SUPERMAN / BATMAN #5

COVER TAGLINE: None TITLE: The World's Finest, Part 5 of 6: State Of Seige STORY ARC: The World's Finest RELEASE DATE: December, 2003 COVER DATE: Febraury, 2004 WRITER: Jeph Loeb PENCILER(s): Ed McGuinness INKER(s): Dexter Vines COLORS: Dave Stewart LETTERS: Richard Starkings EDITOR(s): Eddie Berganza; Tom Palmer, Jr. COVER: Ed McGuinness, Dexter Vine, Dave Stewart PRICE: $2.95 U.S./$4.50 Canada CHARACTERS: Superman [Superman of the future; Clark Kent; Kal-El; disguised as Captain Marvel]; Batman [Bruce Wayne; disguised as Hawkman]; Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam; Cameron Scott]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl II [Cassandra Cain]; Cir-El; Robin III [Tim Drake]; Superboy [Conner Kent]; Steel [Natasha Irons]; Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Krypto; Villain: President Lex Luthor COVER ART: SOLICITATION: Even though the whole world is against them, Superman and Batman still have one thing... family. The two heroes are joined by Supergirl, Nightwing, Robin, Superboy, Huntress, Krypto and more as they take on Luthor and those allied with him.

ISSUE SUMMARY: News has got out that Batman and Superman have been apprehended and so those close to the two heroes storm the White House to free them. They encounter scores of secret service agents as well as Knightwatch personnel, with the Bat-squad encountering Lex Luthor, stronger than usual. Both teams run into difficulties and are rescued by Hawkman and Captain Marvel, or rather, Batman and Superman disguised as those two heroes having overpowered them when their captors were off guard. Captain Atom encounters Superman, Earth's only survivor, in the future and when Superman and Batman receive word from "the boy" in Japan, Luthor slips away, injects himself, and dons a battle suit.

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