Showcase, #12
Published: January-February 1958
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Menace of the Ancient Vials!
"Another monstrous creature released from one of those magic bottles!"
Characters
- Rocky Davis
- Prof Haley
- Ace Morgan
- Red Ryan
- The Kraken
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Thomas Hong
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Draw Bob Hope!
"You may win a $375.00 scholarship in professional art"
Characters
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Chapter 1: The Menace of the Ancient Vials!
"What was the nature of the strange, unknown forces manipulated by the brilliant minds of..."
Storyline
Karnak and his men land on an island while trying to escape from the Challengers. There they find Amos Hunter and 5 mysterious vials. The first vial makes two members of the gang into giants.
Characters
- Rocky Davis
- Prof Haley
- Ace Morgan
- Red Ryan
- Amos Hunter (archeologist)
- Karnak (villain)
- Brommer (villain)
- Gortz (villain)
Credits
- Script: Dave Wood
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Leonard Starr (uncertain)
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Lettering credit from Rodrigo Baeza via the GCD-chat mailing list, March 2007. Previous indexer's identification of the inker as George Klein is disputed by Nick Caputo and Tony Rose.
The Kings of Comedy!
Rocket Take-Off...
"At first consideration, it would seem obvious that the most advantageous..."
Credits
- Script: Mort Drucker
- Pencils: Mort Drucker
- Inks: Mort Drucker
- Letters: Mort Drucker
Chapter Two: The Fire Being!
"The sorcery that produced giants in the ancient past has unleashed the same phenomenon today."
Storyline
The next vial releases a fiery salamander that begins to burn down the island.
Characters
- Rocky Davis
- Prof Haley
- Ace Morgan
- Red Ryan
- Amos Hunter (archeologist)
- Karnak (villain)
- Brommer (villain)
- Gortz (villain)
- fire creature
Credits
- Script: Dave Wood
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Leonard Starr (uncertain)
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Previous indexer's identification of the inker as George Klein is disputed by Nick Caputo and Tony Rose.
"Professor, your research and development..."
Storyline
Professor Eureka finds a way to continue funding his experiments after the government cuts his budget.
Characters
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
First line from Arthur Lortie.
Chapter 3: The Demon from the Depths
"The greed of desperate men, running wild and unchecked, proves as..."
Storyline
The fiery salamander is defeated but the third vial releases a giant octopus creature.
Characters
- Prof Haley
- Ace Morgan
- Red Ryan
- Rocky Davis
- Amos Hunter (archeologist)
- Karnak (villain)
- Brommer (villain)
- Gortz (villain)
- fire creature
- The Kraken
Credits
- Script: Dave Wood
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Leonard Starr (uncertain)
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Previous indexer's identification of the inker as George Klein is disputed by Nick Caputo and Tony Rose.
Wanted: A Teen-Age Code
"Listen, Dave, you know Sally Perkins."
Storyline
Goaded by peer-pressure, Dave crashes a party that Sally is hosting.
Characters
- Dave
- Sally Perkins
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Inks:
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
The Day I Climbed Magic Mountain
"You won't find the name "Magic Mountain" on any map."
Storyline
John Craven hires a mountain guide to lead the way to Magic Mountain.
Characters
- John Craven
- Hadango
Chapter 4: The Deadly Duplicates!
"Still at grips with another strange and fearful life form, released by the..."
Storyline
The fourth vial turns Karnak into 50 copies of himself.
Characters
- Rocky Davis
- Prof Haley
- Ace Morgan
- Red Ryan
- Amos Hunter (archeologist)
- Karnak (villain)
- The Kraken
- Sheriff Chet Hollister
- Doctor Rodney
Credits
- Script: Dave Wood
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Leonard Starr (uncertain)
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Feature continued in Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #1. Previous indexer's identification of the inker as George Klein is disputed by Nick Caputo and Tony Rose.
"Free! Wonderful offer!"
Characters
- Elizabeth II
Story Notes
Ad for stamps and a stamp collector's guide.
"Nutty Putty... real crazy!!!"
Story Notes
Ad for plastic toy soldiers and vehicles.
"Do you want spending money?"
Story Notes
Inside back cover. Ad to earn money by selling patriotic and religious mottoes.
"How to get your Daisy Air Rifle for Christmas!"
Story Notes
Back cover.