Showcase #2 (1956) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Rider of the Winds!	cover	1	pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick; letters: Ira Schnapp
2	Rider of the Winds!	comic story	8	pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Eagle Feather (an Indian boy); Godfather (an eagle); Black Lightning (a mountain lion)
3	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Sugar; Spike
4	Racer from Stone Age to Jet Age!	comic story	2	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar Saladino
5	Outcast Heroes!	comic story	8	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Dan; Aunt Jane
6	Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Clark Kent, Superman
7	Four-Footed Warrior	text article	2	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
8	Amazing Animal Eyes!	cartoon	1	script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Ira Schnapp
9	Runaway Bear	comic story	7.67	pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Billy, a circus bear; a lion; an elephant; a hunter; a park ranger

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

Collection	Year
My Greatest Adventure #50	1960	On eBay ›
My Greatest Adventure #54	1961	On eBay ›
DC Special #5	1969	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 ›
Super B #1 ISBN 0-574-33766-0	1977	On eBay ›

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