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55March-April 1965
$0.12

Showcase #55

DC · March-April 1965 · on sale 1965-01-28

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Identification plate

Series
Showcase (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#55
Publication date
March-April 1965
Key date
1965-03-00
On-sale date
1965-01-28
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

On the record: Alley Awards - Best Novel (1965).

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!cover1pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappSolomon Grundy; Hourman; Doctor Fate; Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo)
1Friends Across the Seaspublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
2Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!comic story25script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoHourman [Rex Tyler]; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Inza Nelson; Solomon Grundy [Cyrus Gold]
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
780 Page Giant Magazine; More Secret Originspromo (ad from the publisher)1
8-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
11Detective Comics; Justice League of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
12The Origin of Dr. Fate Hourmantext article1script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson

Plus 5.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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