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WF3: World's Finest Three #1
WF3: World's Finest Three, Book One of Two
When Metallo attacks Gotham City, Robin (Tim Drake) enlists the aid of Superboy to beat him.
After meeting for the first time Superboy helps Robin defeat Metallo who unbeknownst to them actually escapes. Poison Ivy who recently escaped from Arkham Asylum was watching the battle and seduces Superboy using her pheromonal kiss and Superboy flys them off to Hawaii.
In the Batcave Robin picks up the Kryptonite Ring that Batman has and procedes to face off against Superboy. During the battle Robin uses the Kryptonite Ring on Superboy which snaps him out of the trance. Both team up to defeat Metallo and then Poison Ivy.
After meeting for the first time Superboy helps Robin defeat Metallo who unbeknownst to them actually escapes. Poison Ivy who recently escaped from Arkham Asylum was watching the battle and seduces Superboy using her pheromonal kiss and Superboy flys them off to Hawaii.
In the Batcave Robin picks up the Kryptonite Ring that Batman has and procedes to face off against Superboy. During the battle Robin uses the Kryptonite Ring on Superboy which snaps him out of the trance. Both team up to defeat Metallo and then Poison Ivy.
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First published January 1, 1996
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Chuck Dixon
3,431 books1,033 followersCharles "Chuck" Dixon is an American comic book writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the 1990s.
His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989.
His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million , Contagion , Legacy , Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan.
He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin , Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl , as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey .
While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow , regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.
In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher.
On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."
His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989.
His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million , Contagion , Legacy , Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan.
He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin , Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl , as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey .
While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow , regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.
In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher.
On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."
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May 16, 2018
This was a pretty cute, uber 90s comic. This details the first meeting and team up of Superboy and Robin.
It's got some really unnecessary panels like the introduction of Superboy. He's introduced judging a kissing contest in Hawaii because that was something they thought was cute. It reminded me that I'm pretty sure this is the super character Cass randomly met and hung out with for a few issues of her Batgirl series. Kon is such an odd character to me because I get that they were trying to make him super different from Clark but it just made me want to know less about him.
Anyway, Poison Ivy was great in this book and I liked Tim a little more than usual here.
It's got some really unnecessary panels like the introduction of Superboy. He's introduced judging a kissing contest in Hawaii because that was something they thought was cute. It reminded me that I'm pretty sure this is the super character Cass randomly met and hung out with for a few issues of her Batgirl series. Kon is such an odd character to me because I get that they were trying to make him super different from Clark but it just made me want to know less about him.
Anyway, Poison Ivy was great in this book and I liked Tim a little more than usual here.
December 6, 2025
TIMKON’S FIRST MEETING they’re already such a good duo, I love their constant bickering lmao.
(This would be a higher rating if it weren’t for so many adult women being gross to Superboy, who’s 16 years old).
(This would be a higher rating if it weren’t for so many adult women being gross to Superboy, who’s 16 years old).
April 6, 2022
Batman really needs to work on those contingency plans…
March 4, 2023
Tomo consistente en el capítulo 1 de 2 de Superboy · Robin: World's Finest Three.
March 9, 2023
Libro One of Two. No sé cuándo encontraré el segundo pero este estaba muy barato como para dejarlo pasar.
March 15, 2025
Elite art. Elite characters. Elite writers. Elite story
July 23, 2025
why is batman so unavailable to his own son?
November 14, 2025
90s typical oversexualisation/terrible depiction of women... only worth reading for Tim and Kons introduction to each other
August 11, 2024
I keep going back and forth between 4 & 5 stars. Tim & Kon's first meeting! The start of a beautiful friendship and this was so entertaining. ❤️
October 19, 2025
Have to admire poison ivy’s commitment to white women shenanigans
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November 17, 2011
Very silly fun. The first meeting of Superboy(Kon-El) and Robin (Tim Drake).
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