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66January-February 1967
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Showcase #66

DC · January-February 1967 · on sale 1966-11-22

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Series
Showcase (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#66
Publication date
January-February 1967
Key date
1967-01-00
On-sale date
1966-11-22
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: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Ira SchnappB'wana Beast; Rupert Kenboya
2The Birth of B'wana Beast [Part One]comic story7.67script: Bob Haney, Mike Sekowsky; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: George Roussos; letters: Stan StarkmanB'Wana Beast [Michael Payson Maxwell] (introduction); Rupert Kenboya; Kilo Kenboya; Mondoko; Djuba (ape); Naga; Tembo (black elephant); Hamid Ali; Torka; Zambesis (African tribe)
4Detective Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappBatgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batman; Robin
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman
7-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
8-in-house column0.5script: E. Nelson Bridwell
9-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
10-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBatman; Scarecrow
11The Birth of B'wana Beast, Part 2comic story8.67script: Bob Haney, Mike Sekowsky; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: George Roussos; letters: Stan StarkmanHe Who Never Dies [Hamid Ali]; Zambesis (African tribe); Torka; Rupert Kenboya; Naga; B'wana Beast; Tembo (elephant); Djuba (ape)
12Strange Adventures; Tales of the Unexpectedpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack Sparling; letters: Ira Schnapp
13B'Wana Beast's Real Africatext article1script: George Kashdan
15The Birth of B'wana Beast, Part 3comic story6.67script: Bob Haney, Mike Sekowsky; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: George Roussos; letters: Stan StarkmanB'wana Beast; Rupert Kenboya; Djuba (ape)
16Champs Against Odds!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Jack SchiffMickey Mantle; Wilma Rudolph; Ben Hogan
17-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira SchnappDoom Patrol; Challengers of the Unknown

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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