CATALOG RECORD

Showcase '93 #1

DC · Series began 1993 · January 1993

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Ramon Bracuda (DC) — villain, first appearance
Rita Navarette (DC) — first appearance
Starkey (Catman character, DC) — first appearance
Morty (from Blue Devil, DC) — first appearance, guest star

Dates

Cover date: January 1993
On sale: November 26, 1992
Pages: 52

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07098930676901
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Creators

pencils: Arthur Adams, Ed Hannigan, Pete Moriarty, Phil Jimenez, Kevin Maguireinks: Terry Austin, Ed Hannigan, Dan Davis, Al Veycolors: Steve Oliff, Olyoptics, Joe Orlando, Rick Taylor, Adrienne Royscript: Doug Moench, Gary Cohn, Dan Mishkin, Len Weinletters: Ken Bruzenak, Willie Schubert, John Costanza

Stories

Sorrow Street, Chapter One · 23 pages
Catwoman is commissioned to steal a painting that has already been stolen by the new bad guy on the block.
Speak of the Devil · 12 pages
Blue Devil starts having mishaps on his movie set but when he tries to investigate, he is taken to another planet by a giant robot.
A Mind Is a Terrible Thing...! · 12 pages
Cyborg's mind is restored to normal.

Publisher’s description

Featuring Catwoman, Blue Devil and Cyborg! Catwoman's blamed for the theft of Trigote's "Three Triangles" painting, even though it was already gone when she came to the museum to steal it. Plus: Blue Devil and Cyborg!

Characters

Dick GraysonNightwingSelina KyleCatwomanVictor StoneCyborgBlue DevilDaniel CassidyLeonid KovarRed StarArizonaRamon BracudaRita NavaretteStarkeyMorty

Reprinted in

DC Finest: Catwoman: Life Lines (2024), Robin: Tim Drake Compendium (2024)