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Issue: Showcase #25
Publication Date: March 1960
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Issues: #25 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: 01/26/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Third Rip Hunter appearance.

On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In5
Disclose Reprinted From1
reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets2
Indicia
 
 
Statement of Ownership
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: Rip, what'll we do?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Art of Joe Kubert #[nn] published January 2011
as Showcase #25 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master #1 published September 2012
as Showcase #25 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Wash cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): George F. Jowett (photos)
First Line: I don't care what your age is!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Captives of the Medieval Sorcerer, Chapter 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Professor Blakeslee; Doctor Senn; King Gamina; Cholorus the Sorcerer
First Line: You cannot escape me!
Synopsis: As a favor to Professor Blakeslee, Rip agrees to take Doctor Senn to the island kingdom of Rittannia in the year 960. Upon arrival, Senn takes off on his own. While waiting, Rip and his crew are captured and thrown into a dungeon by King Gamina and his guards. Cholorus the Sorcerer asks why the strangers have not been thrown into the Valley of Monsters. The King reminds Cholorus that he rules by the Code of Ritannia. When nightfall comes, Rip uses nearby horses to break out, but is discovered by Cholorus and his men, so now Rip, Bonnie, and Corky will be thrown into the Valley of Monsters.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master #1 published September 2012
as Captives of the Medieval Sorcerer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Hand of Clay!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): John Dean
First Line: On April 4, 1915, John Dean and his friends were having a good laugh at his expense!
Synopsis: Receiving a premonition of a train crash, John Dean saves his friends but loses his life in the process.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMy Greatest Adventure #27 published January 1959
was The Hand of Clay! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Wilson Chemical Co. seeking sellers of White Cloverine Brand Salve.
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Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Character(s): Jo March; Pippi Longstocking
First Line: In what story did a cabin boy become captain of a large schooner after a mutiny?
Synopsis: Guess the famous book and author from a brief description of the plot.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly; previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated January 1957
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Can I go into the laboratory to see what you are working on, Dr. Floogle?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): various (cover thumbnails)
Inker(s): various (cover thumbnails)
Colorist(s): various (cover thumbnails)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #97, House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #30, and Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #47
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Chapter 2: The Valley of the Monsters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): King Gamina
First Line: Good grief!
Synopsis: The Time Masters travel across the Valley, doing their best to avoid a giant water lizard, a horned monster, and a monster porcupine. When they come to the end of the valley, they make their way back to the time sphere, where they're surprised to find King Gamina bound as a prisoner in the sphere.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master #1 published September 2012
as Captives of the Medieval Sorcerer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: On this flight you will be lying, strapped down to this couch.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Statement of October 1, 1959
Owner: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld; S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz and A.S. Herzog as trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, I. Rappaport and A.S. Herzog as trustees for L. Liebowitz and J.H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.
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From Rocks to Rockets

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: Man's first weapon was probably a stick.
Synopsis: Brief history of weaponry from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Chapter 3: The Sorcerer's Siege

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): King Gamina; Cholorus the Sorcerer; Doctor Senn
First Line: Rip!... Cholorus is making the spears turn around in mid-air!
Synopsis: Turns out that it's the real King Gamina in the sphere and an impostor back in the city. The impostor is bargaining with Cholorus, offering the sorcerer his kingdom for the secrets of his sorcery, but Rip and company arrive. The impostor King is revealed as really Dr. Senn, who had persuaded Blakeslee to help him at gunpoint. Cholorus leads his followers against the city and it's now magic and sorcery against the city's defenses. In the end, Rip and the Time Sphere fly over Cholorus, and Rip ropes the sorcerer, removing and destroying the source of his power, a ring with a power stone.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master #1 published September 2012
as Captives of the Medieval Sorcerer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Treasure Chest of Fun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Bike Speedometer reads up to 50 m.p.h.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Zenith Company ad for stamp album and stamps on approval.
Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertiser seeks seller of its seed packages in exchange for prizes.
Back cover.

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