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74May 1968
$0.12

Showcase #74

DC · May 1968 · on sale 1968-03-12

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Series
Showcase (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#74
Publication date
May 1968
Key date
1968-05-00
On-sale date
1968-03-12
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Could it Be You?cover1pencils: Howie Post; inks: Howie Post; letters: Howie Post
1We've Kept Our Promise! Here They Are!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Howie Post, Steve Ditko, Win Mortimer; inks: Howie Post, Steve Ditko, Tex Blaisdell; letters: Gaspar Saladino
2It Could Be You!comic story24script: Howie Post; pencils: Howie Post; inks: Howie Post; letters: Joe LettereseAnthro (introduction)
4From Us --- To You, Only the Best!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Ira Schnapp
5The World of Anthrotext article1script: Howie Post, Joe Orlando; pencils: Howie Post, Joe Orlando; inks: Howie Post, Joe OrlandoHowie Post
11-in-house column1pencils: Neal Adams, Irv Novick; inks: Neal Adams, Irv NovickSuperman Revenge Squad; Batman Revenge Squad; Superman (statue); Batman (statue); Hellcats

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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