Superman and Batman first teamed up in these stories from comics' Silver Age, reprinted in one massive hardcover! Superman and Batman teamed up for these tales from the mid-1950s and early 1960s, which include their battles with villains including Lex Luthor, Clayface, Brainiac, Bizarro, Bat-Mite, Mr. Mxyzptlk, and many others. Collects stories from World's Finest Comics #117 158. They had been fighting crime separately for years, but it wasn t until the historic Superman #76 in 1952 that Superman, the Man of Steel, finally teamed up with Batman himself. That story proved so popular that the two quickly became the main feature in World's Finest Comics and the greatest friendship in comics was born. Their adventures together would feature heroes and villains such as Robin, Batwoman, Lex Luthor, Bat-Mite, Mr. Mxyzptlk, and more alien threats than might seem possible.