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Superman and Batman: World's Funnest is an American single issue prestige formatcomic book published in 2000 by DC Comics. It was written by Evan Dorkin and illustrated by many artists. It is an Elseworlds tale and as such is not considered part of the main DC canon/continuity. Despite the title, Batman and Superman play only a small role in the story which stars instead Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite as the main protagonists. The book pokes fun at many comic book conventions and DC heroes from the Golden through to the Modern Ages. Its setting is a multiverse similar to the Pre-Crisis DCU but also includes references to other Elseworlds tales (Kingdom Come and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns), the modern DCU, the DCAU and even pays a visit to Crisis on Infinite Earths.
The story starts in typical Silver Age comics series World's Finest-style with Superman, Batman and Robin handing over the supervillain team of Lex Luthor and the Joker to the authorities. Bat-Mite and Mxyzptlk appear simultaneously, the former to see his hero, Batman, in action, and the latter to torment Superman. As the two imps clash, Superman, Batman, Robin, Luthor, and the Joker are killed, as are all the other heroes who come to their aid (including Batwoman, Bat-Girl and Supergirl, the Justice League of America, the Legion of Super-Pets, the Legion of Super-Heroes and the Spectre). Their fight eventually consumes the Earth, the universe and even the Phantom Zone.
As all of that reality has been destroyed, Bat-Mite flees to Earth-Two pursued by Mxyzptlk. Earth-Two is in turn destroyed. The rest of the book follows the formula of each new world they encounter being destroyed in the battle between the two imps, Bat-Mite fleeing and Mxyzptlk pursuing to another world/universe which is then destroyed. In the process they generally mock the characters/comics they encounter, often breaking the fourth wall and lampooning how seriously people "inside" comics take themselves, given the often unbelievable or silly circumstances they encounter.
Ultimately, having worked their way through to the Kingdom Come universe, Mxyzptlk simply throws a "magic bomb" at Bat-Mite who deflects it back with the helmet of Kingdom Come's Flash (the only thing that survived). Both are completely exhausted and begin to laugh, admitting that the whole thing has been a lot of fun. They reset reality to the Silver Age beginning, vowing to meet again "next Tuesday". The impression is given that the preceding events are a part of a common recreational activity among magical imps.
The Fifth Dimension (Mxyzptlk negates the one condition of his magic, that saying his name backwards will send him back to the Fifth Dimension, by entirely destroying the Fifth Dimension) (art by Jim Woodring).
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Superman and Batman World s Funnest news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s general notability guideline Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Superman and Batman World s Funnest news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Superman and Batman World s Funnest is an American single issue prestige format comic book published in 2000 by DC Comics It was written by Evan Dorkin and illustrated by many artists It is an Elseworlds tale and as such is not considered part of the main DC canon continuity Despite the title Batman and Superman play only a small role in the story which stars instead Mr Mxyzptlk and Bat Mite as the main protagonists The book pokes fun at many comic book conventions and DC heroes from the Golden through to the Modern Ages Its setting is a multiverse similar to the Pre Crisis DCU but also includes references to other Elseworlds tales Kingdom Come and Batman The Dark Knight Returns the modern DCU the DCAU and even pays a visit to Crisis on Infinite Earths Superman and Batman World s FunnestCover art by Brian Bolland Publication informationPublisherDC ComicsFormatOne shotGenreSuperhero humorNo of issues1Main character s Mr MxyzptlkBat MiteCreative teamWritten byEvan DorkinArtist s Various Contents 1 Plot 2 Worlds universes 3 Illustrators 4 See alsoPlot editThe story starts in typical Silver Age comics series World s Finest style with Superman Batman and Robin handing over the supervillain team of Lex Luthor and the Joker to the authorities Bat Mite and Mxyzptlk appear simultaneously the former to see his hero Batman in action and the latter to torment Superman As the two imps clash Superman Batman Robin Luthor and the Joker are killed as are all the other heroes who come to their aid including Batwoman Bat Girl and Supergirl the Justice League of America the Legion of Super Pets the Legion of Super Heroes and the Spectre Their fight eventually consumes the Earth the universe and even the Phantom Zone As all of that reality has been destroyed Bat Mite flees to Earth Two pursued by Mxyzptlk Earth Two is in turn destroyed The rest of the book follows the formula of each new world they encounter being destroyed in the battle between the two imps Bat Mite fleeing and Mxyzptlk pursuing to another world universe which is then destroyed In the process they generally mock the characters comics they encounter often breaking the fourth wall and lampooning how seriously people inside comics take themselves given the often unbelievable or silly circumstances they encounter Ultimately having worked their way through to the Kingdom Come universe Mxyzptlk simply throws a magic bomb at Bat Mite who deflects it back with the helmet of Kingdom Come s Flash the only thing that survived Both are completely exhausted and begin to laugh admitting that the whole thing has been a lot of fun They reset reality to the Silver Age beginning vowing to meet again next Tuesday The impression is given that the preceding events are a part of a common recreational activity among magical imps Worlds universes editThe worlds characters they visit include Earth One art by Dave Gibbons The Phantom Zone art by Mike Allred Earth Two art by Sheldon Moldoff Earth Three art by Stuart Immonen Earth X art by Frank Cho Earth S art By Jaime Hernandez Earth C art by Scott Shaw Our reality possibly Earth Prime photography Jack Kirby s Fourth World specifically Apokolips art by David Mazzucchelli The Super Friends The DCAU art by Bruce Timm The Fifth Dimension Mxyzptlk negates the one condition of his magic that saying his name backwards will send him back to the Fifth Dimension by entirely destroying the Fifth Dimension art by Jim Woodring The Dark Knight Returns art by Frank Miller The modern DCU art by Doug Mahnke Crisis on Infinite Earths art by Phil Jimenez Rip Hunter cameo only art by Ty Templeton The Atomic Knights cameo only art by Ty Templeton DC s Western Heroes cameo only art by Ty Templeton Earth Four cameo only art by Ty Templeton Enemy Ace cameo only art by Ty Templeton Gemworld cameo only art by Ty Templeton Heaven cameo only art by Ty Templeton Tomahawk cameo only art by Ty Templeton Sgt Rock cameo only art by Ty Templeton Earth 86 cameo only art by Ty Templeton Space Cabbie cameo only art by Ty Templeton Tangent cameo only art by Ty Templeton Mazing Man cameo only art by Ty Templeton Sugar and Spike cameo only art by Ty Templeton Stanley and His Monster cameo only art by Ty Templeton DC One Million cameo only art by Ty Templeton Warlord cameo only art by Ty Templeton Super Turtle cameo only art by Ty Templeton Earth 12 cameo only art by Ty Templeton O M A C cameo only art by Ty Templeton Batman Beyond cameo only art by Ty Templeton Kingdom Come art by Alex Ross Illustrators editIllustrators for Superman and Batman World s Funnest include Mike Allred Brian Bolland Frank Cho Dave Gibbons Jaime Hernandez Stuart Immonen Phil Jimenez Doug Mahnke Frank Miller Sheldon Moldoff Alex Ross Scott Shaw Ty Templeton Bruce Timm Scott LyeSee also editList of Elseworlds publications Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Superman and Batman World 27s Funnest amp oldid 1216227715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
