Girls' Love Stories #161

Girls' Love Stories #161 (On Sale: June 24, 1971), has a cover by Bob Oksner.

We begin this issue with "Take Me As I Am" drawn by John Rosenberger. Kathy wants to change her boyfriend Wayne after her friend Sharon points out some of his flaws, and she nearly loses him for good.

Next up is "The Magic of Love" drawn by Werner Roth and reprinted from Secret Hearts #58 (1959). Hank just happened to be the first guy Cathy met in her new town. Nothing special, but they found the most interesting places...romantic places. If only she were with the right guy. It's when she meets the "right guy" that she finds the "magic" wasn't in the places, but with the "right guy."

That is followed by "Port of Hope" drawn by Frank Bolle and reprinted from Girls' Romances #103 (1964). On a Mexican vacation, Donna falls for Dirk, an artist, but she wonders whether it's just a summer romance or something more.

Next, we have "Kissing Cousins" drawn by Jay Scott Pike and reprinted from Young Romance #130 (1964). Louise invites her cousin Trudy to stay with her while Trudy looks for an apartment, but Trudy immediately sets out to steal Louise's fiance.

We end the issue with "Summer Sweetheart" by creators unknown. Ginny is determined to attract the attention of rich Hal Gorham and thinks she's succeeded when they start to date. Meanwhile, Tom, the local guy who really loves her, waits patiently for the chance to prove he's the better man.

Edited by Dorothy Woolfolk.

World's Finest Comics #168

World's Finest Comics #168 (On Sale: June 13, 1967) has a cover by Curt Swan and George Klein. Strange that the Composite Superman is not featured or even mentioned on the cover.

Inside we have the cover story "The Return of the Composite Superman" by Cary Bates, Curt Swan and George Klein. Xan, the son of a space criminal, travels to Earth to avenge his father who died in space prison after being captured by Superman and Batman. Xan duplicates the accident that turned Joe Meach into the Composite Superman by causing artificial lightning to strike a group of Legion statuettes in the Superman Museum. Joe once again becomes the Composite Superman with all the powers of the Legion.

Meach then attacks the World's Finest team. Superman manages to escape and follow clues in the Museum. He learns how his foe got his powers and who he really is. Batman also makes the deduction, but is captured along with Robin.

Superman consults briefly with the Adult Legion of Super-Heroes then returns to the present where he destroys the Legion statuettes. He then confronts Joe, but loses. This was reprinted in Super-Team Family #6.

The book has a Robotman back-up story, "The Testing of Robotman" by Jerry Coleman and Frank Bolle, which is reprinted from Detective Comics #176.

Edited by Mort Weisinger.