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51July-August 1964
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Showcase #51

DC · July-August 1964 · on sale 1964-05-28

First appearance: Hy the Spy
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Identification plate

Series
Showcase (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#51
Publication date
July-August 1964
Key date
1964-07-00
On-sale date
1964-05-28
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hy the Spy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappKing Faraday
2I -- Spyforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaKing Faraday
3Hunters of the Whispering Gallery!comic story10script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaKing Faraday
4The Ice Queencomic story0.67pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Bernard Sachs
6The Whole Batman Family!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Sheldon Moldoff, Curt Swan; inks: Charles Paris, Stan KayeBat-Girl, Bat-Mite, Batman II, Batman, Batwoman, Dick Grayson, Betty Kane, Kathy Kane, Robin, Bruce Wayne, Ace the Bat-Hound, Robin II, Bruce Wayne Jr., Batman
8Through Enemy Linestext article1script: Jack Miller
9DC Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee EliasCave Carson, Christie Madison
10Dream Piratecomic story0.67
12Thunder over Thailand!comic story12script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaKing Faraday
13Watch for the First Superboy Annual!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan, George Papp; inks: George Klein, George PappClark Kent, Krypto, Power-Boy, Superboy, Zarl Vorne
14Learn from Your Hobbies!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; editing: Jack Schiff
15Top Secretcomic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffHy the Spy First

Plus 5.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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