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Showcase #4 (DC Comics, 1956) is the first appearance of the Silver Age version of the Flash, written by Robert Kanigher, drawn by Carmine Infantino, and inked by Joe Kubert under the editorship of Julius Schwartz Long considered one of the most important comic books of the Silver Age (and arguably, the most important), Showcase[...]

It looks like 2024 will get an early start on the record books in terms of vintage comic book sales, as Heritage Auctions has just announced a shock-and-awe slate of high-end comics will be hitting the auction block in their 2024 January 11 – 14 Comics & Comic Art Signature® Auction #7358.  Offerings include the[...]

By contrast, the DC Comics of the period often made an under-discussed effort to educate.  The origin and debut of Adam Strange in Showcase #17 is a fascinating example of this phenomenon and an interesting artifact of its times There's a copy of Adam Strange's first appearance and origin in Showcase #17 CGC 1.0 up[...]

Showcase #79, the try-out debut of Dolphin cover-dated December 1968 from DC Comics has the kind of very specific, detailed set-up that often points to some real-world inspirations.  A girl with gills is found in the wreckage of a sunken warship by US Navy divers on an important mission.  But the Dolphin is in the[...]

4 Shazam! Family Archives: Volume 1 Shimura Showcase Presents: Challengers of the Unknown, Vol 1 Showcase Presents: Challengers of the Unknown, Vol 2 Showcase Presents: Adam Strange Showcase Presents: Ambush Bug Vol 1 Showcase Presents: Aquaman, Vol 1 Showcase Presents: Aquaman, Vol 2 Showcase Presents: Aquaman Vol 3 Showcase Presents: Batgirl, Vol 1 Showcase Presents: Batman and the Outsiders, Vol 1 Showcase Presents: Batman, Vol[...]

After starting off the evening with a heavy focus on Marvel's Bronze Age, with titles like Marvel Premiere and the previously discussed Marvel Spotlight, Friday's auction on ComicConnect.com shifted over towards the Golden Age and Silver Age at DC, with excellent runs on Showcase, Superboy, and Superman, including Jerry Siegel's personal copy of Superman #1. Along[...]