Showcase (1956-1978) comic books 1950-1959, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $899.95 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1013630001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($27.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by John Prentice. "The Story Behind Showcase," script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; The genesis of Showcase is explained, having originated with fan Larry Blake's letter. "The School for Smoke-Eaters," script by Arnold Drake, art by John Prentice; Fireman Farrell passes his final exam to become a fireman. Smoky Stan cartoon by Henry Boltinoff. "Fire under the Big Top," script by Arnold Drake, art by John Prentice; Fireman Farrell fights a fire at a circus. Varsity Vic cartoon by Henry Boltinoff. Secrets of the Firehouse article by Jerry McKay. "Fourth Alarm," script by Arnold Drake, art by John Prentice; A TV crew catches the firemen in action and helps influence a vote on fireman pay. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $700.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1973679016

Cover by John Prentice. "The Story Behind Showcase," script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; The genesis of Showcase is explained, having originated with fan Larry Blake's letter. "The School for Smoke-Eaters," script by Arnold Drake, art by John Prentice; Fireman Farrell passes his final exam to become a fireman. Smoky Stan cartoon by Henry Boltinoff. "Fire under the Big Top," script by Arnold Drake, art by John Prentice; Fireman Farrell fights a fire at a circus. Varsity Vic cartoon by Henry Boltinoff. Secrets of the Firehouse article by Jerry McKay. "Fourth Alarm," script by Arnold Drake, art by John Prentice; A TV crew catches the firemen in action and helps influence a vote on fireman pay. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $295.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4242463002

Cover art by Irv Novick. Rider of the Winds starring Eagle Feather, art by Joe Kubert. House ad for Sugar & Spike #1. Outcast Heroes, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books! library public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Article about the horse in warfare through the ages by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. Facts about squirrels, alligators, honeybees, the dragonfly and sunfish, script by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. Runaway Bear, art by Russ Heath. Palisades Amusement Park ad, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $490.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0354336023

Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. "The Frogmen!" Part I: The Making of a Frogman!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath; A puny guy has volunteered to train as a frogman (USN UDT, precursors to USN SEALs), but is immediately nicknamed "Sardine" by guys called "Shark" and "Whale." The First Frogmen!; Historical article on Assyrian "frogmen" and Revolutionary War "submarines" trying to sink ships, then WWII frogmen. Part II of "The Frogmen!" Flying Frogmen!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath; The team kills the shark, and "Sardine" and the guys graduate as frogmen; Flying to the Pacific, their DC-4 is shot down, then rammed by a Jap cruiser. Freddie the Frogman humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Fighting Frogmen article; Article about the origins of modern frogmen and their jobs in wartime. Part III of "The Frogmen!" Silent War!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $3,350.00 Paper: Cream to off white Front Cover Missing Back Cover Detached. INCOMPLETE Label #1337842009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($100.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino and Bob Kanigher (cover design), inks by Joe Kubert. Origin and first appearance of Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash in "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Kubert; By a freak accident involving lab chemicals and lightning, Barry Allen becomes the fastest man alive and originates a costume based on the comic adventures of the Flash from the 1940's; And it's a good thing too: for he must now face the Turtle Man, termed "The Slowest Man Alive." This is the first DC Silver Age super-hero, and this issue begins the Silver Age of comics. "Fastest Creatures on Earth!" article about animals. "The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Kubert; The criminal Mazdan was tried for his crimes and sentenced to be sent to a future time period where he could harm nobody but was accidentally sent backwards to the 20th century, where he is captured by the Flash. "100-Yard Dash" article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $90.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0222494022

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. The Greatest Villain of All Time, script by Jack Miller, art by Mort Meskin; A thief is stealing artifacts that recreate roles from famous movies such as "The Mad Maestro" and "Phantom of the City." Ad for costumes such as skeleton, pirate, bride, and Superboy and Supergirl. The Two Faces of Mr. X, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry; Don Reed is a top fashion model; Until the FBI wants him to impersonate Alex Tate, the leader of a crime syndicate; Reed, a former counter-intelligence agent, secretly studies Tate to prepare for the role. Warden Willis and Casey the Cop humor half-pages by Henry Boltinoff. Secrets of the Secret Service article. The Human Eel, script by Jack Miller, art by Bill Ely; Agent Drew is obsessed with stopping The Human Eel's empire of crime; The Eel wears a special "shock suit" that jolts his enemies into submission. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $2,300.00 Restored: C1 Paper: Cream to off white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, small amount of glue on spine of cover. TOP & BOTTOM EDGE TRIMMED. Label #4002176002

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 2nd appearance of the Flash in "The Secret of the Empty Box!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Under cover of fog, a giant mystery box appears in Central City; While the police have their attention on opening the box, a trio of burglars commits robberies around town. Origin and 1st appearance of Capt. Cold in "The Coldest Man on Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages; But once Flash figures out what Captain cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in. "The Race of Wheel and Keel," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Harry Lazarus; A race between a stagecoach and a clipper ship; The stagecoach leaves from Saint Louis for California and the clipper leaves from New York for California. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.0 $1,050.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4097178003

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 2nd appearance of the Flash in "The Secret of the Empty Box!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Under cover of fog, a giant mystery box appears in Central City; While the police have their attention on opening the box, a trio of burglars commits robberies around town. Origin and 1st appearance of Capt. Cold in "The Coldest Man on Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages; But once Flash figures out what Captain cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in. "The Race of Wheel and Keel," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Harry Lazarus; A race between a stagecoach and a clipper ship; The stagecoach leaves from Saint Louis for California and the clipper leaves from New York for California. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $3,800.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4379943002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($114.00) will be charged at checkout.

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.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $660.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Missing top label. Label #0019298013

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.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $450.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4251712018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jack Kirby. 3rd apearance of Challengers of the Unknown in The Day the Earth Blew Up, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Bruno Premiani; At the Pentagon, Navy officers and scientists are stumped; Two scientists mysteriously disappeared in Antarctica; They call in "men capable of handling the unknown," and Ace takes the call; He, Rocky, and Red fly; They'll pick up Prof along the way; Off New Guinea, Prof is astounded to find a volcano rising from the sea bed; In the Antarctic, the Challengers snow-tractor toward the mystery spot; The tractor bogs in a snowstorm and needs repairs; Ace and Rocky explore and fall through thin ice!; They land on a futuristic bridge; Above, Prof and Red are captured by skinny orange aliens in bubble-suits. Just Imagine story, art by Virgil Finlay. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $40,000 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0707481002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1,200.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 3rd appearance of the Flash in "Around the World in 80 Minutes!", script by Robert Kanighers, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Paris!; The Sahara Desert!; Tibet - and the Pacific Ocean!; The Flash, Fastest Man Alive, rockets to those distant places and in the most astonishing adventure of all times - answers startling appeals for help. Four illustrations showing how various cultures from history regarded lightning. Flash Facts. "The Master of the Elements!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Mr. Element and his henchmen shoot Flash into space in an attempt to get rid of him. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $1,650.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1554909001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($49.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 3rd appearance of the Flash in "Around the World in 80 Minutes!", script by Robert Kanighers, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Paris!; The Sahara Desert!; Tibet - and the Pacific Ocean!; The Flash, Fastest Man Alive, rockets to those distant places and in the most astonishing adventure of all times - answers startling appeals for help. Four illustrations showing how various cultures from history regarded lightning. Flash Facts. "The Master of the Elements!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Mr. Element and his henchmen shoot Flash into space in an attempt to get rid of him. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $740.00 Paper: Off white Label #3697130007

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 3rd appearance of the Flash in "Around the World in 80 Minutes!", script by Robert Kanighers, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Paris!; The Sahara Desert!; Tibet - and the Pacific Ocean!; The Flash, Fastest Man Alive, rockets to those distant places and in the most astonishing adventure of all times - answers startling appeals for help. Four illustrations showing how various cultures from history regarded lightning. Flash Facts. "The Master of the Elements!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Mr. Element and his henchmen shoot Flash into space in an attempt to get rid of him. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $460.00 Paper: Off white Label #4097178004

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 4th appearance of the Flash in "Giants of the Time-World!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; The Flash, Fastest Man Alive, battles the strongest menace of all time, people who grow bigger every second. Origin of Dr. Alchemy in "The Man Who Changed the Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; In the previous issue of Showcase, the Flash - after a hectic series of adventures - capture and sent to jail his most formidable foe, Mr. Element!; Now another criminal appears - more bold, more daring, and possessing even greater uncanny than Mr. Element - The Amazing Doctor Alchemy - who to Flash's astonishment turns out to be a two-in-one criminal! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $430.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4185475008

3rd appearance of Adam Strange (and first Adam Strange logo). "Challenge of the Star-Hunter!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella; In Calcutta, India, Adam Strange is in the attendance of a number of explorers who wish to witness an ancient rope trick; When one of the locals explain that it's a trick, and nobody can disappear at the end of the rope, Adam Strange offers to prove him wrong; He manages to climb up in the air and - to everyones astonishment - disappear; However, none witnessing could guess that Adam really intercepted the next Zeta-Beam and is transported to Rann; Arriving on his adopted world, Adam finds himself greeted by Alanna and a delegation of people from Rann who inform Adam that a super-being known as Leothric has appeared and demanded to face Rann's chosen champion. The "End" of the Universe article. "Mystery of the Mental Menace!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Sy Barry; Arriving in the African Veldt, Adam Strange prepares to intercept the next Zeta-Beam when he hears the cries of an explorer that is about to be trampled by a herd of elephants; He frees the man and manages to catch the next Zeta-Beam. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $410.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3987936002

3rd appearance of Adam Strange (and first Adam Strange logo). "Challenge of the Star-Hunter!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella; In Calcutta, India, Adam Strange is in the attendance of a number of explorers who wish to witness an ancient rope trick; When one of the locals explain that it's a trick, and nobody can disappear at the end of the rope, Adam Strange offers to prove him wrong; He manages to climb up in the air and - to everyones astonishment - disappear; However, none witnessing could guess that Adam really intercepted the next Zeta-Beam and is transported to Rann; Arriving on his adopted world, Adam finds himself greeted by Alanna and a delegation of people from Rann who inform Adam that a super-being known as Leothric has appeared and demanded to face Rann's chosen champion. The "End" of the Universe article. "Mystery of the Mental Menace!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Sy Barry; Arriving in the African Veldt, Adam Strange prepares to intercept the next Zeta-Beam when he hears the cries of an explorer that is about to be trampled by a herd of elephants; He frees the man and manages to catch the next Zeta-Beam. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $145.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4320996019

3rd appearance of Adam Strange (and first Adam Strange logo). "Challenge of the Star-Hunter!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella; In Calcutta, India, Adam Strange is in the attendance of a number of explorers who wish to witness an ancient rope trick; When one of the locals explain that it's a trick, and nobody can disappear at the end of the rope, Adam Strange offers to prove him wrong; He manages to climb up in the air and - to everyones astonishment - disappear; However, none witnessing could guess that Adam really intercepted the next Zeta-Beam and is transported to Rann; Arriving on his adopted world, Adam finds himself greeted by Alanna and a delegation of people from Rann who inform Adam that a super-being known as Leothric has appeared and demanded to face Rann's chosen champion. The "End" of the Universe article. "Mystery of the Mental Menace!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Sy Barry; Arriving in the African Veldt, Adam Strange prepares to intercept the next Zeta-Beam when he hears the cries of an explorer that is about to be trampled by a herd of elephants; He frees the man and manages to catch the next Zeta-Beam. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $605.00 Paper: Off white Label #4363590024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.15) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella. 2nd appearance of Rip Hunter, Time Master in The Secret of the Lost Continent, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella; (Chapter 1.) Rip has an ancient tablet locating Atlantis, but the last line is obliterated; They journey to Alexandria in 331 BC, because Alexander the Great owned the tablet. Ad for Strange Adventures #106 and House of Secrets #22. Doctor Rocket humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. The Forbidden Island, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella; Chapter 2; Alexander points the crew to the island of Aeaea, where the tablet came from; They journey there in 700 BC. Rip and Jeff fall into a pit trap. Ad for Blackhawk #138, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. Mystery of the Lost Lands article; educational piece on Atlantis and other fabled lost cities. Science Says You're Wrong... humor page by Mort Drucker. The Doomed Continent, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella; Chapter 3; The Time Sphere arrives in Atlantis in 14,000 BC, but it's a futuristic space city!; Orange aliens shoot ray guns, but the crew is saved by R'Dell's force field. Peter Puptent, Explorer humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.3 $749.00 Paper: Off white to white Coverless. Label #3900475015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($22.47) will be charged at checkout.

Origin and 1st appearance of Hal Jordan (Silver Age Green Lantern). Cover and interior art by Gil Kane. SOS Green Lantern; Hal Jordan is selected by the power ring of Abin Sur to become a Green Lantern. Secret of the Flaming Spear!; Saboteurs try to crash a new experimental aircraft created by Ferris Aircraft. Menace of the Runaway Missile!; Green Lantern stops a missile launched by Dr. Parris at a government Hydrogen Power facility. Scripts by John Broome. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $355.00 Paper: Off white Label #2099011009

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.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $295.00 Paper: Off white Label #4341776005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.85) will be charged at checkout.

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.