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    Showcase (1956-1978) 9 GD 2.0

    1st solo Lois Lane story

    Cover-to-cover edge tear. Cover oxidation. Water spotting. Chew.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Al Plastino. The Girl in Superman's Past, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino; Lois meets Lana Lang for the first time, and the girls immediately compete to see whom Superman likes better, but Superman refuses to fall into their traps. The New Lois Lane, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino; Superman hopes that Lois' constant snooping to find his identity will provide evidence to convince "Con" Conners that he is wrong in believing that Clark Kent is Superman. Sleuths In Skirts article. Mrs Superman, script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Lois dreams she's married to Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60318246
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    Showcase (1956-1978) 10 CGC 3.5

    Paper: White

    Label #3912550003

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Lois Lane's 2nd and last appearance in Showcase (after this she gets her own title, Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane). The Jilting of Superman, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois tries to make Superman jealous by pretending to be married to someone else. Danger: Prejudice at Work public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. The Sightless Lois Lane, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Forbidden Box from Krypton, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois discovers a box of Kryptonian artifacts that give her super powers. 36 Pages, Full Color. Lois Lane's 2nd and last appearance in Showcase (after this she gets her own title!). Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60481864
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    Showcase (1956-1978) 23 CGC 4.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4069285011

    Starts Apr 6

    2nd appearance of Green Lantern. Cover and interior pencils by Gil Kane, cover and interior inks by Joe Giella. Summons from Space!; Green Lantern travels to Venus to save a blue-skinned caveman-like race from attack by yellow Pterodactyl-like creatures. The Invisible Destroyer!; When Dr. Phillips is distracted, The Invisible Destroyer is released from his mind. Scripts by John Broome. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Showcase (1956-1978) 23 GD/VG 3.0

    2" cumulative spine split.

    Starts Apr 6

    2nd appearance of Green Lantern. Cover and interior pencils by Gil Kane, cover and interior inks by Joe Giella. Summons from Space!; Green Lantern travels to Venus to save a blue-skinned caveman-like race from attack by yellow Pterodactyl-like creatures. The Invisible Destroyer!; When Dr. Phillips is distracted, The Invisible Destroyer is released from his mind. Scripts by John Broome. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60591395
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    Showcase (1956-1978) 28 VG 4.0

    Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

    Starts Apr 22

    Cover art by Russ Heath. 2nd appearance of Sea Devils in The Prize Flippers!, art by Russ Heath; The Sea Devils compete with each other to win the flippers that belong to Dane's father; Everyone knows how badly Nicky wants them, so they each disparage their own efforts in the competition. The First Frogman, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Scyllis, a Greek diver in the fifth century B.C., performs great underwater feats. Undersea Prison!, art by Russ Heath; The Sea Devils agree to help Mona Moray locate her missing father. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60591396
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    Showcase (1956-1978) 29 GD+ 2.5

    Cover oxidation. Water damage.

    Starts Apr 22

    Cover art by Russ Heath. Last Dive of the Sea Devils!, art by Russ Heath; As the radio reports a UFO sighting, the Sea Devils, out in the boat Sea Witch, meet a giant "King Neptune" spearing boats from a giant sea horse. Ad for Justice League of America. Frogmen(?) of Olde!; Historical piece about Alexander the Great's use of "combat divers." Undersea Scavenger Hunt!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath; Having lost their boat, the Sea Witch, the Sea Devils enter a millionaire-sponsored underwater scavenger hunt to win a new boat; They find a life ring from the Marie Celeste, a jeweled sword, and other treasures, but lose them through mishaps. Ad for Our Army at War. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60347712
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    Showcase (1956-1978) 34 VG- 3.5

    1st app. Silver Age Atom

    Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Origin and 1st appearance of Silver Age Atom in "Birth of the Atom!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Scientist Palmer is experimenting with his reducer lens to try and reduce objects in size without blowing them up, all without success; However, when he, Jean and students are trapped in a cave-in, he decides to use the lens on himself and save the others before he is destroyed. "Battle of the Tiny Titans!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; When one of Jean Loring's friends is accused of stealing money from the bank where she works as a teller, she explains that a little man appeared and stole the money; When Jean tells Ray that her friend is a trustworthy person, Ray decides to see what he can do with his shrinking powers. 2-page text history of the Atom from the Golden Age by Julius Schwartz, art by Ben Flinton; E. E. Hibbard. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Showcase (1956-1978) 35 CGC 3.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #3859198003

    Starts Apr 22

    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. 2nd Silver Age Atom appearance in "The Dooms from Beyond!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; When Dr. Gordon Doolin is preparing to look for funding to build a hospital in a third world country, he learns that he's really the heir to the Heath fortune; In spite of the fact that there is a family curse, Doolin legally changes his name back to Heath to collect the fortune before the deadline; Taking up residence in his grandfather's old home, Doolin apparently becomes a target of the ancient curse; Ray Palmer gets involved because Jean is the lawyer in charge of executing the will; As the Atom, Ray manages to protect Doolin from the various apparent curses comprised of the various elements. 2-page text feature with autobiographies of Fox, Kane, and Anderson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60620108
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    Showcase (1956-1978) 37 CGC 3.5

    1st app. Metal Men

    Paper: Off white

    Label #2038435002

    Starts Apr 6

    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.

  • Item #60153022
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    Showcase (1956-1978) 55 CGC 7.5

    1st SA app. Solomon Grundy

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #1261160006

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by Murphy Anderson. 1st solo Golden Age Green Lantern in Silver Age (pre-dates Green Lantern 40), Doctor Fate, and Hourman star in "Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!", script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; When Solomon Grundy last fought Green Lantern Alan Scott, Green Lantern encased Solomon Grundy in an emerald sphere prison floating above Earth; Years later, the sphere has now crash landed back on Earth, and Solomon Grundy has emerged to get his revenge on Green Lantern; Solomon Grundy instinctually heads back to his home of Slaughter Swamp, which at this point is bordering the Tyler Chemical Company plant; At the Tower of Fate, Kent Nelson is warned that there is trouble by his crystal ball; Seeing the source of the trouble to be Slaughter Swamp, Nelson becomes Dr. Fate; Hourman comes across Solomon Grundy in Slaughter Swamp; Hourman pops his Miraclo pill, then attacks Solomon Grundy. One-page text feature tells the origins of Dr. Fate and Hourman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #60620121
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    Showcase (1956-1978) 55 CGC 6.5

    1st SA app. Solomon Grundy

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4292829013

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    Cover by Murphy Anderson. 1st solo Golden Age Green Lantern in Silver Age (pre-dates Green Lantern 40), Doctor Fate, and Hourman star in "Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!", script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; When Solomon Grundy last fought Green Lantern Alan Scott, Green Lantern encased Solomon Grundy in an emerald sphere prison floating above Earth; Years later, the sphere has now crash landed back on Earth, and Solomon Grundy has emerged to get his revenge on Green Lantern; Solomon Grundy instinctually heads back to his home of Slaughter Swamp, which at this point is bordering the Tyler Chemical Company plant; At the Tower of Fate, Kent Nelson is warned that there is trouble by his crystal ball; Seeing the source of the trouble to be Slaughter Swamp, Nelson becomes Dr. Fate; Hourman comes across Solomon Grundy in Slaughter Swamp; Hourman pops his Miraclo pill, then attacks Solomon Grundy. One-page text feature tells the origins of Dr. Fate and Hourman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    Showcase (1956-1978) 76 CGC 6.0

    1st app. Bat Lash

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4378799024

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    Cover art by Nick Cardy. 1st appearance of Bat Lash in Bat Lash! [Pheasant in Aspic], script by Nick Cardy and Sergio Aragones, art by Nick Cardy; Bat Lash wears a flower in his hat, loves pretty women and fine food, declares, "I hate violence!" but stumbles into trouble time and again; He flees an angry boyfriend, shoots a pheasant on the way to the town of Welcome; He requests the delicious cook prepare pheasant in aspic, and tours the town procuring supplies, punching, shooting, and clobbering villains at every turn; Continued in Bat Lash #1. 2001: A Space Odyssey Pan Am Space Clipper Aurora model kit ad. Ad for Jimmy Olsen 80-Page Giant #113, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Ad and coupons for Palisades Park, NJ, held aloft by Superman. Article on Carmine Infantino being the Editorial Director of National (DC) Comics. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    Showcase (1956-1978) 98 CGC 9.2

    Paper: White

    Label #4366598003

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Dick Giordano. "When the Symbioship Strikes!", script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Dick Giordano; Power Girl is under attack from Andrew Vinson, trapped in an armored suit; Power Girl recognizes the suit, and gives it a solid punch; However, instead of damaging the suit, Power Girl hurts Vinson; As the G.C.P.D. distracts the suit, Power Girl uses a trick learned by Wildcat, and pins the suit long enough to remove Vinson from it; Once Vinson is removed, the armor transforms into a spaceship; Power Girl reveals that it is the spaceship that brought her from Krypton to Earth; We find out that while Power Girl was being carried from Krypton to Earth, the ship created a virtual environment for her to live in; The ship, called a "Symbioship," taught Power Girl everything she needed to know to grow from toddler to twenty years of age. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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    Showcase (1956-1978) 99 CGC 9.6

    Paper: White

    Label #4366598004

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Crater That Was Keystone City," script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Dick Giordano; As Power Girl adopts the secret identity of Karen Starr to better fit in on Earth, Brainwave uses a computer to transport Keystone City into a limbo dimension; Power Girl appears at Brainwaves new headquarters, the former laboratory of Jay Garrick that is stuck in limbo along with the rest of Keystone City; Brainwave has captured the Flash Jay Garrick and the Green Lantern Alan Scott, encasing both of them in spheres designed to hold them; Power Girl also appears in a sphere which is designed to withstand her strength. Article explaining the creation of the character Andrew Vinson based on fan Jeff Kapalka at New York's Creation Comic Convention, including sketches of Andrew Vinson by Joe Staton and Joe Orlando. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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    Showcase (1956-1978) 100 CGC 9.6

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4366598005

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Dick Giordano. "There Shall Come a Gathering," script by Paul Kupperberg and Paul Levitz, art by Joe Staton; Some unknown force is disrupting the fabric of time and pulling the Earth out of orbit; Volcanoes explode, dinosaurs rampage, and heroes from all times pop up everywhere; Green Lantern, Atom, Flash, and Adam Strange fly to an orbiting spaceship and battle gold robots. Lois Lane, Creeper, and the Challengers fly to the Rocky Mountains to crack a big green alien box; Metal Men and Teen Titans quash Vikings and Nazis; Phantom Stranger gathers heroes and holds a seance to summon the Spectre; together they return the Earth to its orbit; Lois Lane and Angel O'Day repel the alien responsible. Features almost every character who ever appeared in Showcase. Wonder Woman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Dilemma." Article by Paul Levitz that tells how the creators - all fans of Showcase - pulled the book together. It then gives brief biographies and cites issues for the 60 superstars, as well as where they appear in the main story. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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    Showcase (1956-1978) 103 CGC 9.6

    Paper: White

    Label #4366598008

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by Joe Kubert. "Adventures on Other Worlds," script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Murphy Anderson; Hawkmans starship, carrying Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Adam Strange, Sardath, and Alanna, arrive in Thanagar orbit; Their goal is to stop the war between Thanagar and Rann; With Justice League villain Kanjar Ro now ruling Rann, the heroes must stop him from conquering Thanagar; Hyathis has been alerted that Hawkman has turned traitor, and enlists the help of her newest ally: Shadow Thief; Shadow Thief leads a Shadow Squad of Thanagarians to hunt down Hawkman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.