Showcase
#46
(September-October 1963)
DC,
1956 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1963-07-25
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- George Kashdan (editor); Murray Boltinoff (editor)
Issue Notes
4th Tommy Tomorrow feature in Showcase.
On-sale date from copyright registration.
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Tommy Tomorrow / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We've uncovered a practice attack on this model of New York...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- The Planeteers: Captain Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Lon Vurian
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
[no title indexed]
Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fill the gaps in your family's education...
Indexer Notes
Sold by Cadillac Publishing Co.
Inside front cover.
Mission to Disaster Chapter 1
Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Script
- Arnold Drake
- Pencils
- Lee Elias (signed)
- Inks
- Lee Elias (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Stan Starkman
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- The Planeteers: Captain Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Lon Vurian (of Venus)
The Planeteers [General Nordyke; Unit Sergeant (last in #41)]; Ambassador Gur Doyka; King Lorgi the Third of Roukar; Prime Minister Bsorbo of Roukar (villain) - Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Capt. Tommy Tomorrow and Capt. Lon Vurian meet with Gur Doyka, Chief Minister of the Federation of Planets. The Federation has recently made first contact with a distant solar system, and offered them a non-aggression treaty. The aliens proved suspicious and hesitated signing the pact. Their mission is a final attempt at an agreement to avoid war. Their first stop is Roukar, smallest planet in that solar system. Unfortunately, the planet's boy king, Lorgi, stows away when they depart Roukar for the capital planet, and the ambitious prime minister accuses them of kidnapping.
- Keywords
- Federation of Planets; Roukar; Venusians
Indexer Notes
This story takes place in the 21st century. The stories in Showcase are prequels to the Tommy Tomorrow tales told in Real Fact Comics, Action Comics, and World's Finest Comics.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Try a tongue teaser!
[no title indexed]
On the Planet Og / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah - this spot looks fine.
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Flash Album (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #1 ([1965])
-
[Mission to Disaster] Chapter 2: The Plot to Kill a Solar System
Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- The Planeteers: Captain Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Lon Vurian (of Venus)
Ambassador Gur Doyka; King Lorgi the Third of Roukar; Prime Minister Bsorbo of Roukar (villain) - Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Capt. Tomorrow, Capt. Vurian, and Gur Doyka are captured and imprisoned for kidnapping the boy king. Prime Minister Bsorbo disregards the king's protests. The three men escape and uncover a plot to invade Earth. King Lorgi locates them and tells them he has a plan to foil Bsorbo. Vurian will wear a mask and pose as the king, while Lorgi leads the other two to a spaceship.
- Keywords
- Roukar; Venusians
Indexer Notes
Chapter 3 (story pages 7-13).
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at the curved shapes!
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
Strange Secrets of the Stars
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Miller ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fight global air battles with planes of all nations
[no title indexed]
102 Ships of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 102 ships of all nations
[Mission to Disaster] Chapter 3: The Palace of Peril
Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- The Planeteers: Captain Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Lon Vurian (of Venus)
Ambassador Gur Doyka; King Lorgi the Third of Roukar; Prime Minister Bsorbo of Roukar (villain) - Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- While Capt. Vurian poses as King Lorgi, the others steal a spaceship. Unfortunately, the ship they chose is almost out of fuel. Back at the palace, Bsorbo realizes that the king is an imposter. Capt. Tomorrow and the real king devise a way for Lorgi to speak directly to his armada and order them to halt. The soldiers at the palace place Bsorbo under arrest. Later, at the capital planet of that solar system, a treaty is signed between the two governments.
- Keywords
- Roukar; Venusians
Indexer Notes
Chapter 3 (story pages 14-25).
Great Masterpieces
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance...
- Characters
- Johnny DC
Indexer Notes
house ad; ten cents per issue for a two-year subscription
150 Civil War Soldiers!
150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Josely Co.
[no title indexed]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys, girls, men, women...
[no title indexed]
American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Brother, can you spare a dime...
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["We've uncovered a practice attack on this model of New York..."]
Tommy Tomorrow -
1.
["Fill the gaps in your family's education..."]
Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia -
2.
Mission to Disaster Chapter 1
Tommy Tomorrow -
3.
["Try a tongue teaser!"]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
Task Force
Task Force -
5.
["Ah - this spot looks fine."]
On the Planet Og -
6.
[Mission to Disaster] Chapter 2: The Plot to Kill a Solar System
Tommy Tomorrow -
7.
["Look at the curved shapes!"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
8.
Strange Secrets of the Stars
-
9.
["Fight global air battles with planes of all nations"]
116 Planes of All Nations -
10.
["102 ships of all nations"]
102 Ships of All Nations -
11.
[Mission to Disaster] Chapter 3: The Palace of Peril
Tommy Tomorrow -
12.
Great Masterpieces
Tootsie [all other candies] -
13.
["Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance..."]
-
14.
104 Kings' Knights
104 Kings' Knights -
15.
150 Civil War Soldiers!
150 Civil War Soldiers -
16.
["Boys, girls, men, women..."]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards -
17.
["Brother, can you spare a dime..."]
American Body Building Club -
18.
100 Toy Soldiers
100 Toy Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- John Censullo
- Merlin Haas
- Donald Dale Milne
- Allen Ross
- Per Sandell
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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