Showcase #74
(May 1968)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
On-sale Date
1968-03-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Carmine Infantino (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

The only Anthro tryout issue before the series. On-sale date from copyright registration.

Could it Be You? (Table of Contents)

Anthro / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howie Post (signed as Howie Post)
Inks
Howie Post (signed as Howie Post)
Colors
?
Letters
Howie Post (logo); ?

Genre
adventure
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Logo designed by Howie Post. Info per Todd Klein.

We've Kept Our Promise! Here They Are! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Anthro; Inferior Five; Beware the Creeper / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

It Could Be You! (Table of Contents: 2)

Anthro / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Howie Post (signed as Howie Post)
Pencils
Howie Post (signed as Howie Post)
Inks
Howie Post (signed as Howie Post)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It does not look ferocious...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Anthro (introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Feature continues in Anthro (DC, 1968 series) #1.

Free Radar Lighthouse from Boaterific (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Ideal Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

From Us --- To You, Only the Best! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Legion of Super-Heroes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The World of Anthro / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howie Post (credited); Joe Orlando (credited)
Pencils
Howie Post (credited); Joe Orlando (credited) (illustrations)
Inks
Howie Post (credited); Joe Orlando (credited) (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Howie Post, creator of Anthro, is one of those rare animals--a native New Yorker.
Characters
Howie Post

Indexer Notes

Between pages 10 & 11 of main story. A satirical biography of Howie Post and how he started Anthro.

Defend Yourself! with Ketsugo (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

How to Do Strong Man Tricks ...Without Strength! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Red Baron (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

United States Lawn Tennis Association / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

The Writewell Co. / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

UFO from The Invaders (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Could it Be You?
    Anthro
  2. 1. We've Kept Our Promise! Here They Are!
    Anthro; Inferior Five; Beware the Creeper
  3. 2. It Could Be You!
    Anthro
  4. 3. Free Radar Lighthouse from Boaterific
    Ideal Toys
  5. 4. From Us --- To You, Only the Best!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  6. 5. ["Howie Post, creator of Anthro, is one of those rare animals--a native New Yorker."]
    The World of Anthro
  7. 6. Defend Yourself! with Ketsugo
  8. 7. How to Do Strong Man Tricks ...Without Strength!
  9. 8. Red Baron
    Monogram Models
  10. 9. ["Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park"]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  11. 10. ["Your favorite store is now featuring official United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) tennis merchandise."]
    United States Lawn Tennis Association
  12. 11. ["Well, it's time for more news about the newest from the DC front."]
    Direct Currents
  13. 12. ["Pick your prize and earn it today, easily and quickly, just by showing the "magic order blank" on the opposite page!"]
    The Writewell Co.
  14. 13. UFO from The Invaders
    Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Jay Flash
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Matthew Head
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Per Sandell
  • Brian Stewart
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore