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Title: | Showcase |
Issue: | 3 |
Page Count: | 36 |
Publish Date: | July-August 1956 |
Volume: |
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Showcase 3
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6.5
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Showcase 3
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5.0
CBCS
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Detailed information about the issue is listed below.
Story Title: | The Frogmen! - cover |
Features: | Frogmen |
Pages: | 1 |
Genre: | war |
Characters: | USN frogman; Japanese frogmen |
Story Title: | Free! Hard-to-Get Royal Family Stamps - advertisement |
Features: | Garcelon Stamp Co. |
Pages: | 1 |
Pencils: | ? (photo) |
Inks: | ? (photo) |
Letters: | typeset |
Story Title: | "The Frogmen!" Part I: The Making of a Frogman! - comic story |
Features: | Frogmen |
Pages: | 8 |
Characters: | Sardine; Shark; Whale; kids (flashback); Mom (flashback); Drill Instructor; frogmen recruits |
Synopsis: | A puny guy has volunteered to train as a frogman (USN UDT, precursors to USN SEALs), but is immediately nicknamed "Sardine" by guys called "Shark" and "Whale". He recalls being bullied and coddled as a kid, but looks as if he'll wash out. Then, as the team trains at raft-righting, a shark comes gunning for his teammates, and "Sardine" dives in the way! |
Story Title: | [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher) |
Features: | DC Comics |
Pages: | 1 |
Pencils: | various |
Inks: | various |
Letters: | typeset |
Characters: | Superman; Batman; Tomahawk |
Synopsis: | Contest for prizes for sending in a slogan for DC Comics. |
Story Title: | The First Frogmen! - comic story |
Features: | Frogmen |
Pages: | 2 |
Genre: | non-fiction |
Characters: | Ancient "frogmen" |
Synopsis: | Historical article on Assyrian "frogmen" and Revolutionary War "submarines" trying to sink ships, then WWII frogmen |
Story Title: | Part II of "The Frogmen!" Flying Frogmen! - comic story |
Features: | Frogmen |
Pages: | 6 |
Characters: | Sardine; Shark; Whale |
Synopsis: | The team kills the shark, and Sardine and the guys graduate as frogmen. Flying to the Pacific, their DC-4 is shot down, then rammed by a Japanese cruiser. They're picked up by a PBY. At base, they get their first mission: to destroy an enemy ship menacing a beach landing. They fly in, but bailing out, become targets for Japanese night fighters! |
Story Title: | [ no title ] - cartoon |
Features: | Freddie the Frogman |
Pages: | 1 |
Genre: | humor |
Synopsis: | Sailors think frogmen have it easy, until Freddie climbs back aboard wearing an octopus! |
Story Title: | The Fighting Frogmen - text article |
Pages: | 2 |
Letters: | typeset |
Genre: | non-fiction |
Synopsis: | Article about the origins of modern frogmen and their jobs in wartime. |
Story Title: | Do-It-Yourself Safety Rules! - public service announcement |
Pages: | 1 |
Genre: | advocacy |
Synopsis: | A teen and Officer Brown lecture on how to cross streets safely in the summer months. |
Story Title: | Part III of "The Frogmen!" Silent War! - comic story |
Features: | Frogmen |
Pages: | 9.67 |
Characters: | Sardine; Shark; Whale |
Synopsis: | The parachuting frogmen hurl TNT and blow up the night fighter. Swimming for the island, they dodge depth-charges. A sub net guards a sub berth. Shark sets a charge on a sub as Sardine and Whale continue with the mission. Then Whale is lost as he fights off Japanese frogmen. Sardine moves on and sinks the targeted cruiser with an explosive charge. And is thrilled to learn Shark and Whale made it. "We can't call that kid Sardine any more!" "Mission completed!" |
Story Title: | [ no title ] - advertisement |
Features: | Palisades Amusement Park |
Pages: | 0.33 |
Characters: | Superman |
Synopsis: | 25-cent coupon for Palisades Amusement Park. |
Story Title: | Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing! - advertisement |
Features: | Charles Atlas |
Pages: | 1 |
Letters: | ?; typeset |
Synopsis: | Ad for Charles Atlas bodybuilding program. |
Story Title: | Do You Want Spending Money? - advertisement |
Features: | Stephens Credit Sales |
Pages: | 1 |
Letters: | ?; typeset |
Synopsis: | Ad for Stephens Credit Sales |
Story Title: | Now! Own the Daisy Eagle - advertisement |
Features: | Daisy BB Guns |
Pages: | 1 |
Letters: | typeset |
Synopsis: | Ad for Daisy Eagle BB gun |
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