Showcase #60
(January-February 1966)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1965-11-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from house ad in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #158. On-sale date in copyright registration of November 15 a likely typo.

The War That Shook the Universe! (Table of Contents)

The Spectre / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The most exciting comic book event of the past 20 years!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
The Spectre; Azmodus
Synopsis
The Spectre straddles two worlds, attacked by jets on Earth, and by Azmodus on the Astral Plane.
Reprints
Keywords
comets; Golden Age; jets; revival; Silver Age; supernatural beings

Indexer Notes

First appearance of The Spectre in the Silver Age. Silver Age revival of a Golden Age character.

The Magic Card! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Editing
Jack Schiff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, everybody! What is this – a three-ring circus?
Genre
advocacy
Characters
Pete; Pete's various teen-age friends
Synopsis
The many different advantages to your local public library are discussed and discovered.
Keywords
library

Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover, in black and white.

War That Shook the Universe! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Spectre / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (credited)
Pencils
Murphy Anderson (credited)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For more than a score of years, the world has lost sight of The Spectre --
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Azmodus; Stefan Miklos; Millicent Olcott; Paul Nevers; Rocks Parker; members of Parker's gang; Tuffy Cooper; members of Cooper's gang
Synopsis
The Spectre confronts the evil Azmodus, who has taken over the body of Paul Nevers.
Reprints
Keywords
character revival; gangsters; seance; supernatural beings

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story across 24 pages in three parts of 7.67, 9.67, and 5.67 pages.

Revival of the character. This issue explains why he has not been seen in 20 years. The character Stefan Miklos is a thinly disguised rendition of real-life alleged psychic Peter Hurkos.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
6349
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just can't get Pete to keep his room neat.
Feature Logo
Little Pete
Genre
humor; children
Synopsis
Pete's father gets him to pick up all this stuff on his bedroom floor by giving him a model car racing set.

Indexer Notes

Follows page 18 of Sequence 2.

Origin of the Spectre (Table of Contents: 4)

The Spectre / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Spectre made his debut in MORE FUN COMICS No. 52 (February, 1940)
Genre
non-fiction; superhero
Characters
The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
Synopsis
The history of the character up to this point.
Reprints
Keywords
background information; character history; editorial feature; origin

Indexer Notes

After Sequence 3. Originally credited in error to Gardner Fox, as pointed out by Ted Watson.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The War That Shook the Universe!
    The Spectre
  2. 1. The Magic Card!
  3. 2. War That Shook the Universe!
    The Spectre
  4. 3. ["I just can't get Pete to keep his room neat."]
    Little Pete
  5. 4. Origin of the Spectre
    The Spectre
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
  • Lou Mazzella
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Ted Watson