World's Finest (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1948.
Synopsis for Batman: "The Man Who Could Not Die!"
Joe Starr is a low-profile criminal and he is informed by a fortune teller that his fortune is about to change for the better. When Starr reads a newspaper that indicates that he couldn't die for at least a year, he becomes overconfident and takes over the gang of Trigger Smith. Using his new-found fortune, he adopts the identity of Lucky Star, a criminal who defies his own luck because he is unable to die.
Batman and Robin encounter Lucky Star on several occasions and every time they are outsmarted by the lucky criminal. However, during a daring crime, one of the thugs informs him that the newspaper that he read was a gag planned by Trigger Smith to mess up with his head. Losing his confidence, Lucky Star is easily captured by Batman and arrested. Ironically, Joe Starr is sentenced to die on the same date that the newspaper predicted.
Appearing in Batman: "The Man Who Could Not Die!"
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- Joe Starr aka Lucky Star (Single appearance; dies)
- Peterman Eddie (Single appearance)
- Trigger Smith (Single appearance; dies)
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- Swami Elhamid (Single appearance)
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Synopsis for Green Arrow: "The Case of the Camera Crimes!"
Appearing in Green Arrow: "The Case of the Camera Crimes!"
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- Green Arrow (Flashback and main story)
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- Speedy (Flashback and main story)
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- Unnamed thugs
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- Bull's-Eye (Flashback only)
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- Trick Arrows (Flashback and main story)
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Synopsis for Zatara: "The Bandits and Books"
Appearing in Zatara: "The Bandits and Books"
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- Unnamed thugs
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Synopsis for Boy Commandos: "The Killer with the Golden Voice!"
Appearing in Boy Commandos: "The Killer with the Golden Voice!"
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Synopsis for Three-Ring Binks: "The Heel and Toe Juggler"
Appearing in Three-Ring Binks: "The Heel and Toe Juggler"
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- Three-Ring Binks
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Synopsis for Superman: "The Seventh Wonder of the World!"
Appearing in Superman: "The Seventh Wonder of the World!"
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- Mä-Kläk
- General Isen-Hǒ
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- High Priest Na-Tse (Single appearance; dies)
- Assyrian Army
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- Ali
- Jo-Milla
- King Cheops
- Lois Lane (Mentioned only)
- Ma-Klak
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Notes
- "The Man Who Could Not Die!" is reprinted in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 2.
- "The Seventh Wonder of the World!" is reprinted in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 2.
Trivia
- This is the first issue of World's Finest featuring Batman on the first story and Superman on the last story, switching the usual order.
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