Showcase (1956-1978) comic books 1970-1979

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Beginning," script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Frank Giacoia; Jason learns the truth of his past, and why he and the man he thought was his father was on the run from the mobster, Tuborg; Jason also learns of his sister, Geraldine, and has to find her (and the evidence she has); Along the way, trying to escape Tuborg's thugs, he meets GG (who happens to be his sister, under a wig, but Jason doesn't find out about that). "Ghost Rider," script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. Wonder Woman ad. Jason's Quest ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Deadly Chase," script by Mike Sekowsky, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Frank Giacoia; Jason continues on his quest to find his sister, Geraldine; Along the way, while avoiding Tuborg's thugs, he encounters Billie Jo, who falls for Jason. "The Search" text story. Jason's Quest ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Circle of Death," script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Frank Giacoia; Jason finds GG, and the two go on an adventure together, avoiding Toborg's thugs, and a mad painter protestor named Andy; during this, GG finds out about her past, but the two get separated, forcing Jason to continue his quest for his sister. Letter from comics writer Tony Isabella. Manhunter 2070 ad. First appearance of Manhunter 2070 in "Incident on Krobar 3," script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "Planet of Death," script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Colletta; In the year 2070, mankind has conquered space and colonized the solar system; However, with interplanetary and interstellar commerce comes space pirates that prey on freighters and mining operations of all the races of the galaxy; With the rise in piracy, the United Federation of Planets calls on a new breed of freelance bounty hunter; One such man is Starker: Manhunter 2070; A suave man, Starker surrounds himself with beautiful women, and his robot assistant Arky, in his satellite orbiting Jupiter; Starker gets word through Arky that there has been an escape from the maximum security prison on Deimos: three fugitive killers (a human, a Jovian, and an Andromedan) are on the run. "Space Duel," script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Colletta. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. It's the origin of Manhunter 2070 in "D.O.A.", script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Frank Giacoia; On his way back to his satellite home above Jupiter, Starker (aka Manhunter 2070) and his lady friends spot a wanted poster featuring Starker from the local criminal guild; When one of the ladies asks Starker why he hates criminals as much as he does, Starker tells them of his origin; 17 years ago, a young boy named Starker worked with his dad as a Didanium miner; However, space pirated jumped his fathers claim, killing his father in cold blood; The pirates kidnapped young Starker, having him serve as a cabin boy on the pirates space ship; Over the years, Starker was beaten by the pirates, both physically and mentally; However, as he watched the pirates destroy ships and kill innocents, his hatred grew; In secret, Starker watched the pirates, learning how to fight and how to use their equipment; Starker set himself up as a freelance bounty hunter. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Last 15-cent cover price (the title takes a seven-year break). Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "Never Trust a Red-Haired Greenie," script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Frank Giacoia; On his way back to base, Starker (aka Manhunter 2070) get a communiqué from his robotic assistant Arky on a new case; Milton Wallen, former employee of Trans-Planet Mining Co. left the company, taking 2 million credits with him; A price is out for his return and for the return of the money; Arky discovers that Wallen was last seen on the planet Zodan, a planet full of green-skinned thieves; Arky warns that the red-haired greenies are the worst; Starker goes to Zodan, and immediately is beset by thieves trying to steal his luggage and his wallet, and is forced to secure his belongings at gunpoint. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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First 35-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. 1st appearance of the new Doom Patrol in "The Doom Patrol Lives Forever!", script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Joe Staton; After Robotman survives the blast that killed his teammates, he is reconstructed and returns to the Doom Patrol's headquarters; He expects the mansion to be empty, but instead finds a new team has taken up residence there; Before he can find out more about this new Doom Patrol, the team is attacked by General Immortus. A short history of the Showcase series, what's coming for this feature, and the address for sending letters of comment and recommendations of future Showcase stars by Paul Levitz. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Origin of Celsius," script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; General Immortus tortures Celsius to find out the secret of immortality serum that flows in her--a wedding day gift from her husband, Niles Caulder. Hostess Twinkies ad with Wonder Woman. Brief bios of Paul Kupperberg and Joe Staton. Publishorial by Jenette Kahn. DC Profiles #19, Julius Schwartz. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Defection!", script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bruce Patterson; The Doom Patrol returns home after their defeat of General Immortus to find a U.S. agent waiting for them in their headquarters; Lt. Matt Cable has been assigned by U.S. Intelligence to apprehend and arrest Russian ex-cosmonaut Lt. Col. Valentina Vostok, aka the new Negative Woman; The Doom Patrol defends their new teammate, and trap Lt. Cable in a locker; Robotman grills Negative Woman on her past, and she leaves; Her exit, though, is interrupted by the Cossack, a Russian agent assigned to bring her in. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Joe Orlando. "Power Girl," script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton inks by Joe Orlando; Power Girl breaks through the roof of Gotham Citys Central Electronics factory, interrupting a robbery in progress; The thieves boss is looking for the micro-transformers produced by Central, and claims that even Power Girl cant stop them; Power Girl goes about proving them wrong, by taking out three of the four high-tech thieves; A ricocheting bullet delays Power Girl from apprehending the fourth thief, who flees the scene; The thief uses a high-tech escape vehicle, and takes a detour through the Gotham City Rail Line; This barely slows Power Girl down, who catches up to the thief, and disarms his explosive suicide jacket; Power Girl relaxes outside the city, thinking back on her life; She remembers her life on Argo City, when Zor-L and Allura, her parents, put her in an escape pod to escape Argo Citys death; Her rocket sent her to Earth, to become Power Girl; After calming down from her trip down memory lane, she returns to Gotham. Batman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Sable Lady." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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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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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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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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Cover by Joe Kubert. "Mystery in Space," script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Murphy Anderson; While in orbit around Earth in his starship, Hawkman gets a distress signal from Adam Strange; Strange is being hunted, and needs Hawkman to rescue him before he is captured by an alien race called the Vantors; Strange blasts a hole in Hawkmans ship, enters, and the two seal off the hole before the Vantors can board; Then, the two and Hawkwoman launch the ship into Hyperdrive, allowing them to escape; Strange tells the Hawks that all of the various foes of Adam Strange over the years, the Vantors, the Kirri, the Arvese, and the Dust-Devils, all rose up to conquer Rann, the planet under Stranges watch; Strange came to Earth to recruit the help of the Justice League. Aquaman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Imperiled Sub." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Joe Kubert. "Strange Adventures," script by Jack Harris, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Murphy Anderson; Adam Strange, Hawkman, and Hawkwoman in Hawkmans ship have arrived at Rann; The planet is under siege by the Thanagarians; Hawkmans ship is hit in the space battle, and the ship crash lands on Rann; As the three survivors assess their situation, and deal with the escape of the Shadow Thief, a group of Rannians discover them; These Rannians, calling themselves the Undergrounders, are bring led by Stranges friend Sardath; The Undergrounders are fighting against the races that have conquered Rann, and the trio joins them; The Undergrounders are attacked by the Kirri, one of the races holding Rann; The Undergrounders hold off the Kirri, and manage to escape via Zeta-Flare to their underground base on Crater Island; There, Sardath begins repairs of the Hawks starship; Strange finds out that his wife, Alanna, has been captured by the High Deleon, the leader of all of these races; Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, Aquaman, The Flash (Barry Allen), and Wonder Woman appear in flashback. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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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.

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52-page giant. Cover by Joe Kubert. "Graves with No Names," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Ric Estrada; At a World War II concentration camp in Poland, Nazi troops will kill 6 captives for every day that the head of the Polish underground, Artur, remains free; Back in London, the mysterious Control of O.S.S. enlists the aid of the Circus Mazurka. An article on Bill Donovan, a real OSS agent. "Another Pin - Another Death!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Bill Draut; The origin of the unnamed Control; Control was once an O.S.S. agent, partnered with his wife Dina; The two were agents working in France; While at an outdoor café, Dina makes Control promise that they will never reveal their marriage to the Nazis if captured. DC Profiles #38, Steve Mitchell. "The Friendly Killers!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Ric Estrada; The Nazis latest battleship, the "Tiger," has been wreaking havoc on the English Channel; The small battleship has been using a Norwegian fjord as a hiding spot, one of which is very defendable; It has become O.S.S.s job to destroy the battleship. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.