Showcase (1956-1978)

Showcase (1956-1978)

Release Date:  8//1959
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Medium:  Literature
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Release Message:  Rip has an ancient tablet locating Atlantis, but the last line is obliterated; They journey to Alexandria in 331 BC, because Alexander the Great owned the tablet; Alexander points the crew to the island of Aeaea, where the tablet came from; They journey there in 700 BC. Rip and Jeff fall into a pit trap; The Time Sphere arrives in Atlantis in 14,000 BC, but it's a futuristic space city!
Description:  Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella. 2nd appearance of Rip Hunter, Time Master in The Secret of the Lost Continent, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella; (Chapter 1.) Rip has an ancient tablet locating Atlantis, but the last line is obliterated; They journey to Alexandria in 331 BC, because Alexander the Great owned the tablet. Ad for Strange Adventures #106 and House of Secrets #22. Doctor Rocket humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. The Forbidden Island, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella; Chapter 2; Alexander points the crew to the island of Aeaea, where the tablet came from; They journey there in 700 BC. Rip and Jeff fall into a pit trap. Ad for Blackhawk #138, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. Mystery of the Lost Lands article; educational piece on Atlantis and other fabled lost cities. Science Says You're Wrong... humor page by Mort Drucker. The Doomed Continent, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella; Chapter 3; The Time Sphere arrives in Atlantis in 14,000 BC, but it's a futuristic space city!; Orange aliens shoot ray guns, but the crew is saved by R'Dell's force field. Peter Puptent, Explorer humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.