Showcase #3 (1956) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Frogmen!	cover	1	pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry Grandenetti; colors: Jack Adler	USN frogman; Japanese frogmen
2	"The Frogmen!" Part I: The Making of a Frogman!	comic story	8	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Sardine; Shark; Whale; kids (flashback); Mom (flashback); Drill Instructor; frogmen recruits
3	DC Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset	Superman; Batman; Tomahawk
4	The First Frogmen!	comic story	2	pencils: Mike Esposito; inks: Mike Esposito	Ancient "frogmen"
5	Part II of "The Frogmen!" Flying Frogmen!	comic story	6	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Sardine; Shark; Whale
6	Freddie the Frogman	cartoon	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
7	The Fighting Frogmen	text article	2	letters: typeset
8	Do-It-Yourself Safety Rules!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira Schnapp
9	Part III of "The Frogmen!" Silent War!	comic story	9.67	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Sardine; Shark; Whale

Plus 4.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Sea Devils #5	1962	On eBay ›
Aquaman #6	1962	On eBay ›
Aquaman #37	1968	On eBay ›
The Essential Showcase 1956-1959 #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-079-8	1993	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Showcase #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-3523-9	2012	On eBay ›

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