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Showcase, #30

Published: January-February 1961

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Showcase #30

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The Creatures from Atlantis!
1 page superhero

"No, no, Aquaman!"

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Cover credits confirmed John Wells in Alter Ego magazine #69

Treasure Chest of Fun
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Creatures from Atlantis, Chapter 1
Story 2 9 pages superhero

"Fantastic sea creatures have seized me!"

Storyline

Aquaman gets a S.O.S. from Atlantis.

Characters
  • Aqualad (mainstream Universe)
  • Aquaman (mainstream Universe) [Origin]
  • Arthur Curry (mainstream Universe) [Origin]
  • Garth (mainstream Universe)
  • Tom Curry (Flashback, father of Arthur Curry)
  • Atlanna (Flashback, mother of Arthur Curry)
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Story Notes

Origin recap. Continued from the strip in Adventure, which runs concurrently.

Featuring Detective Comics; Batman

Story 3 0 pages superhero

"This famous symbol is your guarantee..."

Storyline

House ad for the current issues of Batman and Detectice Comics.

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Watch for the Second Superman Annual!
Story 4 1 page superhero
Storyline

House ad for Superman Annual #2.

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Story 5 1 page humor

"All set for the helmet, Shorty?"

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Credits
Story 6 1 page
Chapter 2: Prisoner of Atlantis
Story 7 9 pages superhero

"Curiosity, and longing to see the homeland of his mother, had sped Aquaman's journey to the sunken continent!"

Storyline

Aquaman is captured but he learns the plans of the Amphibious Aliens.

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Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!

Featuring Strange Adventures; Tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventure

Story 8 0 pages science fiction
Storyline

House ad for the current issues of Strange Adventures, Tales of the Unexpected and My Greatest Adventure.

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Get a Grip on Your Gripes!
Story 9 1 page advocacy

"Why don't you watch where you're going?"

Storyline

Fred keeps losing his temper because he lost a track race the previous day.

Characters
  • Fred
  • Joe
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Strange Denizens of the Deep
Story 10 1 page non-fiction

"From behind a dense patch of undersea vegetation slithers a monstrous fifteen-foot rooster fish."

Story Notes

An article that describes rare and unusual residents of the deep seas.

Homer Goes Skin Diving
Story 11 1 page humor

"I'm going spear fishing!"

Storyline

Homer and his friend go fishing and Homer's friend catches a whopper.

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  • Homer
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Chapter 3: The Battle of the Sea Creatures
Story 12 7 pages superhero

"This is the showdown!"

Storyline

Aquaman and Aqualad stop the amphibious aliens and force them back to their own dimension.

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Story 13 1 page
Story 14 1 page
Story 15 1 page

"Are the best things in life passing you by?"

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  • Charles Atlas (photo)
Story Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for the "Dynamic Tension" method of bodybuilding.

Story 16 1 page
Story Notes

Sold by Honor House Products. Back cover.