Showcase, #31

Published: March-April 1961

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Showcase #31

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The Sea Beasts from One Billion, B.C.!
1 page superhero

"Aquaman! We're being attacked by a whole army of prehistoric fish!"

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Credits
Story 1 1 page

"Are you skinny like I was?"

Characters
  • George Jowett (photo)
  • Jim Norman (photo)
  • John Sill (photo)
  • Tony Pascarella (photo)
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Sea Beasts from One Billion B.C.
Story 2 9 pages superhero

"Great whirlpools!"

Storyline

John Cook has stolen Professor Richards' ray that will turn a normal fish into a large sea monster.

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Credits
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!

Featuring House of Mystery; My Greatest Adventure; House of Secrets

Story 3 0 pages
Story Notes

House ad for House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #109 (April 1961), My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #54 (April 1961), and House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #42 (March 1961). At bottom of p. 9 of story.

Featuring Soapy the Skin Diver

Story 4 1 page humor

"I'm anxious to try out my new underwater camera!"

Storyline

Soapy nearly drowns hamming it up for photographs underwater.

Characters
  • Soapy
Story Notes

Between pp. 9-10 of story.

Story 5 1 page

"In every issue you will travel along with Rip and his companions in the amazing sphere that smashes the time barrier..."

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Credits
Story Notes

House ad for Rip Hunter... Time Master (DC, 1961 series) #1 (March-April 1961). Between pp. 9-10 of story.

Don't Sell Nature Short!
Story 6 1 page advocacy

"Jim asked me to help him at the mayor's meeting Wednesday, the state wants to make that..."

Storyline

A son helps to convince his father that marshland should be preserved as a refuge and not converted into a shopping center.

Characters
  • Bill
Credits
Story Notes

Between pp. 9-10 of story.

Chapter 2: The Creature Army
Story 7 8 pages superhero

"Eeyow! That giant blowfish is blasting this cave to bits!"

Storyline

Aquaman captures John Cook but some of the sea monsters are turned into "future" sea creatures that must be stopped.

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Featuring Slim the Skin Diver

Story 8 1 page humor

"Now to get to work..."

Storyline

Unable to work with other skin divers watching him, Slim puts up a "Danger" sign.

Characters
  • Slim
Story Notes

Between pp. 17-18 of story.

Story 9 1 page
Story Notes

Grit Publishing Co. ad seeking sellers for its Grit newspaper. Between pp. 17-18 of story.

Daredevils of the Deep
Story 10 1 page non-fiction

"The thrilling story of diving spans a period of thousands of years, and in our..."

Characters
  • Repton
  • William Lethbridge
  • Augustus Siebe
  • Rouquayrol
  • Denayrouse
Story Notes

A history of skin diving prior to the invention of the aqualung.

Chapter 3: The Menace of the Future Fish
Story 11 8 pages superhero

"Suffering sea snails!"

Storyline

Aquaman and Aqualad put an end to the rampage of the "future" fish and return all the fish to their proper size.

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Credits
Story Notes

Aquaman is able to telepathically command birds.

Story 12 0 pages
Credits
Story Notes

Jack Schiff listed as the editor.

Floating Tanks!
Story 13 1 page non-fiction; war

"England, in the last war, developed a "swimming device" which enabled tanks to propel themselves through deep water in..."

Story 14 1 page
Story Notes

On last interior page of book.

Story 15 1 page

"Everything you need to enjoy stamp collecting"

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 16 1 page

"Make money"

Story Notes

Back cover.