Showcase #78

(November 1968)

Prologue: (Table of Contents)

Jonny Double / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Marv Wolfman [story]; Joe Gill [dialogue]

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Colors:

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Letters:

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Editing:

Dick Giordano

Content Information

Genre:

Mystery

Characters:

Wilson Twain

Synopsis:

In San Francisco, a rich man is beaten in his own house. The goons leave a picture - of Twain dead!

Reprints:

• in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #10/1969 ([oktober] 1969)

Meet Jonny Double!.. Chapter 1 (Table of Contents)

Jonny Double / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Marv Wolfman (Story); Joe Gill (Dialogue)

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Mystery

Characters:

Jonny Double [Jonathan Sebastian Double] (first appearance); landlord; sign painter; Lt. Branigan; goons; Sandy (female cop)

Synopsis:

"A down-beat Don Quixote... a once-white knight in counterfeit armor, the poor man's Peter Pan!" Jonny Double, ex-cop and now PI, is awoken only to be ejected by his landlord. Relocating, he gets a call. Mr. Twain has the picture of his twin brother, a syndicate man who was murdered. Jonny demands $200/day, settles for $50, then bums cigarettes and bullets from his contacts asking about the syndicate. He's jumped by goons and pounded, and paid off with a quarter!

Reprints:

• in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #10/1969 ([oktober] 1969)

Everybody's Go-Going Ape for... Angel and the Ape (Table of Contents)

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

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Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Characters:

Angel and the Ape [Angel O'Day; Sam Simeon]

Synopsis:

House ad for Angel and the Ape #1, "The Case of the Missing Go-Go Girls!"

Chapter 2 (Table of Contents)

Jonny Double / comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Marv Wolfman [story]; Joe Gill [dialogue]

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Colors:

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Letters:

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Editing:

Dick Giordano

Content Information

Characters:

Crystal "Crys" Cross (a waitress); Piker (a syndicate man); more goons

Synopsis:

Beaten, Jonny gets sympathy from "Crys" Cross, a blonde waitress. Mr. Twain's brother dealt with Piker and Glass, respectable businessmen. Jonny goes to their office, is turned away, but disguises as a janitor to slip in. He eavesdrops on (Piker or Glass) ordering Mr. Twain's death. As for the "peeper", Jonny Double has only "stupid, dumb luck". Then he's spotted, beaten again, and dragged to the roof to be pitched over!

Reprints:

• in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #10/1969 ([oktober] 1969)

A Magazine About Today... Make the Scene with The Geek (Table of Contents)

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

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

The Geek; hippies

Synopsis:

House ad for The Geek #1

The Wonderful World of Comics: Joe Kubert is a Grand Old Name! (Table of Contents)

DC Comics / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Bio of Joe Kubert. Blurb for the first DC Special honoring Carmine Infantino. "Love Finds the Inquiring Fanatic!" article on Angel and the Ape.

Chapter 3 (Table of Contents)

Jonny Double / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Marv Wolfman [story]; Joe Gill [dialogue]

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Colors:

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Letters:

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Editing:

Dick Giordano

Content Information

Genre:

Mystery

Synopsis:

Jonny kicks back, and the goon goes over the rail to a fatal fall. More goons pursue. Jonny runs into an amusement park, then the House of Horrors. Running past horror masks, Jonny is trapped in the Hall of Mirrors. The goon shoots wild. "I'll get ya, Double!" Jonny moves in and pounds the goon flat. The barker even shows him automatic pictures taken inside. "Send a set to Lt. Branigan C.O.D, with love and kisses from Jonny Double." The End

Reprints:

• in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #10/1969 ([oktober] 1969)

The Magic Number is 3! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Neal Adams

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Content Information

Characters:

Justice League of America; Hawkman: Atom; Green Arrow

Synopsis:

House ad for Justice League of America #67, reprinting initiation stories of Hawkman, Atom, and Green Arrow

The End.. Plus One... (Table of Contents)

Jonny Double / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Marv Wolfman [story]; Joe Gill [dialogue]

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Colors:

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Letters:

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Editing:

Dick Giordano

Content Information

Genre:

Mystery

Synopsis:

Jonny calls Mr. Twain to collect his fee. "Have to wait until Monday." "Aahh, beans!" And the sign painter demands to get paid, or he'll "take the door with me." Jonny narrates, "I'll show [them]... I won't be a loser all my life! This isn't... The End!

Reprints:

• in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #10/1969 ([oktober] 1969)

Webster Says: A Dolphin is... (Table of Contents)

Dolphin; Showcase / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Content Information

Characters:

Dolphin

Synopsis:

Teaser ad for Showcase #79, with Dolphin shown in silhouette

It's No Laughing Matter! (Table of Contents)

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

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Steve Ditko

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

The Creeper

Synopsis:

House ad for Beware the Creeper #4, "Which Face Hides My Enemy?"

Two Heroes, Batman and Superman -- Become Two Victims in These Issues! (Table of Contents)

World's Finest; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

Superheroes

Characters:

Superman; Batman

Synopsis:

House ad for World's Finest #180, "Superman's Perfect Crime"; and Superman #211, "The Name of the Game is... Superman!"

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover, black and white