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Issue: Showcase #27
Publication Date: July 1960
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Issues: #27 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: 05/26/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Robert Kanigher
Disclose Notes: First Sea Devils.

On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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The Golden Monster!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Russ Heath (signed)
Inker(s): Russ Heath (signed)
Colorist(s): Jack Adler (washtone)
Letterer(s): ?; Ira Schnapp (Sea Devils logo design)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Sea Devils
Character(s): Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton; Biff Bailey]; a Godzilla-like golden monster
Synopsis: The Sea Devils recoil from a giant golden claw bursting from a sunken treasure galleon.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Sea Devils #1 published July 2012
as Showcase #27 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Wash cover. Logo design credit from Todd Klein.
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Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Buzzy
Character(s): Buzzy; Tom Stone; Mr. Brown; Mr. Stone
First Line: Say, look at what Tom Stone is doing--tearing down the posters we've been putting up!
Synopsis: Tom learns a lesson about free speech.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Golden Monster!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Russ Heath (signed)
Inker(s): Russ Heath (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Sea Devils
Character(s): Dane Dorrance; "Dad" Dorrance (in flashback); Judy Walton; Nicky Walton (Judy's kid brother); Biff Bailey; Biff's girlfriend; WWII UDT frogmen and Nazi frogmen; movie producer; weightlifting coach
First Line: Towards a sunken ship four divers make their way!
Synopsis: SCUBA diver Dane Dorrance hopes to earn his Dad's UDT flippers. Judy Walton hopes to land the lead in the movie "Sea Devils". Biff Bailey hopes to prove he's not a "clumsy ox". Nicky Walton hopes to prove he's a man. Working together, they find a sunken galleon and treasure, fight off a shark, octopus, and Godzilla-monster; and discover they really want to be a team of "underwater trouble shooters" called Sea Devils.
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In Content Item: FlagAquaman Album #5 published June 1980
as The Golden Monster! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Sea Devils #1 published July 2012
as The Golden Monster! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 26
Disclose Notes: A 1953 movie, "Sea Devils", starred Rock Hudson and Yvonne DeCarlo. The subject was 1800's smuggling and Napoleonic plots, but the title might have inspired the DC comic.

The last panel announces, "More titanic adventures of 'Sea Devils' in the next issue of Showcase!"

Story in three parts of 6, 6, and 14 pages.
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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): Zenith Company
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 6 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 6 of the main story sequence.
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The A-B-Seas of Skin Diving!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Ross Andru
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, sports
First Line: Almost anyone can become a skin diver...
Synopsis: Information on scuba diving, equipment, mysteries and joys. And "Never dive alone!"
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In Content Item: FlagAquaman #54 published November 1970
as The A-B-Seas of Skin Diving! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: On the two pages immediately preceding page 7 of the main story sequence.
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Monsters of the Seven Seas!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, nature
First Line: From the earliest ages, seafaring men have returned from sea voyages with tales of...
Synopsis: "Many scientists believe that survivors of these strange prehistoric creatures still exist in the depths of the sea... reported as a 'sea serpent'."
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 12 of the main story sequence.
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Oksner
Inker(s): Bob Oksner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dobie Gillis
Character(s): Dobie Gillis; Thalia
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement for The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, "the newest TV sensation". Picture of #2's cover art.

On the page immediately preceding page 13 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training
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Reprint Notes:  
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): Wilson Chemical Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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