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Showcase (1956-1978) comic books 1977-1979

  • Issue #94
    Showcase (1956-1978) 94
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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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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    $43 Showcase (Presents) #94 FN+ Jim Aparo 1st appearance of new Doom Patrol
    $399 Showcase 94 CGC 9.6, DC, 1977, 1st & Origin of New Doom Patrol & Robotman
    5 days left Auction Showcase #94 Comic Book 1st App New Doom Patrol
    2 days left Auction Showcase 94 CGC 9.2 OW/W Bronze Age Key DC Comic 1st Appearance Doom Patrol
    4 days left Auction Showcase #94 ! DC 1977 ! DOOM PATROL by JOE STATON ! hayfamzone

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  • Issue #95
    Showcase (1956-1978) 95

    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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    1 day left Auction *Showcase #95 (November 1977, DC Comics)

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  • Issue #96
    Showcase (1956-1978) 96
    Auction opens July 6
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4381088002
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4322795018
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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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    6 days left Auction Showcase #96 The New Doom Patrol DC Comics 1978 BIG SCANS
    5 days left Auction Showcase #96-The New Doom Patrol-DC Comics- 1977- VG 4.0- Bronze Age-
    5 days left Auction DC Showcase #96 (1977) The New Doom Patrol Jim Aparo cover art VG/F.
    3 days left Auction Showcase #96 - Doom Patrol - Joe Staton art - Bronze Age

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  • Issue #97
    Showcase (1956-1978) 97
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3758557002
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #3985999014
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4366598002
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Witnessed Sig: Joe Stanton on 3/22/2019 Newsstand Edition
    • Label #19-1247D7A-031
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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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    $29 Showcase #97 1978 6.5 FN+ Origin/1st Appearance Power Girl! JSA appear! DCU
    $100 Showcase 97 CBCS Graded 9.4 NM DC Comics 1978
    6 days left Auction SHOWCASE NO. 97 PRESENTS...POWER GIRL (her first solo book) CGC 9.4 (NM) DC 1978
    2 days left Auction Showcase #97 (DC Comics, 1978) F/VF Key*Issue Origin & 1st Solo Title Power Girl

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  • Issue #98
    Showcase (1956-1978) 98
    • Paper: White
    • Label #7500707-AA-003
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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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    $17 Vertigo Human Torch Showcase #98 VG
    $276 Showcase Presents Power Girl #98 Bronze age 2nd Solo Power Girl CGC 9.8 NM/M Gem
    1 day left Auction SHOWCASE 98 POWER GIRL JOE STATAN COVER PAUL LEVITZ STORY DC COMICS 1978
    2 hours left Auction DC SHOWCASE PRESENTS... POWER GIRL Vol. 17 #98 Mar/1978 "SYMBIOD STRIDES!" 7.5

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  • Issue #99
    Showcase (1956-1978) 99
    • Paper: White
    • Label #7500707-AA-002
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Witnessed Sigs: Joe Staton & Paul Levitz on 9/3/2016.
    • Label #17-010C0E0-033
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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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    5 days left Auction Showcase #99 Bronze age Power Girl - 1978 - Very Fine
    2 days left Auction Power Girl Comic Book
    21 hours left Auction Showcase #99 Bronze age 3rd Solo Power Girl VF Beauty Wow
    4 days left Auction DC SHOWCASE #99 1978 FIRST APPEARANCE POWER GIRL AS KAREN STARR

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  • Issue #100
    Showcase (1956-1978) 100
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0051638004
    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Sigs: Joe Staton 10/19/2019 & Paul Kupperberg & Paul Levits on 12/14/2019. Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #19-476BAFE-040
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
      Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics
    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Witnessed Signatures: Paul Kupperberg on 729/2022 & Joe Staton on 10/28/2022. Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #23-0B0CC15-065
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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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    $14 Showcase 100 clever story with every character, HIGH GRADE
    $20 Showcase #100 Comic Book VG
    $75 Showcase #100 (1978) Features Every DC Hero Who Appeared in Showcase CGC 9.4
    $325 Showcase #100 CGC 9.8 White Pages .Super High Grade Hard To Find .
    6 days left Auction Showcase #100 Anniversary Issue DC Comics 1978
    1 day left Auction DC comics issue 100 showcase awesomeanniversary

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  • Issue #101
    Showcase (1956-1978) 101

    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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    6 days left Auction Showcase 101 Hawkman Unread High Grade DC Comics
    5 days left Auction Showcase # 101 1st Print DC Comic Book Hawkman Hawkgirl Jun 1978 (1956 Series)
    1 day left Auction DC comics showcase presents Hawkman issue 101
    6 days left Auction Showcase # 101, 103 1978 DC Hawkman Adam Strange Murphy Anderson Joe Kubert

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  • Issue #102
    Showcase (1956-1978) 102
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4366598007
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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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    5 days left Auction 1977 DC Comics Hawkman Strange Adventures #102

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  • Issue #103
    Showcase (1956-1978) 103

    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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    $12 Showcase Presents #103 DC Comics 1978 Hawkman & Hawkgirl F/VF
    8 days left Auction Showcase Presents... Hawkman #103 (1978) Joe Kubert Cover

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  • Issue #104
    Showcase (1956-1978) 104

    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.