CATALOG RECORD

Showcase #2

DC · Series began 1956 · May-June 1956

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Dates

Cover date: May-June 1956
On sale: March 6, 1956
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Irv Novick, Joe Kubert, Sheldon Mayer, Ross Andru, Win Mortimer, Raymond Perry, Morris Waldinger, Russ Heath, Wayne Boring, Ray Thompsoninks: Irv Novick, Joe Kubert, Sheldon Mayer, Mike Esposito, Win Mortimer, Raymond Perry, Tom Nicolosi, Russ Heath, Stan Kaye, Ray Thompsonletters: Ira Schnapp, Gaspar Saladino, Ray Thompsonscript: Robert Kanigher, Jack Schiff, Jack Miller, Julius Schwartz, Ray Thompson

Stories

Rider of the Winds! · 8 pages
In the Old West, Young Eagle Feather is disgraced when Black Lightning, a mountain lion, kills his sheep. He's sent to battle the lion and is helped by Godfather, a mighty eagle.
Racer from Stone Age to Jet Age! · 2 pages
A short feature about races through the ages.
Outcast Heroes! · 8 pages
An orphan comes West to stay with his Aunt Jane, but is marked as a "bad penny". He finds a friend in a stray dog, and together they rescue Dan's mother during a flood.
Four-Footed Warrior · 2 pages
An article about the horse in warfare through the ages.
Runaway Bear · 7.67 pages
Billy the Bear was born in the circus, and yearns for adventure. He finds it when knocked off a circus train. Soon he's battling bears and timber wolves while protecting a hunter, and wonders if being free is worth it.

Reprinted in

Showcase Presents: Showcase (2012), My Greatest Adventure (1955), My Greatest Adventure (1955), DC Special (1968), Super B (1977)