hired sword (Dies)
- Pirates
- Two assassins
Other Characters:
- King Philip II of Spain
- Sultan of Indore
Locations:
Synopsis for The King: "Adventure of the Nosy Waitress"
This story is reprinted from World's Best Comics #1.
Appearing in The King: "Adventure of the Nosy Waitress"
Featured Characters:
- The King (Flashback only)
Villains:
- The Witch (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Jim Nelson (Flashback only)
- Herb Harper
Notes
- "World of Faceless Slaves!" is reprinted in World's Finest: Guardians of Earth.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Green Arrow Recommended Reading
- More Fun Comics (Volume 1): More Fun Comics #73–107
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1): Adventure Comics #246–269
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 1): Detective Comics #521–567
- Green Lantern (Volume 2): Green Lantern (Volume 2) #76–124
- The Flash (Volume 1): The Flash #217–219
- Green Arrow (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow (Volume 2)
- Green Arrow: The Wonder Year (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow (Volume 3)
- Black Canary (Volume 3)
- Green Arrow and Black Canary (Volume 1)
- Connor Hawke: Dragon's Blood (Volume 1)
- Justice League: Rise and Fall
- Green Arrow (Volume 4)
- Green Arrow (Volume 5)
- Green Arrow (Volume 6)
- Event Leviathan
- Justice League (Volume 4) #59-75
- Dark Crisis: Worlds Without a Justice League - Green Arrow
- Green Arrow (Volume 7)
- Green Arrow: Year One (Volume 1)
- Black Canary (Volume 1)
- Black Canary (Volume 2)