Showcase
#26
(May-June 1960)
DC,
1956 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1960-03-29
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (credited) (associate editor); George Kashdan (credited) (associate editor)
Issue Notes
Fourth Rip Hunter appearance.
On-sale date from ad in House of Mystery #98 and copyright registration.
On-sale date from ad in House of Mystery #98 and copyright registration.
The Aliens from 2,000 B.C.!
Rip Hunter... Time Master / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Great Scott! Creatures from space here on Earth in ancient Egypt!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Rip Hunter; Jeff Smith
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([September] 2012)
-
What's Wrong with These Pictures?
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Aliens from 2,000 B.C. [Chapter 1]
Rip Hunter... Time Master / comic story / 8.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bite the dust, Jeff!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bonnie Baxter; Corky Baxter; Rip Hunter; Jeff Smith; Gdow
- Synopsis
- Rip and his team time-travel to Egypt of 2,000 B.C. and find aliens are producing robots to help them take over the planet. Rip and Jeff destroy the robot factory but Bonnie and Corky are about to be executed by the local Egyptians.
- Reprints
-
in All Favourites Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #20 ([August 1960] ?) - in Showcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([September] 2012)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; Egypt; El Karnak; robots; Time Sphere; time travel
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #99 (June 1960), Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #116 (May 1960), and House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #33 (June 1960).
A Second Deluge!
Just Imagine / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; Bernard Breslauer
- Pencils
- Clem Gretter
- Inks
- Clem Gretter
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One of the greatest catastrophes of nature is the deluge.
- Genre
- science fiction; non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Real Fact Comics (DC, 1946 series) #3 (July-August 1946)
-
in Serie-nytt [Serienytt] (Formatic, 1957 series) #15/1961 (12 april 1961?) [Just Imagine a Second Deluge]
-
Indexer Notes
Speculative piece about what would happen to mankind should a massive flood engulf the planet.
Chapter 2: Escape from the Doomed Village
Rip Hunter... Time Master / comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This may slow them down...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bonnie Baxter; Corky Baxter; Rip Hunter; Jeff Smith
- Synopsis
- Rip and Jeff rescue Bonnie and Corky from the Egyptians but crash land the Time Sphere in the sand. They are surprised by aliens sent to Earth to capture the rogue aliens who are just now about to use their remaining robots to attack the village.
- Reprints
- in All Favourites Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #20 ([August 1960] ?)
- in Showcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([September] 2012)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; El Karnak; robots; Time Sphere; ziggurat
[no title indexed]
Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #132 (June 1960) and Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #279 (May 1960).
[no title indexed]
Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as
Henry Boltinoff) - Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now, Moolah the Mystic, will walk barefooted...
- Feature Logo
Moolah the Mystic- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Moolah the Mystic
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
The Amazing Archers
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ancient Egypt may not have invented the bow and arrow, but its warriors do deserve the...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Keywords
- composite bow; phalanx
Indexer Notes
Overview of the contributions made by Chaldean warriors and Egyptian warriors to warfare using bows.
Chapter 3: The War of the Gods
Rip Hunter... Time Master / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Great scott! Rip's trapped inside one of the alien plasti-bubbles!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bonnie Baxter; Corky Baxter; Rip Hunter; Jeff Smith; Gdow
- Synopsis
- A pitched battle between the rogue aliens and their robots versus Rip and his alien allies begins to go badly for Rip’s side. Rip uses the Time Sphere to blow sand into the robots’ joints, disabling them, which gives the alien allies an opportunity to capture the rogues. The aliens leave Earth and Rip and crew head home.
- Reprints
- in All Favourites Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #20 ([August 1960] ?)
- in Showcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([September] 2012)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; plasti-bubble; robots; Time Sphere
Indexer Notes
Continued in Rip Hunter ... Time Master #1.
[no title indexed]
Professor Eureka / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're the first to find this tomb, Professor Twiddle!
- Feature Logo
Professor Eureka- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Professor Eureka; Professor Twiddle
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #33 (December 1954)
-
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Joe Weider (photo)
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Aliens from 2,000 B.C.!
Rip Hunter... Time Master -
1.
What's Wrong with These Pictures?
-
2.
The Aliens from 2,000 B.C. [Chapter 1]
Rip Hunter... Time Master -
3.
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
-
4.
A Second Deluge!
Just Imagine -
5.
Chapter 2: Escape from the Doomed Village
Rip Hunter... Time Master -
6.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
7.
["Now, Moolah the Mystic, will walk barefooted..."]
Moolah the Mystic -
8.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
9.
The Amazing Archers
-
10.
Chapter 3: The War of the Gods
Rip Hunter... Time Master -
11.
["We're the first to find this tomb, Professor Twiddle!"]
Professor Eureka -
12.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
13.
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider Course and Products -
14.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Del Gruber
- Merlin Haas
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Donald Dale Milne
- Allen Ross
- Per Sandell
- Douglas Sederberg
- Jim Van Dore
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