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Showcase, #47

Published: November-December 1963

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Showcase #47

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1 page science fiction

"Those anti-matter insects explode anything they contact..."

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Your United Nations at Work
Story 1 1 page advocacy
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Burmese Lin Tan goes to WHO nursing school in Rangoon. She then discovers the bubonic plague in her home village.

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inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Doomsday for Planet Earth Part 1
Story 2 6 pages science fiction
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Maj. Tommy Tomorrow and Maj. Lon Vurian are brought to the Academy of Planetary Sciences, where they are told of an anti-matter cloud that could destroy the entire solar system. They have 10 years to evacuate the 20 billion people from every planet, or find a way to stop the cloud. Maj. Tomorrow leads a crew to investigate the coming cloud, and Maj. Vurian's team seeks a new world on which to relocate. Though the effort is a secret, word somehow leaks to the media.

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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. Sometime between the previous issue and this one, both Tommy Tomorrow and Lon Vurian were promoted from Captain to Major.

Story 3 0 pages

"Try a tongue teaser!"

Featuring The Brave and the Bold

Story 4 1 page superhero

"Here it is, fans--"

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  • Johnny DC
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subscription ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series), now featuring hero team-ups; includes cover art from issue #50

Balancing Act in Space
Story 5 1 page non-fiction
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facts about gravity

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[Doomsday for Planet Earth] Part 2: Nine Worlds Gone Mad
Story 6 11 pages science fiction
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While Maj. Tomorrow tries to uncover the person who revealed their mission to the press, there is wide unrest around the solar system because the population believes they are doomed. Maj. Vurian's team first finds an inhospitable planet, then one that seems to welcome them. Professor Xoroth comes up with a plan to create a hole in the center of the anit-matter cloud, which would grow large enough in 10 years to allow the solar system to pass safely through it.

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  • Major Tommy Tomorrow (mainstream Universe)
  • Major Lon Vurian (mainstream Universe)
  • The Planeteers [Lieutenant Lewison (villain)]
  • Gor Dyfo
  • Professor Xoroth
  • Dr. Hu Tekaro
  • Dr. Nudula of Jupiter
  • Dr. Loglov (mentioned, villain)
  • Dr. Suvu of Jupiter (villain)
  • Secretary of the Treasury of Mars
  • Secretary of the Treasury of Venus
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Chapter 2 (story pages 7-17).

Story 7 0 pages

"Shoot-a-basket!"

Story 8 1 page

"Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."

Story 9 1 page

"Fight global air battles with planes of all nations"

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
Story 10 1 page
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Sold by Josely Co.

Story 11 1 page humor

"We're going to launch this missile tomorrow."

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[Doomsday for Planet Earth] Part 3: Threading the Planetary Needle
Story 12 8 pages science fiction
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Both Maj. Tomorrow's and Maj. Vurian's teams contain a traitor who has been working with a criminal mastermind, Dr. Loglov, to profit from the dire situation. The scientists activate their device and blast a hole in the center of the anti-matter cloud. Maj. Tomorrow and Maj. Vurian confront Dr. Loglov and trick him into confessing.

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  • Major Tommy Tomorrow (mainstream Universe)
  • Major Lon Vurian (mainstream Universe)
  • The Planeteers [Lieutenant Lewison (villain)]
  • Professor Xoroth
  • Dr. Hu Tekaro
  • Dr. Nudula of Jupiter
  • Dr. Loglov (villain)
  • Dr. Suvu of Jupiter (villain)
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Chapter 3 (story pages 18-25).

Story 13 0 pages

"For party fun!"

Story 14 1 page superhero

"The flashiest news of the year... a giant Flash Annual!"

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house ad for Flash Annual (DC, 1963 series) #1

132 Roman Soldiers
Story 15 1 page
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Story 16 1 page

"Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."

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Inside back cover.

Make Your Own Monsters
Story 17 1 page
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Back cover.