Showcase '94 #1 [Direct Sales]
(January 1994)

DC, 1994 Series
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Price
1.95 USD; 2.50 CAD; 1.25 GBP
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1993-12-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
761941201726 00111
Editing
Neal Pozner (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Joker / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kevin Nowlan (signed)
Inks
Kevin Nowlan (signed)
Colors
Kevin Nowlan; Olyoptics (Separations)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Joker
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The Great Pretender (Table of Contents: 1)

The Joker / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
James Robinson
Pencils
Christian Alamy
Inks
Christian Alamy
Colors
Judy Johnson
Letters
Ken Bruzenak
Editing
Denny O'Neil (Consulting Editor)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Joker; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Synopsis
Unclear if this is an Elseworlds story, a hallucination by the Joker, or really how the Joker sees the world.

Indexer Notes

Story continues in the next issue.

State of Siege, Part One (Table of Contents: 2)

Gunfire / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Thomas Tenney
Inks
Mike Christian
Colors
Buzz Setzer
Letters
Bob Lappan
Genre
superhero
Characters
Gunfire [Andrew Van Horn]
Synopsis
Terrorists break into Gunfire's company.

Indexer Notes

Story continues in the next issue.

The Wall of Souls (Table of Contents: 3)

New Gods / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Simonson
Pencils
José Luis García-López
Inks
José Luis García-López
Colors
Gloria Vasquez
Letters
Bert C. Workman
Genre
superhero
Characters
Metron; Orion
Synopsis
Metron tricks Orion into attempting to pierce the Wall of Souls.
Reprints
Keywords
Astro-Force; Source Wall

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Case Studies / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Neal Pozner
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jacob Gilbert, Neil Ahlquist, Charles J. Sperling, and Gregory Vernon.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Joker
  2. 1. The Great Pretender
    The Joker
  3. 2. State of Siege, Part One
    Gunfire
  4. 3. The Wall of Souls
    New Gods
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Case Studies
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Ken Austin
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Dave Marchand
  • Jim Van Dore
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