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Showcase (comics)

Showcase is a comic anthology series published by DC Comics. The general theme of the series was to feature new and minor characters as a way to gauge reader interest in them, without the difficulty and risk of featuring untested characters in their own ongoing titles. Showcase is regarded as the most successful of such tryout series, having been…

Original series, Showcase '93-'96 & Revival

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Publication date
March 1956 – September 1970 August 1977 – September 1978
Publisher
DC Comics
Artist(s)
Murphy Anderson, Ross Andru, Bob Brown, Nick Cardy, Steve Ditko, Russ Heath, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Ruben Moreira, Win Mortimer, Bob Oksner, Joe Or…
Format
Ongoing
Main character(s)
Challengers of the Unknown Flash Green Lantern Lois Lane Space Ranger Adam Strange
No. of issues
104

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Original series

Revival

New Talent Showcase

Showcase '93-'96

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Showcase (comics)

Nodes72
Edges71
Triples8
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027778
Components1

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Showcase (comics)

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Artist(s) · 1
Showcase (comics) → Murphy Anderson, Ross Andru, Bob Brown, Nick Cardy, Steve Ditko, Russ Heath, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Ruben Moreira, Win Mortimer, Bob Oksner, Joe Or…
Format · 1
Showcase (comics) → Ongoing
Main character(s) · 1
Showcase (comics) → Challengers of the Unknown Flash Green Lantern Lois Lane Space Ranger Adam Strange
No. of issues · 1
Showcase (comics) → 104
Publication date · 1
Showcase (comics) → March 1956 – September 1970 August 1977 – September 1978
Publisher · 1
Showcase (comics) → DC Comics
Schedule · 1
Showcase (comics) → Bimonthly
Written by · 1
Showcase (comics) → Sergio Aragonés, Otto Binder, E. Nelson Bridwell, John Broome, Arnold Drake, Gardner Fox, Edmond Hamilton, Bob Haney, Robert Kanigher, Jack Kirby, Jack Miller, Don Segall, Steve…

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showcase series new dc issues published issue characters first flash comics ongoing featured time titles original talent featuring march 1956

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Showcase (comics)Artist(s)Murphy Anderson, Ross Andru, Bob Brown, Nick Cardy, Steve Ditko, Russ Heath, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Ruben Moreira, Win Mortimer, Bob Oksner, Joe Or…1.00infobox
Showcase (comics)FormatOngoing1.00infobox
Showcase (comics)Main character(s)Challengers of the Unknown Flash Green Lantern Lois Lane Space Ranger Adam Strange1.00infobox
Showcase (comics)No. of issues1041.00infobox
Showcase (comics)Publication dateMarch 1956 – September 1970 August 1977 – September 19781.00infobox
Showcase (comics)PublisherDC Comics1.00infobox
Showcase (comics)ScheduleBimonthly1.00infobox
Showcase (comics)Written bySergio Aragonés, Otto Binder, E. Nelson Bridwell, John Broome, Arnold Drake, Gardner Fox, Edmond Hamilton, Bob Haney, Robert Kanigher, Jack Kirby, Jack Miller, Don Segall, Steve…1.00infobox

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