World's Finest #174 is an issue of the series World's Finest (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1968. It was published on January 25, 1968.
Synopsis for Superman and Batman: "Secret of the Double Death-Wish!"
Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne are suddenly struck by visions of each other in deadly peril and both of them set out to help their friend in need. Superman and Batman arrive at the location, but they are forced inside a giant maze from which they cannot escape. Inside the maze, both heroes are separated and they are placed in terrible scenarios designated to break their will. Superman is first exposed to the faces of his most dangerous enemies and then he is placed in a room with the walls made of Green Kryptonite. Meanwhile, Batman is forced to endure a swarm of Bats and then he finds the weakened Superman.
Once the heroes are reunited, they are suddenly attacked by exact replicas of their parents, which force them to retreat from the battle and fall through a trapdoor into another torture chamber. A mysterious voice starts talking to the heroes and they are forced to reveal vital information about themselves and their allies. Finally, the heroes ask to be put out of their mysery and their captors grant them their whish. It is then revealed that the masterminds behinf the whole plot are in fact, Batman and Superman, who wanted to test some recently developed duplicant androids of themselves, but after the cyborgs failed to pass the test, the heroes decide to never use them again.
Appearing in Superman and Batman: "Secret of the Double Death-Wish!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Superman Android (First appearance) (Flashback and main story) (Destroyed)
- Batman Android (First appearance) (Flashback and main story) (Destroyed)
Antagonists:
- Lex Luthor (In a vision)
- Brainiac (In a vision)
- Toyman (In a vision)
- Prankster (In a vision)
- Thomas Wayne (In a vision)
- Martha Wayne (In a vision)
- Jor-El (In a vision)
- Lara (In a vision)
- Bats (In a vision)
Other Characters:
- Alfred
- Dick Grayson (Cameo)
- Professor Madden (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
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Synopsis for Green Lantern: "Zero Hour in the Silent City!"
This story is reprinted from Green Lantern (Volume 2) #12.
Our story begins with Pieface transcribing another tale of Green Lantern's adventure in his private casebook. He recounts a tale in which Hal was out on a date with Carol. Hal is contemplating an aerodynamic issue he is dealing with at work and he is having difficulty focusing on his date. He cuts the date short and heads towards his office. He suddenly realizes that his ring has not been charged in a while and it only has a few minutes of power left. The next moment, Hal realizes that everything around him goes completely silent. Hal quickly changes into his Green Lantern costume to investigate and uses his ring to locate high frequency vibrations originating from the third floor of a building. With 20 seconds of power, Lantern breaks in on 3 men who are using a super sonic drill to break into a safe. He tussles with the trio and uses his remaining power to disarms the three crooks. It turns out that their high power drill cancelled out ordinary sound vibrations and was easily traceable with Lanterns ring. Green Lantern recharges his ring once more at the end of the story.
Appearing in Green Lantern: "Zero Hour in the Silent City!"
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Antagonists:
- Danny (Single appearance)
- Frankie (Single appearance)
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Items:
- Green Lantern Ring
- Green Lantern Power Battery
- Tom Kalmaku's Casebook (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- None
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