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Publisher: DC

Title: Showcase
Issue: 41
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: November-December 1962
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Showcase 41 Rocky Mountain
Owner: Sam I am

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Story Title: Origin at the West Point of Space! - cover
Pages:1
Genre:science fiction
Characters:Cadet Tommy Tomorrow; Cadet Lon Vurian; Unit Sergeant


Story Title: Tomorrow's Stars Appear Today! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1


Story Title: Frame-Up at Planeteer Academy Chapter 1 - comic story
Pages:12.67
Genre:science fiction
Characters:Planeteers; Cadet Tommy Tomorrow; unnamed Unit Sergeant (intro); Cadet Lon Vurian of Venus (intro); Cadet Hughes; Cadet Ku-Rami; Cadet Hjaro; Cadet Morgan; unnamed Academy Commandant; General Vurian of Venus (mentioned); Captain Lenk (mentioned); Cadet Lo-Duey of Mars (mentioned); Chardu of Mercury (villain, posing as Cadet Lo-Duey of Mars)
Synopsis:Tommy Tomorrow arrives with other rookies at the Planeteer Academy, known as the "West Point of the Solar System". He meets other cadets, such as Lon Vurian of Venus and Lo-Duey of Mars. Someone repeatedly sabotages Tommy, until none of the other cadets trust him. At the end of their training, Tommy Tomorrow and Lon Vurian, the top two students, are chosen to lead two teams in competition to locate the Stone of Gazda which has been hidden on a distant asteroid. The cadets learn too late that Lo-Duey was actually Chardu of Mercury, who has stolen and escaped with the all-powerful Stone.


Story Title: Tiki Gods - advertisement
Features:Greenwich Village Handcrafts
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: 104 Kings' Knights - advertisement
Features:104 Kings Knights
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - cartoon
Features:Amazing Ratios!
Pages:0.67
Genre:non-fiction; math & science


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll Fudge
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Man Tries for the Moon -- Yesterday and Today - comic story
Pages:2
Genre:non-fiction; math & science


Story Title: Pioneers of the Sky - text article
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Genre:math & science
Characters:J. Degen; Sir George Cayley; Gustav Lilienthal; Otto Lilienthal; Percy Sinclair Pilcher; Samuel Pierpont Langley; Clement Ader


Story Title: [Frame-Up at Planeteer Academy] Chapter 2: The Criminal Who Couldn't Die - comic story
Pages:11.67
Genre:science fiction
Characters:Planeteers; Cadet/Lt. Tommy Tomorrow; unnamed Unit Sergeant (next in #46); Cadet/Lt. Lon Vurian of Venus; Cadet Hughes; Cadet Ku-Rami; Cadet Hjaro; Cadet Morgan; General Vurian of Venus (intro); unnamed Academy Commandant; Professor Trikon of Venus University (mentioned); Chardu of Mercury (villain); Kyl-Roj of Mercury (villain); unnamed second Mercurian henchman (villain)
Synopsis:Tommy Tomorrow and Lon Vurian join together and follow after Chardu. Tommy explains to Lon that when solar rays pass through the Stone of Gazda, they form a wall of energy that can't be penetrated by any weapon. The two cadets succeed in stopping Chardu and regaining possession of the Stone. They are both awarded the Academy Medal of Valor, and graduate with the rank of Lieutenant.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll Pop
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Batman; World's Finest Comics
Pages:1
Characters:Batman; Robin


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Best Values Co.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:American Body Building Club
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 - advertisement
Features:100 Toy Soldiers
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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