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Issue: Showcase #15
Publication Date: July 1958
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Issues: #15 of 104 Issues (108 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/20/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 13 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Disclose Notes: 1st Space Ranger

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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Brown
Inker(s): Bob Brown
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Space Ranger
Character(s): Space Ranger; Myra
First Line: Those Shann-Men have me trapped--and I haven't freed Myra yet from the paralybeam!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMighty The 100-Page Comic! #8 published November 1958
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Essential Showcase 1956-1959 #[nn] published February 1992
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published May 1992
as Foreword - Mike Gold [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]cover illustration
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Showcase #1 published September 2012
as Showcase #15 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Are You a Litter-Bug?

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Great Plutonium Plot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox (plot); Edmond Hamilton (script)
Penciller(s): Bob Brown
Inker(s): Bob Brown
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Space Ranger
Character(s): Space Ranger [Rick Starr] (Introduction); Jarko; Gurph; Myra Mason; Thaddeus Starr; Cryll; Zandor
First Line: At last, I've added you to my collection of crime souvenirs, Space Ranger...
Synopsis: The Space Ranger must stop whoever is robbing space liners for plutonium.
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In Content Item: FlagMighty The 100-Page Comic! #8 published November 1958
as The Great Plutonium Plot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Super Stars #8 published October 1976
as The Great Plutonium Plot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics #[nn] published October 1980
as The Great Plutonium Plot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Showcase #1 published September 2012
as The Great Plutonium Plot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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You've Got a Comet by the Tail

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Strange Adventures; Tales of the Unexpected
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): On the Planet Og
First Line: Welcome to the planet Og, gentlemen!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Escape from Planet X

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Dan Stover
First Line: Dan Stover stared open-mouthed at the humanoids surrounding him.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Robot Planet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox (plot); Edmond Hamilton (script)
Penciller(s): Bob Brown
Inker(s): Bob Brown
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Space Ranger
Character(s): Space Ranger [Rick Starr]; Myra Mason; Cryll; Danaan
First Line: Their needle rays are making me so heavy, I'm sinking into the ground!
Synopsis: Space Ranger travels to the Sirius system and helps Danaan overthrow the robots that have taken over his world.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Showcase #1 published September 2012
as The Robot Planet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Naydel
Penciller(s): Martin Naydel
Inker(s): Martin Naydel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): A Judy Jupiter Space Stickler
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Space Ships of the Past!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Jack Kirby
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: To travel through the skies has been man's dream since primitive times...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Garcelon Stamp Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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