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53November-December 1964
$0.12

Showcase #53

DC · November-December 1964 · on sale 1964-09-24

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Series
Showcase (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
November-December 1964
Key date
1964-11-00
On-sale date
1964-09-24
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Battlefield Jurycomic story4script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert, Irv Novick; inks: Joe Kubert, Irv Novick
3Hot Corner!comic story8script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Gaspar Saladino
4The First Medal!text article0.67letters: typeset
7Honesty Is the Best Policy!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
8Frogman S.O.S.!comic story6script: Bob Haney; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath; letters: Gaspar Saladino
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
10-letters page0.67script: Robert Kanigher
12-cartoon0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
14Battle Arithmetic!comic story6script: Bob Haney; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito
15Crests of the Armyillustration0.67

Plus 6.32 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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