Showcase, #44

Published: May-June 1963

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Showcase #44

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Issue Contents:
Wanted for Treason: Tommy Tomorrow!
1 page science fiction
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Countdown on Excellence
Story 1 1 page advocacy
Storyline

Jerry gets a lecture from his father on the importance of doing every job right.

Characters
  • Jerry
  • Jerry's father
Story Notes

On inside front cover in black and white.

Chapter 1: Tommy Tomorrow -- Wanted for Treason
Story 2 9 pages science fiction
Storyline

After gazium raiders use a Planeteer squadron's secret code to lure them away from a gazium theft, all members of that squad, including Capt. Tommy Tomorrow and Capt. Lon Vurian, are placed under investigation. Evidence points to Tomorrow, who is brought before General Nordyke at Supreme Headquarters on Earth. In reality, it is all part of a plan by Nordyke and Tomorrow to uncover the real Planeteer traitor. Tomorrow is found guilty and sentenced to 5 years in Planeteer Prison. Hours later, he escapes. On Uranus, Dr. Klik watches the news of the "renegade Planeteer" with great interest.

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  • Captain Tommy Tomorrow (mainstream Universe)
  • Captain Lon Vurian (mainstream Universe)
  • The Planeteers [General Vurian of Venus
  • General Nordyke (first appearance)
  • Squadron Commander Hega]
  • Dr. Klik (villain)
  • Nkolo (villain)
  • unnamed gazium raiders (villains)
Credits
Story Notes

This story takes place in the 21st century. The stories in Showcase are prequels to the Tommy Tomorrow tales told in Real Fact Comics, Action Comics, and World's Finest Comics.

Story 3 0 pages
Story 4 1 page humor; science fiction

"So these are Earthlings?"

Now! In Their Own Spectacular Book!
Story 5 1 page science fiction
Credits
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house ad for Metal Men (DC, 1963 series) #1

Chapter 2: The Fantastic Dr. Klik
Story 6 7 pages science fiction
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Using the stolen gazium, Dr. Klik succeeds in greatly expanding the size of a single atom. This strange atom is inhabited by fantastic creatures which, when expanded to scale, will be indestructible. Klik sends his gang to find Tommy Tomorrow. They soon locate him in a shady Venusian cafe, and Tomorrow is brought to Kilk's laboratory on Uranus. Klik explains that he will destroy one of the planets and replace it with his atom world. Tomorrow makes his way back to Earth to speak with General Nordyke, but Nordyke is in a coma and the Acting Commandant knows nothing of their secret plan.

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Chapter 2 (story pages 10-16).

Story 7 0 pages
Story 8 1 page
Story 9 1 page
Eye in the Sky
Story 10 1 page non-fiction
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Chapter 3: The Man Who Would Destroy Mars
Story 11 9 pages science fiction
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With Vurian's help, Tomorrow escapes capture and returns to Klik's hideout. Tomorrow tells Klik that he wants to be his partner, and asks to know more about the atom-planet. Suddenly, Vurian arrives and blows Tomorrow's cover. Klik's freezes the two heroes, then leaves to implement his plan to destroy Mars and replace it with his atom-world. Tomorrow is able to free himself, and fires a beam from Klik's machine that starts to reverse the atom's expansion. While Tomorrow frees Vurian, the Planeteers capture Klik. Tomorrow is cleared by Gen. Nordyke, who has finally awoken from his coma.

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Chapter 3 (story pages 17-25).

Story 12 0 pages
Story 13 1 page non-fiction; math & science

"When a star which is barely visible to the naked eye..."

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Statement Required By the Act of August 24, 1912
Story 14 0 pages
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Statement of October 1, 1962 Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months; 220,000 Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Iger, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, Harry Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.

Story 15 1 page
Story 16 1 page
Story 17 1 page
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Inside back cover.

Story 18 1 page
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Back cover.