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Publisher: DC

Title: Showcase
Issue: 8
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: May-June 1957
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Contributors: Editor: Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)

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Showcase 8
Owner: bomber-bob

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Showcase 8
Owner: Sam I am

588
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Inside This Issue:

Detailed information about the issue is listed below.

Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Flash [Barry Allen]


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:The National Sports Council
Pages:1
Pencils:?; ? (photographs)
Inks:?; ? (photographs)
Letters:typeset
Characters:Mickey Mantle (photo); Joe Louis (photo)


Story Title: The Secret of the Empty Box! - comic story
Pages:12
Genre:superhero
Characters:Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West
Synopsis:Under cover of fog, a giant mystery box appears in Central City. While the police have their attention on opening the box, a trio of burglars commits robberies around town.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:3
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Wonders of Speed!
Pages:1
Genre:non-fiction; math & science


Story Title: The Coldest Man on Earth! - comic story
Pages:12
Genre:superhero
Characters:Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (first appearance, origin, villain)
Synopsis:Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages. But once Flash figures out what Captain Cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in.


Story Title: The Race of Wheel and Keel - comic story
Pages:3
Genre:historical; western-frontier
Characters:John Butterfield; Harrison
Synopsis:A race between a stagecoach and a clipper ship. The stagecoach leaves from Saint Louis for California and the clipper leaves from New York for California.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Stephens Credit Sales
Pages:1


Story Title: A Date with Effie - public service announcement
Pages:1
Genre:advocacy; teen
Characters:Betty; Stan
Synopsis:Betty's friend overhears Stan saying that he has a date with Effie and she tells Betty what she heard.


Story Title: Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery! - advertisement
Features:Wilson Chemical Co.
Pages:1
Characters:Betty; Jim


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