Showcase #25

(March-April 1960)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captives of the Medieval Sorcerer, Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

Rip Hunter... Time Master / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Joe Kubert

Inks

Joe Kubert

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You cannot escape me!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Bonnie Baxter; Corky Baxter; Rip Hunter; Professor Blakeslee; Doctor Senn; King Gamina; Cholorus the Sorcerer

Synopsis

As a favor to Professor Blakeslee, Rip agrees to take Doctor Senn to the island kingdom of Rittannia in the year 960. Upon arrival, Senn takes off on his own. While waiting, Rip and his crew are captured and thrown into a dungeon by King Gamina and his guards. Cholorus the Sorcerer asks why the strangers have not been thrown into the Valley of Monsters. The King reminds Cholorus that he rules by the Code of Ritannia. When nightfall comes, Rip uses nearby horses to break out, but is discovered by Cholorus and his men, so now Rip, Bonnie, and Corky will be thrown into the Valley of Monsters.

Reprints

• in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #60 (1 de septiembre de 1960)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #60 (1961) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #32 (1977) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Showcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([September] 2012)

Keywords

Ritannia; Time Sphere; time travel

The Hand of Clay! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Morris Waldinger

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Morris Waldinger

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On April 4, 1915, John Dean and his friends were having a good laugh at his expense!

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

John Dean

Synopsis

Receiving a premonition of a train crash, John Dean saves his friends but loses his life in the process.

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #33 (December 1954)
• in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #60 (1 de septiembre de 1960)

Keywords

Flying Scotsman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz (Table of Contents: 5)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In what story did a cabin boy become captain of a large schooner after a mutiny?

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Jo March; Pippi Longstocking

Synopsis

Guess the famous book and author from a brief description of the plot.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly; previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated January 1957

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Dr. Floogle / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Can I go into the laboratory to see what you are working on, Dr. Floogle?

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Dr. Floogle

Reprints

• in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #60 (1 de septiembre de 1960)

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Chapter 2: The Valley of the Monsters (Table of Contents: 8)

Rip Hunter... Time Master / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Joe Kubert

Inks

Joe Kubert

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Good grief!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Bonnie Baxter; Corky Baxter; Rip Hunter; King Gamina

Synopsis

The Time Masters travel across the Valley, doing their best to avoid a giant water lizard, a horned monster, and a monster porcupine. When they come to the end of the valley, they make their way back to the time sphere, where they're surprised to find King Gamina bound as a prisoner in the sphere.

Reprints

• in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #60 (1 de septiembre de 1960)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #60 (1961) [N&B [B&W]; moins 7,33 pages [minus 7.33 pages]]
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #32 (1977) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]; moins 7,33 pages [minus 7.33 pages]]
• in Showcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([September] 2012)

Keywords

Time Sphere

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Doctor Rocket / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On this flight you will be lying, strapped down to this couch.

Feature Logo

Doctor Rocket

Genre

humor

Characters

Doctor Rocket

Reprints

• in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #60 (1 de septiembre de 1960)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1959
Owner: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld; S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz and A.S. Herzog as trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, I. Rappaport and A.S. Herzog as trustees for L. Liebowitz and J.H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.

From Rocks to Rockets (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Miller ?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Man's first weapon was probably a stick.

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Brief history of weaponry from prehistoric times to the modern era.

Keywords

beffroi; mangonel; springal; testudo; trebuchet

Chapter 3: The Sorcerer's Siege (Table of Contents: 12)

Rip Hunter... Time Master / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Joe Kubert

Inks

Joe Kubert

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Rip!... Cholorus is making the spears turn around in mid-air!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Bonnie Baxter; Corky Baxter; Rip Hunter; King Gamina; Cholorus the Sorcerer; Doctor Senn

Synopsis

Turns out that it's the real King Gamina in the sphere and an impostor back in the city. The impostor is bargaining with Cholorus, offering the sorcerer his kingdom for the secrets of his sorcery, but Rip and company arrive. The impostor King is revealed as really Dr. Senn, who had persuaded Blakeslee to help him at gunpoint. Cholorus leads his followers against the city and it's now magic and sorcery against the city's defenses. In the end, Rip and the Time Sphere fly over Cholorus, and Rip ropes the sorcerer, removing and destroying the source of his power, a ring with a power stone.

Reprints

• in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #60 (1 de septiembre de 1960)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #60 (1961) [N&B [B&W]; moins 0,67 page [minus 0.67 page]]
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #32 (1977) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]; moins 0,67 page [minus 0.67 page]]
• in Showcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([September] 2012)

Keywords

Time Sphere

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)