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80February 1969
$0.12

Showcase #80

DC · February 1969 · on sale 1968-12-12

Origin: Dr. Thirteen
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Identification plate

Series
Showcase (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#80
Publication date
February 1969
Key date
1969-02-00
On-sale date
1968-12-12
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

Origin story on record for: Dr. Thirteen.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Phantom Stranger
2Men Call Me the Phantom Strangercomic story8.34script: Mike Friedrich; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Bill Draut; letters: Milt SnapinnThe Phantom Stranger, Dr. Thirteen, Marie Thirteen
3The Three Signs of Evilcomic story7script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Frank Giacoia, Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappThe Phantom Stranger
6He's Coming Your Way! Will You Meet Him?promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal AdamsThe Phantom Stranger
8Now on T.V.!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Aquaman, Batman, Arthur Curry, Clark Kent, Superman, Bruce Wayne
10I Talked with the Dead!comic story8pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard Starr, Wayne HowardMarie Thirteen, Dr. Thirteen Origin
11The Big One Is Here!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertSgt. Rock
14#7: Who Ever Heard of Jay Scott Pike!?!in-house column1letters: typeset
15#2 [The Golden Age Green Lantern]text article1letters: typesetGreen Lantern, Alan Scott

Plus 7.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Showcase Presents: Phantom Stranger #1
ISBN 1-4012-1088-0		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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