World's Finest Comics #248

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The Lurkers, Part I: Day of Madness!: Bruce Wayne and Superman each witness prominent people suddenly acting power-hungry, contrary to their usual personalities.   The Lurkers, Part II: Night of Wrath: Bruce Wayne seemingly reunites with his ex-fiance Julie Madison, now Princess Portia of Moldacia. Meanwhile, Superman makes a shocking discovery—key figures, including Batman, are being replaced by clones!    The Lurkers, Part III: Dawn of Destiny: By allowing himself to be kidnapped, Clark Kent discovers the outcast Dalsidi tribe's hidden cloning operation, enabled by lost thousand-year old technology, in the North African desert. Batman and Superman defeat their respective clones and free their fellow kidnapped V.I.P.'s.  Hellgramite Is His Name, Rebirth Is His Game!: Black Canary and Green Arrow uncover Hellgramite's scheme of selling new identities (courtesy of his Rebirth cocoon) to rich men in financial or legal trouble.  However, Black Canary is captured by the "insect lord," and Green Arrow is blackmailed by one of Hellgramite's clients.  All the Dummy's Men: The Vigilante has sought out Mr. Kingston, lieutenant of his old enemy The Dummy, but finds Kingston already slain! The killer reveals himself as the son of Vigilante's sidekick Stuff,  who has recently been murdered by The Dummy. Together, the two storm The Dummy's Gotham estate and capture the criminal mastermind. The Amazon and the Rock: In 1942, Wonder Woman destroys a guided missile over London, and realizes that its technology is too advanced to be of Earth. She helps an outmatched Sergeant Rock and Easy Company in their mission to destroy the isolated German factory producing the missiles, but is surprised to discover that the human who has acquired alien technology is her misogynistic enemy Dr. Psycho. Psycho uses mind control on Sergeant Rock, and Rock aims his gun at Wonder Woman!