Showcase, #78

Published: November 1968

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Showcase #78

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Issue Contents:
Born to Trouble... Jonny Double
1 page detective-mystery
Credits
Story Notes

The central drawing of Johnny Double was drawn by Jack Sparling. It first appeared as a promo piece (signed by Sparling) in On The Drawing Board Vol 3, No 4 (aka The Comic Reader #68 [July 1968]). Info per Nick Caputo.

[Meet Jonny Double!..] Prologue:
Story 1 1 page detective-mystery
Storyline

In San Francisco, a rich man is beaten in his own house. The goons leave a picture - of Twain dead!

Characters
  • Wilson Twain
Credits
Meet Jonny Double!.. Chapter 1
Story 2 8 pages detective-mystery
Storyline

"A down-beat Don Quixote... a once-white knight in counterfeit armor, the poor man's Peter Pan!" Jonny Double, ex-cop and now PI, is awoken only to be ejected by his landlord. Relocating, he gets a call. Mr. Twain has the picture of his twin brother, a syndicate man who was murdered. Jonny demands $200/day, settles for $50, then bums cigarettes and bullets from his contacts asking about the syndicate. He's jumped by goons and pounded, and paid off with a quarter!

Characters
  • Jonny Double [Jonathan Sebastian Double] (first appearance)
  • landlord
  • sign painter
  • Lt. Branigan
  • goons
  • Sandy (female cop)
Credits
Story 3 1 page humor

"Everybody's go-going ape for... Angel and the Ape"

Storyline

House ad for Angel and the Ape #1, "The Case of the Missing Go-Go Girls!"

Characters
  • Angel and the Ape [Angel O'Day
  • Sam Simeon]
The Adventures of Tigerboy and His Real Tiger Paws
Story 4 1 page
Credits
[Meet Jonny Double!..] Chapter 2
Story 5 7 pages detective-mystery
Storyline

Beaten, Jonny gets sympathy from "Crys" Cross, a blonde waitress. Mr. Twain's brother dealt with Piker and Glass, respectable businessmen. Jonny goes to their office, is turned away, but disguises as a janitor to slip in. He eavesdrops on (Piker or Glass) ordering Mr. Twain's death. As for the "peeper", Jonny Double has only "stupid, dumb luck". Then he's spotted, beaten again, and dragged to the roof to be pitched over!

Characters
  • Crystal "Crys" Cross (a waitress)
  • Piker (a syndicate man)
  • more goons
Credits
Story 6 1 page superhero

"A magazine about today. Make the scene with The Geek..."

Storyline

House ad for The Geek #1

Characters
Joe Kubert Is a Grand Old Name!
Story 7 1 page
Storyline

Bio of Joe Kubert. Blurb for the first DC Special honoring Carmine Infantino. "Love Finds the Inquiring Fanatic!" article on Angel and the Ape.

[Meet Jonny Double!..] Chapter 3
Story 8 6 pages detective-mystery
Storyline

Jonny kicks back, and the goon goes over the rail to a fatal fall. More goons pursue. Jonny runs into an amusement park, then the House of Horrors. Running past horror masks, Jonny is trapped in the Hall of Mirrors. The goon shoots wild. "I'll get ya, Double!" Jonny moves in and pounds the goon flat. The barker even shows him automatic pictures taken inside. "Send a set to Lt. Branigan C.O.D, with love and kisses from Jonny Double." The End

Credits
Story 9 1 page superhero

"The magic number is 3!"

Storyline

House ad for Justice League of America #67, reprinting initiation stories of Hawkman, Atom, and Green Arrow

Characters
  • Justice League of America
  • Hawkman: Atom
  • Green Arrow
Credits
[Meet Jonny Double!..] The End.. Plus One...
Story 10 1 page detective-mystery
Storyline

Jonny calls Mr. Twain to collect his fee. "Have to wait until Monday." "Aahh, beans!" And the sign painter demands to get paid, or he'll "take the door with me." Jonny narrates, "I'll show [them]... I won't be a loser all my life! This isn't... The End!

Credits
Story 11 1 page adventure

"Webster says: A dolphin is..."

Storyline

Teaser ad for Showcase #79, with Dolphin shown in silhouette

Characters
  • Dolphin
Story 12 1 page superhero

"It's no laughing matter!"

Storyline

House ad for Beware the Creeper #4, "Which Face Hides My Enemy?"

Characters
  • The Creeper
Credits
Story 13 1 page superhero

"Two heroes, Batman and Superman -- become two victims in these issues!"

Storyline

House ad for World's Finest #180, "Superman's Perfect Crime"; and Superman #211, "The Name of the Game is... Superman!"

Characters
  • Superman
  • Batman
Story Notes

Inside back cover, black and white