Showcase, #26

Published: May-June 1960

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Showcase #26

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Issue Contents:
The Aliens from 2,000 B.C.!
1 page science fiction

"Great Scott! Creatures from space here on Earth in ancient Egypt!"

Credits
What's Wrong with These Pictures?
Story 1 1 page advocacy
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Aliens from 2,000 B.C. [Chapter 1]
Story 2 9 pages science fiction

"Bite the dust, Jeff!"

Storyline

Rip and his team time-travel to Egypt of 2,000 B.C. and find aliens are producing robots to help them take over the planet. Rip and Jeff destroy the robot factory but Bonnie and Corky are about to be executed by the local Egyptians.

Credits
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
Story 3 0 pages
Story Notes

House ad for House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #99 (June 1960), Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #116 (May 1960), and House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #33 (June 1960).

A Second Deluge!
Story 4 2 pages science fiction

"One of the greatest catastrophes of nature is the deluge."

Story Notes

Speculative piece about what would happen to mankind should a massive flood engulf the planet.

Chapter 2: Escape from the Doomed Village
Story 5 8 pages science fiction

"This may slow them down..."

Storyline

Rip and Jeff rescue Bonnie and Corky from the Egyptians but crash land the Time Sphere in the sand. They are surprised by aliens sent to Earth to capture the rogue aliens who are just now about to use their remaining robots to attack the village.

Credits
Story 6 0 pages
Story Notes

House ad for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #132 (June 1960) and Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #279 (May 1960).

Story 7 1 page humor

"Now, Moolah the Mystic, will walk barefooted..."

Story 8 1 page
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The Amazing Archers
Story 9 1 page non-fiction

"Ancient Egypt may not have invented the bow and arrow, but its warriors do deserve the..."

Story Notes

Overview of the contributions made by Chaldean warriors and Egyptian warriors to warfare using bows.

Chapter 3: The War of the Gods
Story 10 8 pages science fiction

"Great scott! Rip's trapped inside one of the alien plasti-bubbles!"

Storyline

A pitched battle between the rogue aliens and their robots versus Rip and his alien allies begins to go badly for Rip’s side. Rip uses the Time Sphere to blow sand into the robots’ joints, disabling them, which gives the alien allies an opportunity to capture the rogues. The aliens leave Earth and Rip and crew head home.

Credits
Story Notes

Continued in Rip Hunter ... Time Master #1.

Story 11 1 page humor

"We're the first to find this tomb, Professor Twiddle!"

Characters
Story 12 1 page
Story 13 1 page
Characters
  • Joe Weider (photo)
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 14 1 page
Story Notes

Wilson Chemical Co. ad seeking sellers of White Cloverine Brand Salve. Back cover.