Showcase #25

(March-April 1960)

Captives of the Medieval Sorcerer (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Joe Kubert

Inks:

Joe Kubert

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

As a favor to his friend Professor Blakeslee, Rip agrees to take Doctor Senn into the past. The destination is the island kingdom of Rittannia in the year 960. Upon arrival, Senn takes off on his own. While waiting for his return, Rip and his crew are discovered by King Gamina and his guards. Captured, they are taken to the city and thrown into a dungeon. Out of nowhere, Cholorus the Sorcerer appears to ask why the strangers have not been thrown into the Valley of Monsters. The King reminds Cholorus that he rules by the Code of Ritannia, and what he says goes. When nightfall comes, Rip uses nearby horses to break out of the cell, but is discovered by Cholorus and his men. Now Cholorus will get his wish and Rip, Bonnie, and Corky will be thrown into the Valley of Monsters.

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([July] 2012)

Indexer Notes

Chapter 1

The Hand of Clay! (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Morris Waldinger

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger

Inks:

Morris Waldinger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Reprints:

• from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #27 (January 1959)

Indexer Notes

may actually be reprinted from an earlier source yet unindexed

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

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira

Inks:

Ruben Moreira

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Buzzy brown

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

["Can I go into the laboratory to see what you're working on Dr. Floogle?"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Dr. Floogle

[Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Indexer Notes

house ad for House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #97, House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #30, and Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #47

The Valley of the Monsters (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Joe Kubert

Inks:

Joe Kubert

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Rip Hunter; Bonnie Baxter; Corky Baxter; 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 Showcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([July] 2012)

Indexer Notes

Chapter 2

["On this flight you will be lying strapped down to this couch."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Doctor Rocket

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller ?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

brief history of weaponry from prehistoric times to the modern era

The Sorcerer's Siege (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Joe Kubert

Inks:

Joe Kubert

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

Turns out that it's the real King Gamina in the sphere, and an imposter back in the city. The imposter is bargaining with Cholorus, offering the sorcerer his kingdom for the secrets of his sorcery. The deal would have been done, but Rip and company arrive. The imposter King is revealed as really Dr. Senn, who had pursuaded Blakeslee to help him at gunpoint. Cholorus, tired of the deception, 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 the source of his power, a ring with a power stone. Rip destroys the ring, and begins the trip back home.

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([July] 2012)

Indexer Notes

Chapter 3