Showcase (1956-1978) comic books 1965-1967

Add to cart GD 2.0 $7.70 Staples added (not manufacturing). Oil stains. Water damage.

G.I. Joe stars in "Blind Night Fighter" (art by Joe Kubert), "Cliff-Hanger!" (art by Ross Andru?), and "The Clean Sweep!" (art by Russ Heath). Kubert cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Auction Item: CGC 4.5 View scans Auction opens May 6 Paper: Off white to white Label #3971837009	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $170.00 View scans	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $77.00 View scans Marking throughout interior (slightly affects readability).	Add to cart GD 2.0 $66.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple.
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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.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $95.00 View scans	Add to cart VG 4.0 $36.00 View scan Water damage.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $38.00 View scan 1" Spine split from bottom. Staple holes added (not manufacturing).	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $32.00 View scan
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $32.00 View scan Water damage.	Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $225.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #20-44C7BFA-020 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 6.5 $150.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Tape on centerfold. Label #1074496004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics	Add to cart VG 4.0 $29.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Murphy Anderson. Doctor Fate and Hourman star in "Perils of the Psycho-Pirate," script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; On a remote dig in the Middle East, archaeologists Kent Nelson (aka Dr. Fate) and his wife Inza discover the fabled Masks of Medusa; These masks supposedly forced the viewers to be overcome with emotions; Their dig a success, the Nelsons return home to an unveiling party hosted by longtime friend Rex Tyler; The Medusa Masks are put on display at the party, with Rex Tylers fiancé Wendi Harris admiring them; However, when a mysterious man lights a cigarette lighter underneath one of the masks, Wendi is filled with the desire to steal the masks; When the rest of the guests notice the theft, the stranger passes the lighter under another mask, and all of the attendees burst into uncontrollable laughter. One-page text feature tells the origin of the original Psycho-Pirate. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $33.00 View scans Water damage.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $32.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $15.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $13.00
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4th overall appearance of Enemy Ace. Cover art by Joe Kubert. Killer Of The Skies! starring Enemy Ace, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert; The Enemy Ace faces off agains The Hunter, a Canadian Ace, over No-Man's Land. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $21.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Staple rust with migration.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $20.00 View scans	Add to cart VG 4.0 $20.00 View scans	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.00
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5th appearance of Enemy Ace. Cover art by Joe Kubert. The Hunters -- and the Hunted! starring Enemy Ace, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert; Enemy Ace faces off against the French pilot named "The One-Eyed Cat." Enemy Ace continues in Star Spangled War #138. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $114.00 View scans Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

3rd appearance of the Teen Titans. Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Return of the Teen Titans, script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy. The Teen Titans battle the rock 'n' roll robbers The Flips, who use a surfboard, a cheerleader's baton, and a trick motorcycle to steal from the public and confound the Titans. The series continues in Teen Titans #1 (1966). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $66.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. 3/4" Spine split from bottom. Water damage.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $45.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $48.00 View scans Three center wraps detached at one staple.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $40.00 View scans Staple added (not manufacturing). Cover oxidation.
Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $40.00 View scan 4" Cumulative spine split (chew). Centerfold detached at one staple.	Add to cart FR 1.0 $36.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple. Staples added (not manufacturing). Original bottom staple missing. 3 1/2" Cumulative spine split.	Add to cart CGC 8.0 $445.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4390841013 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 7.0 $280.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4118189006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $67.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $75.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Murphy Anderson. The Spectre makes his first 1st Silver Age appearance in the book-length tale War That Shook the Universe, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; The Spectre confronts the evil Azmodus, who has taken over the body of Paul Nevers. Little Pete humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. Origin of the Spectre by Julius Schwartz, art by Bernard Baily; One-page text feature tells the origin of the Spectre. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Murphy Anderson. Beyond the Sinister Barrier!, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; The Spectre battles the demonic Shathan the Eternal. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. Cloud 9 page of cartoons by Mort Drucker. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Joe Orlando. First appearance of the Inferior Five in The Coming of the Costumed Incompetents, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Joe Orlando and Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Mike Esposito; super-hero spoof. "Digger" Dugan humor page, art by Henry Boltinoff; "Digger" Dugan can't get any decent help in translating some hieroglyphics. Cap's Hobby Hints, art by Henry Boltinoff. Roll Out the Robot, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Mike Esposito; The mad doctor needs a ruby for his device and creates a robot out of old junk to secure it for him; Fortunately, the Inferior Five stop the robot. Inferior Five Dead Letter Office by Jack Miller; How the Inferior Five came to be and who gets the blame! Professor Eureka humor page, art by Henry Boltinoff. A Gruesome Revenge, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Mike Esposito; Through dumb luck, the heroes defeat the mad scientist and are honored by the city government. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Mike Esposito. Conquer Man-Mountain -- Because He's There!, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Joe Orlando and Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Mike Esposito; The Masked Swastika assembles his old gang, formerly enemies of the Freedom Brigade, and with the help of the Silver Sorceress they are all rejuvenated; Unfortunately, the Brigade is retired and only their children, the Inferior 5, are available to stop the villains. Oh, No! Not Another Green-Skinned Monster!, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Mike Esposito. Merryman's Last Stand, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Mike Esposito. Stories include parodies of Iron Man and the Hulk. Statement of ownership--average print run 388,000; average paid circulation 234,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $24.00 View scan Staple rust with migration.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $11.00 View scan Cover detached at one staple.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $15.00 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple. Water spotting.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.00 View scan 1.5" Cumulative spine split.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $12.00 View scan Two center wraps detached at one staple. Water spotting.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $12.00 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.50	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $11.00
Add to cart Good $8.50	Add to cart Good $8.50	Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $8.40 Interior complete. Severe water damage with mold present. Cover detached. Staple rust with migration.	Add to cart CGC 9.0 $300.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1618521003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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Cover art by Murphy Anderson. 5th appearance of the Spectre inThe Ghost of Ace Chance!, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; The ghost of gambler Ace Chance takes over the body of Jim Corrigan, stranding the Spectre without a host. Continues in the Spectre #1. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Add to cart CGC 9.0 $85.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #3973391013 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito. The Inferior Five return in this X-Men parody, Agony at the Academy or A Scrap'll Floor the Teacher!, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito; At Dean Egghead's Academy for Super-Heroes, the staff quits; The JLA, Metal Men, Doom Patrol, Metamorpho, and even Super-Hip turn him down, so the dean is reduced to hiring the Inferior Five as teachers. Ad for Plastic Man #1. Ad for 80 Page Giant Justice League of America #48. Part II Two Brains Are Better Than One!, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito; Dr. Dinosaur boasts two brains (one in his tail), so plans to destroy the Egg's Men. Ad for Teen Titans #6 with Beast Boy and Metamorpho #9. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. Part III Some Throwbacks Should Be Thrown Back! or But Some Shouldn't!, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito; Awkwardman crashes into the pool--and meets Angel Fish, a mermaid! Ad for Jerry Lewis 97, with Batman, Robin, and Joker guest stars. New Man Joins Platoon!-- Adventures in the GI Joe Club ad; Hasbro introduces the new G.I. Joe, a Green Beret, then the heroes of Vietnam and subject of a John Wayne movie. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella. (Part 1) The Birth of B'wana Beast, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Roussos; Origin of B'wana Beast; In Africa, Game Rangers Mike Maxwell (Caucasian) and Rupert Zambesi Kenboya (Negro) crashed on Mount Kilimanjaro; Kenboya gives Maxwell a mineral-laced drink and a talking red ape gives him a strange helmet; He gained animal strength, can control animals, and even blend them magically into giant hybrids like a rhino-buffalo. Captain Action ad. Ad for Detective Comics #359, the debut of Batgirl. Ad for the 80-Page Giant Superman #193. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Plastic Man #2, vs. The Spider. Ad for Batman #189. Part 2 The Birth of B'wana Beast, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Roussos; origin story continues. Ad for Strange Adventures #196 and Tales of the Unexpected #99. B'Wana Beast's Real Africa; article about the modern Africa. Champs Against Odds! public service announcement, pencils by Jack Schiff, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; featuring Mickey Mantle, Wilma Rudolph, and Ben Hogan. Part 3 The Birth of B'wana Beast, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Roussos; origin story continues, then continues to next issue. Ad for Challengers of the Unknown #54 and Doom Patrol #109. Ad for GI Joe figures and accesories. Captain Billy & the Kid! Renwal Model Planes ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $12.00 Centerfold detached at one staple.

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2nd B'wana Beast appearance. Even if B'wana Beast escapes the killer pack, he must still face...He Who Never Dies! The 24-page "Track of the Immortal One" is illustrated by Mike Sekowsky and George Roussos. Cover by Mike Sekowsky and Frank Giacoia. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito. A Crooks' Tour of Palisades Amusement Park! or, How to Cook a Goose!, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito; The Maniaks are "not to be confused with the Beatles, the Monkees, or anyone in his right mind!"; Jangle can do sound effects and impressions; Pack Rat is a gadgeteer; Flip is a contortionist; And Silver Shannon is "The Mod Miser", a golddigger; They perform at Palisades Park, mobbed by teenage girls! Ad for Challengers of the Unknown #56. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Superboy 138, an 80-Page Giant. Part II You Have to Use Your Noodle When You're in the Soup!, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito; The Flips run from two gangs; Pack Rat cobbles a pop-gun and fishhooks to make a grapple to snag the cable car; Flip bounces so much gangsters can't nail him; Pack Rat cobbles an electro-magnet to catch bullets. Ad for The Adventures of Bob Hope #105 and The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #100. Part III. Next on the Menu--Just Desserts, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito. Ad for Metamorpho #12, art by Ramona Fradon. Ad for Aurora The Rat Patrol model kit. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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They're kooky! They're kicky! They're krazy! They're...the Maniaks! It's real love when Silver (the Go-Go Girl with the Go-Gold Mind) gets engaged to a rich playboy and the action hits the top of the pop charts! Featuring "Poor Richard's Maniak!" (Chapter 1), "Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Dough!" (Chapter 2) and "If You're Going to Trot Down the Bridal Path, You Need a Groom!" (Chapter 3). Written by E. Nelson Bridwell, with art and cover by Mike Sekowsky and Mike Esposito. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Auction Item: CBCS 6.5 View scan Auction opens June 10 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signature: Barbara Friedlander on 7/31/2021 Label #21-306BA3D-001

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Leave it to Binky in these reprints! Binky stars in "Duel Shiners," "Changed Man," "Leap Before You Look" and "Perfect Match." Art by Bob Oksner. Plus, the 2-page "Peggy's Page." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Mike Sekowsky. "What Swings, Fiddle Strings?", script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Mike Sekowsky; Woody Allen approaches the Maniaks to star in a Broadway musical he's written called "Confederate Yankees"; The songs were written by George M. Coldham; "Twiggly" and many goofy parodies of actors join in; Off to the theater! "Part Two, Act 1, of Confederate Yankees! Confused?", script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Mike Sekowsky; The show goes on, a Northern-Southern feud set during the Civil War; Many bad song parodies ensue. "Act II -- Part III (or Should That Be Part III -- Act II?)", script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito; The musical lurches along with spies, betrayals, reversals, and people falling in love; More song parodies lead to the finale; Woody Allen waits for the reviews; The Maniaks wait for the readers to "buy... buy!" copies of their Showcase tryout. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.