Showcase #66

(January-February 1967)

(Part 1) The Birth of B'wana Beast (Table of Contents)

B'wana Beast / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Haney?; Mike Sekowsky?

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

George Roussos

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Content Information

Genre:

Jungle; Superhero

Characters:

B'Wana Beast! The Jungle Master [Michael Payson Maxwell] (Intro); Rupert Zambesi Kenboya; Kilo Kenboya; Mondoko (Witch Doctor); Djuba (Ape); Naga; Tembo (Black Elephant); Hamid Ali; Torka

Synopsis:

Origin of B'wana Beast. In Africa, Game Rangers Mike Maxwell (Caucasian) and Rupert Zambesi Kenboya (Negro) crashed on Mount Kilimanjaro. Kenboya gives Maxwell a mineral-laced drink and a talking red ape gives him a strange helmet. He gained animal strength, can control animals, and even blend them magically into giant hybrids like a rhino-buffalo. Now B'wana Beast and Kenboya must stop the ghostly Arab "He Who Cannot Die", his pirates, and a giant alligator-tank from poaching and stealing a shipment of copper from the Zambesi tribe.

Indexer Notes

1) Script credit from Kurt Mitchell. 2) But the Amazing World of DC Comics article calls it "Mike Sekowsky's B'wana Beast", so Sekowsky may have authored. 3) Story continues next issue.

Captain Action (TM): The Amazing 9-in-1 Super Hero (Table of Contents)

Captain Action / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Captain Action; The Phantom; Batman; Captain America; Aquaman; Flash Gordon; Steve Canyon; The Lone Ranger; Sgt. Fury; Superman

Synopsis:

Ad for the Captain Action action figure.

Batgirl is Here! (Table of Contents)

Batgirl; Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Characters:

Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batman; Robin

Synopsis:

House ad for Detective Comics #359, the debut of Batgirl

Captain Billy & the Kid! (Table of Contents)

Renwal Model Planes / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Characters:

Captain Billy; Ralph

Presenting the Mag from SUPER! What Does It Mean? (Table of Contents)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Curt Swan

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George Klein

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman

Synopsis:

House ad for the 80-Page Giant Superman #193

Indexer Notes

The title is a pun on wildly popular TV show The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

["C'mon, I'll show you what I did with my slot racing set."] (Table of Contents)

Cap's Hobby Hints / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

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Henry Boltinoff

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Direct Currents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Checklist of titles for late November and Early December 1966.

He's Not: as Strong as Superman... (Table of Contents)

Plastic Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Win Mortimer (Plastic Man ad); Carmine Infantino (Batman ad)

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Win Mortimer (Plastic Man ad); Joe Giella (Batman ad)

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero; Humor

Synopsis:

House ad for Plastic Man #2, vs. The Spider.

Out of the Dim and Misty Days of the Past... (Table of Contents)

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Batman; Scarecrow

Synopsis:

House ad for Batman 189, "Fright of the Scarecrow!"

Part 2 The Birth of B'wana Beast (Table of Contents)

B'wana Beast / comic story / 8.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Haney?; Mike Sekowsky?

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

George Roussos

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero; Jungle

Synopsis:

Origin story continues.

For the Most in Thrills... Go - Go - Go - (Table of Contents)

Strange Adventures; Tales of the Unexpected / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre:

Science Fiction

Synopsis:

House ad for Strange Adventures #196 and Tales of the Unexpected #99, both with Go-Go Checks

B'Wana Beast's Real Africa (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Article about the modern Africa.

Make It... Tyco (Table of Contents)

Tycho Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Champs Against Odds! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Jack Schiff

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Sheldon Moldoff

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Content Information

Characters:

Mickey Mantle; Wilma Rudolph; Ben Hogan

Part 3 The Birth of B'wana Beast (Table of Contents)

B'wana Beast / comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Haney?; Mike Sekowsky?

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

George Roussos

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero; Jungle

Synopsis:

Origin story continues, then continues to next issue.

For the Most in Thrills... Go - Go - Go - (Table of Contents)

Doom Patrol; Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Doom Patrol; Challengers of the Unknown

Synopsis:

House ad for Challengers of the Unknown #54 and Doom Patrol #109

20 Fathoms Under The Sea (Table of Contents)

GI Joe Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for GI Joe figures and accesories.

How to get a Model Motoring Racing Set for Christmas. (Table of Contents)

Aurora models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Back cover ad for Aurora's Model Motoring Racing Sets