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Issue: Showcase #8
Publication Date: May 1957
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Issues: #8 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: 03/05/1957
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Disclose Notes: Second Flash appearance.

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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]
First Line: You're finished, Flash!
Reprinting
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 Flash Archives #1 [First Printing] published August 1996
as Cover - Showcase #8 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #1 published July 2007
as Showcase #8 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Showcase #1 published September 2012
as Showcase #8 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 2nd Flash appearance. Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The National Sports Council
Character(s): Mickey Mantle (photo); Joe Louis (photo)
First Line: We'll ripple your body with muscles and load TNT in your fists.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Secret of the Empty Box!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West
First Line: The tight-wire's been cut!
Synopsis: 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #1 [First Printing] published August 1996
as The Secret of the Empty Box! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #1 published July 2007
as The Secret of the Empty Box! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Showcase #1 published September 2012
as The Secret of the Empty Box! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Here are some of the winners...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Wonders of Speed!
First Line: In days to come, when earthmen will travel...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Coldest Man on Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (first appearance, origin, villain)
First Line: Ha! Ha! Flash's speed can't help him on that coating of slick ice I've laid down with my cold-gun!
Synopsis: 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLimited Collectors' Edition #C-39 published October 1975
as The Coldest Man on Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published January 1990
as The Coldest Man on Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published May 1992
as The Coldest Man on Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #1 [First Printing] published August 1996
as The Coldest Man on Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #1 published July 2007
as The Coldest Man on Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Showcase #1 published September 2012
as The Coldest Man on Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Race of Wheel and Keel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Harry Lazarus
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, western
Character(s): John Butterfield; Harrison
First Line: A highlight in the remarkable progress of American transportation was the fantastic race between...
Synopsis: 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Brave and the Bold #19 published August 1957
as The Race of Wheel and Keel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Showcase #1 published September 2012
as The Race of Wheel and Keel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagAll-Star Comics #53 published June 1950
was The Race of Wheel and Keel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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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
First Line: Do you want spending money?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Date with Effie

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Character(s): Betty; Stan
First Line: Don't you look forward to these afternoons, Betty?
Synopsis: Betty's friend overhears Stan saying that he has a date with Effie and she tells Betty what she heard.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as R. T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as R. T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
Character(s): Betty; Jim
First Line: Look Betty!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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