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  • Issue #36
    Showcase (1956-1978) 36
    • 1 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached at one staple.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. 1-1/2" Cumulative spine split.
    • 1" Cumulative spline split. Centerfold detached. Water spotting.
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at one staple.
    • Cover, centerfold & one wrap detached at one staple. 3 1/2" Cumulative spine split.
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split.

    First 12-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. 3rd appearance of the Silver Age Atom in Prisoner in a Test Tube!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; A master spy assumes the identity of a scientist to get close to Professor Loring, who builds "super weapons"; Jean checks his fingerprints and finds a fraud. Ray Palmer offers to contact "our friend, The Atom. Ad for Mystery in Space #73. Ad for Green Lantern #10 and Flash #126. Ad for Giant 80-Page Superman Annual #4. Letter to the editor from comics fandom pioneer Jerry Bails. Strange Realm of the Atom!; Educational info about atomic energy and atoms. The "Disappearing Act" Robberies!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Ray once again proposes to Jean, but she's distracted by "invisible robberies" of jewelry all over town; The Atom attends a chess match with a platinum chess set and hides in a rook. Ad for Strange Adventures #136 and Justice League #9. Ad for Giant Batman 80-Page Annual #2. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $120 SHOWCASE #36 KEY ISSUE 3RD appearance the ATOM KANE 1962 TEST TUBE PRISONER
    $300 Showcase #36 (DC, 1962) CGC 7.0

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  • Issue #37
    Showcase (1956-1978) 37
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Label #4077691006
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #3785045001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • 3.5" cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split with missing back cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 1st appearance of the Metal Men in The Flaming Doom! (Part I), script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; In prehistoric times, a flying manta ray survives a "radioactive storm" and is encased in ice; Today, it breaks free and soars over the coast, zapping lighthouses, jets, and the Chrysler Building with laser-eyes. Ad for Justice League of America 10 and Aquaman 2. Part II The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom!, script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Metal Men are going into battle, but Tina will stay "out of harm's way"; Oh, no, she won't, and spins Doc in a cocoon until he relents; Boarding a "rocket disc," they find the flying manta at the bridge. The Magic Metal article; Uses of cobalt throughout history. Metal Facts and Fancies article. Part III The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Lead forms a shield to block the creature's blasting eyebeams; Gold stretches and grabs while Iron anchors him, but they're pulled aloft to crash into the ocean; Col. Casper radios to call it off, they failed. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $289 Showcase #37, CGC 3.5, HTF WHITE Pages, DC 1962, 1st App. Metal Men, Key
    $300 Showcase 37, First Metal Men, Doc Magnus Appearance, CGC 3.5
    $460 Showcase #37 CGC 4.5 (DC 3-4/62) 1st appearance of Metal Men *SHARP COPY*
    $549 Showcase #37 CGC FN 6.0 Off White First Appearance Metal Men!! Mike Esposito!
    $725 SHOWCASE #37 CGC 6.5 OW/WH PAGES // 1ST APPEARANCE METAL MEN + WILL MAGNUS
    $2,640 SHOWCASE #37 CGC 8.0 OW PAGES // 1ST APPEARANCE METAL MEN DIAMOND RUN PEDIGREE

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  • Issue #38
    Showcase (1956-1978) 38
    • Cover detached. 2-1/2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.
    • Cover detached at one staple. 3" Cumulative spine split. 1 1/4" tear on back cover.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #1497448012
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Cover detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Water spotting.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    2nd appearance of the Metal Men. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Nightmare Menace! starring the Metal Men, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Metal Men battle a robot built by a foreign power and designed to cause their powers to malfunction. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $600 SHOWCASE #38 CGC 9.2 WHITE PAGES DC COMICS 1962

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  • Issue #39
    Showcase (1956-1978) 39
    • 1/2" cumulative spine split.

    Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 3rd appearance of the Metal Men in "The Deathless Doom!", pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Metal Men are sent out into the field to take down Chemo; Mercury opts to go it alone, believing himself superior to his fellow Metal Men; After melting the tracks in front of a speeding train, Chemo encounters Mercury. The hot-headed Metal Man manages to dodge Chemo's first couple of volleys; The third expulsion, though, reduces Mercury to hundreds of inert globules, that Chemo tramples over; With Mercury's defeat, the other Metal Men move to engage the chemical monstrosity. Ad for Giant Batman Annual and Giant Lois Lane Annual. Superman Says... "Be a Good Citizen!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Metal Facts and Fancies, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Ad for Giant Superman Annual. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $150 Showcase 39 CGC Graded 7.0 FN/VF DC Comics 1962

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  • Issue #40
    Showcase (1956-1978) 40

    4th appearance of the Metal Men. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Day the Metal Men Melted!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Metal Men battle Chemo after he turns Doc Magnus into a radioactive giant. Continued in Metal Men #1. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $100 SHOWCASE #40 1962 CGC 7.5 METAL MEN STORYLINE SLIGHT RESTORATION COLOR TOUCH

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  • Issue #41
    Showcase (1956-1978) 41

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    Cover art by Lee Elias. 1st Tommy Tomorrow. Chapter 1: Frame-Up at Planeteer Academy, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; Tommy Tomorrow arrives with other rookies at the Planeteer Academy, known as the "West Point of the Solar System"; He meets other cadets, such as Lon Vurian of Venus and Lo-Duey of Mars; Someone repeatedly sabotages Tommy, until none of the other cadets trust him. #529-Amazing Ratios!; The Earth's atmosphere is so immense that there is approximately two million tons of air for every human being on Earth! Man Tries for the Moon fact two-pager, art by Henry Boltinoff. Pioneers of the Sky; Some facts about early flight pioneers: J. Degen, Sir George Cayley, Gustov and Otto Lilienthal, Percy Sinclair Pilcher, Samuel Pierpoint Langley, Clement Ader, and the Wright brothers. Chapter 2: The Criminal Who Couldn't Die, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; Tommy Tomorrow and Lon Vurian join together and follow after Chardu; Tommy explains to Lon that when solar rays pass through the Stone of Gazda, they form a wall of energy that can't be penetrated by any weapon. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.