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Issue: Showcase #55
Publication Date: March 1965
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Issues: #55 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/28/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Disclose Notes: 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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Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp (and logo ?)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Doctor Fate; Hourman
Character(s): Solomon Grundy; Hourman; Doctor Fate; Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Friends Across the Seas

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox (credited)
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson (credited)
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Doctor Fate; Hourman
Character(s): Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Inza Nelson; Solomon Grundy [Cyrus Gold]
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In Content Item: FlagThe Brave and the Bold #115 published October 1974
as Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 25
Disclose Notes: Revival of both characters, and their supporting casts. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story in several parts: splash page, Prologue (1 p.), Chapter 1 (6.67 pp.), Chapter 2 (5.67 pp.), Chapter 3 (10.67 pp.).
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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): Hasbro's G. I. Joe
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Silly Putty
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 9 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Testor Corporation
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 9 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Use coupon below and Showcase will be delivered to you regularly...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 9 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 80 Page Giant Magazine; More Secret Origins
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 10 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 15 of the main story sequence.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Astroforce
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 17 and page 18 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): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Norton Products
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 23 and page 24 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Detective Comics; Justice League of America
First Line: For the very best...
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Pages: 0.33
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The Origin of Dr. Fate Hourman

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: spot illos only
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
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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): American Seed Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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