Showcase #68

(May-June 1967)

A Crooks' Tour of Palisades Amusement Park! or, How to Cook a Goose! (Table of Contents)

The Maniaks / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Mike Esposito

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

The Maniaks [Jangle [Gilbert Jeffries]; Silver Shannon; Pack Rat [Byron Williams]; Flip [Philip Folger]]; "Eggs" Benedict; "Peaches" Melba; "Veal" Scallopine; "Beef" Strogonoff; other "food" gangsters; screaming teen girls

Synopsis:

The Maniaks are "not to be confused with the Beatles, the Monkees, or anyone in his right mind!" Jangle can do sound effects and impressions. Pack Rat is a gadgeteer. Flip is a contortionist. And Silver Shannon is "The Mod Miser", a golddigger. They perform at Palisades Park, mobbed by teenage girls! They run to hide. Meanwhile, "Eggs" Benedict's gang has planned an ambush on the rival gang of "Dutch" Edam at the park. And in stumble the Maniaks, now witnesses. "Rub 'em out!"

Indexer Notes

1) Silver sings a parody of the Monkee's "Last Train to Clarksville", "Take the last train to Knoxville - They are cutting off the service..."
2) Palisades Park rans ads with coupons in DC comics for years, so the story setting might be a thank-you.

Who Is this Teen-Terror? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Brown

Inks:

Bob Brown

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Indexer Notes

House ad for Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1959 series) #56, where "Tino Mannaray" vows to kill the Challengers in "License to Kill!"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Maniak Memos / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

A goofy editorial session in the DC conference room yields, "THE MANIAKS..."

["Don't put the cockpit on your model plane like that!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Synopsis:

Model hint: Use your sister's colorless nail polish to not fog up a jet windshield.

Indexer Notes

hint submitted by Mike Stachurski of Addison, Illinois

CRUNCH! YIP! BLAM! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for Superboy 138, an 80-Page Giant "Featuring Superboy and Krypto's Most Terrific Battles!"

Part II You Have to Use Your Noodle When You're in the Soup! (Table of Contents)

The Maniaks / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Mike Esposito

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

The Flips run from two gangs. Pack Rat cobbles a pop-gun and fishhooks to make a grapple to snag the cable car. Flip bounces so much gangsters can't nail him. Pack Rat cobbles an electro-magnet to catch bullets. But the band is trapped atop a Ferris wheel. Flips leaps into a pool - and is snagged in a net. Money-mad Silver is worried because his insurance isn't paid up!

For the Most in Laughs (Table of Contents)

Bob Hope; Jerry Lewis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

House ad for The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1951 series) #105 and The Adventures of Jerry Lewis (DC, 1957 series) #100

Part III. Next on the Menu -- Just Desserts (Table of Contents)

The Maniaks / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Mike Esposito

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

The Maniaks will be dumped in the ocean. Shannon sings a heart-breaking son, "He's just my Bill, a stupid-looking slob" that reduces the mobsters to tears. "I am even more sorry we have to bump you off!" On the pier, Jangle imitates a police squad. Flip flips them onto crooks' heads. Pack Rat improvises lockpicks. Shannon kicks tail with concrete go-go boots. And the cops arrive. Jangle hopes "the comic-reading public is groovy over us and we get our own fab mag!" And Shannon starts counting. "Let's see... One million copies at 12 cents each..."

Hoo-Boy! He's Getting Hammered by Hafnium!.. (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ramona Fradon

Inks:

Ramona Fradon

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for Metamorpho (DC, 1965 series) #12, "Trap of the Test-Tube Terrors!"

Direct Currents (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

"Well, that time is here again when April showers are supposed to bring May flowers - and the newsstands blossom out with a new crop of DC mags!" Go-Go Check blurbs Sea Devils 35, Detective Comics 363, Strange Adventures 200, and more.

BEM Shows Up! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Synopsis:

Brains, Emotions, and Muscles alone don't impress girls - so all three combine into BEM!

Indexer Notes

inside back cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

The Rat Patrol (Table of Contents)

Aurora / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

"A new Aurora hobby kit featuring the men, the jeeps, the tanks, and the excitement of the TV show!"

Indexer Notes

This model was a new experiment for Aurora, with miniature jeeps, soldiers, and sand dunes you could arrange in a diorama however you like.