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44May-June 1963
$0.12

Showcase #44

DC · May-June 1963 · on sale 1963-03-28

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Series
Showcase (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
May-June 1963
Key date
1963-05-00
On-sale date
1963-03-28
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Wanted for Treason: Tommy Tomorrow!cover1pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee Elias; letters: Ira SchnappColonel Tommy Tomorrow
1Countdown on Excellencepublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappJerry; Jerry's father
2Chapter 1: Tommy Tomorrow -- Wanted for Treasoncomic story8.67script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee Elias; letters: Stan StarkmanColonel Tommy Tomorrow, Major Lon Vurian
4-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5Now! In Their Own Spectacular Book!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp
6Chapter 2: The Fantastic Dr. Klikcomic story6.67script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee Elias; letters: Stan StarkmanColonel Tommy Tomorrow, Major Lon Vurian
10Eye in the Skytext article1script: Jack Miller
11Chapter 3: The Man Who Would Destroy Marscomic story8.67script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee EliasColonel Tommy Tomorrow, Major Lon Vurian
13-cartoon0.67script: Julius Schwartz
14Statement Required By the Act of August 24, 1912statement of ownership0.33script: J. S. Liebowitz

Plus 5.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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