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Showcase, #11

Published: November-December 1957

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The Day the Earth Blew Up!
1 page adventure

"Our preparations are almost complete--and in exactly one hour, this is what will happen to your planet!"

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Teddy Roosevelt: Guardian of Nature
Story 1 1 page non-fiction; advocacy

"All nature is in delicate balance--bacteria and plants, insects and birds and animals depending on..."

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  • Theodore Roosevelt
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Inside front cover.

The Day the Earth Blew Up [Chapter 1]
Story 2 7 pages adventure

"Is man the only intelligent being in the universe?"

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At the Pentagon, Navy officers and scientists are stumped. Two scientists mysteriously disappeared in Antarctica. They call in "men capable of handling the unknown." Ace, Rocky, and Red fly off, picking up Prof along the way. Off New Guinea, Prof is astounded to find a volcano rising from the sea bed. In the Antarctic, the Challengers snow-tractor toward the mystery spot. The tractor bogs in a snowstorm and needs repairs. Ace and Rocky explore and fall through thin ice! They land on a futuristic bridge. Above, Prof and Red are captured by skinny orange aliens in bubble-suits.

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Possible Stein inks per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo. Although Stein had conversations with Greg Theakston denying he inked any Challengers stories it's possible Stein forgot he worked on them. Previous indexer credited Bruno Premiani. Possible Wood script and Kirby revisions per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo.

Story 3 2 pages humor

"Here is the famous tomb of Tut-Ankah!"

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Moolah's companion spends the night in an Egyptian tomb.

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Chapter Two: The Tyrans
Story 4 6 pages adventure

"Go down, down, down for an endless drop into the depths of the Earth--where the doors of the..."

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Two captured Challengers are dropped down a miles-deep airlift. Ace and Rocky find an airshaft and search for miles. They reach a underground city of aliens with an army preparing for invasion. Ace tries to capture a sentry, but the alien anticipates his every move with its computer-like mind. All four Challs are imprisoned with the missing scientists. The aliens are planting charges all over the world to blow away chunks and reduce Earth's mass intending to enslave the human race. Prof realizes the undersea volcano was a test. The Challengers plan to attack when the aliens are at rest.

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Possible Stein inks per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo. Although Stein had conversations with Greg Theakston denying he inked any Challengers stories it's possible Stein forgot he worked on them. Previous indexer credited Bruno Premiani. Possible Wood script and Kirby revisions per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo.

Story 5 1 page humor

"That's nice!"

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A dog and a monkey assault Shorty during "Be Kind to Animals" week.

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Story 6 1 page

"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."

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Story 7 1 page

"The oldest symbol in comics..."

Chapter Three: The Thing That Came Out of the Sea
Story 8 6 pages adventure

"How much time has mankind left--before it is blasted into chaos by hidden invaders?"

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The Challengers hypnotize an alien who leads them to a gravity control room. The team crank the gravity high, pinning the aliens to the ground. Ace and Rocky try to destroy the main detonator. Prof and Red teleport to Washington and alert the military who bring their forces to the battle. Prof is given a wearable minisub and attempts to dismantle the bomb. Underground Ace, Rocky and the two scientists flee a gas attack and gun-cars. Cranking a valve brings raging heat that crisps aliens and slags the bomb detonator. In the Pacific, a claw-machine erupts from the ocean to attack the Navy.

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Possible Stein inks per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo. Although Stein had conversations with Greg Theakston denying he inked any Challengers stories it's possible Stein forgot he worked on them. Previous indexer credited Bruno Premiani. Possible Wood script and Kirby revisions per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo.

The Man from Nowhere
Story 9 1 page science fiction

"I make it a policy never to pick up hitchhikers."

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A driver picks up a hitchhiker and becomes afraid of him; only later does the driver realize that the hitchhiker saved his life three times.

Time-Traveling into the Past and the Future!
Story 10 2 pages

"If a man can invent a telescope powerful enough to pick up light rays that have receded away from..."

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  • Julius Caesar
  • John Anderson
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Chapter Four: One Minute to Doom
Story 11 5 pages adventure

"The chips are down!"

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On the Pacific island, Red sprays a new secret chemical weapon, a corrosive gas that eats the machine. Soon Ace leads a fleet of bombers to pound what's left of the alien base, and the menace is over. Their only casualty is Prof, who caught a cold diving off the South Pole!

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Possible Stein inks per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo. Although Stein had conversations with Greg Theakston denying he inked any Challengers stories it's possible Stein forgot he worked on them. Previous indexer credited Bruno Premiani. Possible Wood script and Kirby revisions per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo.

Story 12 1 page
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  • Wyatt Earp
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Earn prizes by selling Christmas cards.

Story 13 1 page

"Do you want spending money?"

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Inside back cover. Ad to earn money by selling patriotic and religious mottoes.

Story 14 1 page
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Back cover.