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Publisher: DC

Title: Showcase
Issue: 3
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: July-August 1956
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Showcase 3
Owner: Sam I am

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Showcase 3
Owner: entalmighty

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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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