CATALOG RECORD

Showcase #5

DC · Series began 1956 · November-December 1956

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Dates

Cover date: November-December 1956
On sale: September 4, 1956
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Ruben Moreira, Mort Meskin, Bob Oksner, Curt Swan, Henry Boltinoff, Bill Elyinks: Ruben Moreira, Mort Meskin, Bob Oksner, Sy Barry, Henry Boltinoff, Bill Elyletters: Ira Schnapp, Pat Gordon, Henry Boltinoffscript: Jack Miller, Jack Schiff, Henry Boltinoff, John Maxwell

Stories

The Greatest Villain of All Time · 8 pages
A thief is stealing artifacts that recreate roles from famous movies such as "The Mad Maestro" and "Phantom of the City". Only Lt. Harry Fowler, once a Hollywood screenwriter, makes the connection to catch Leif Conrad, driven mad to recreate his roles and become "The Greatest Villain of All Time."
The Two Faces of Mr. X · 7.66 pages
Don Reed is a top fashion model. Until the FBI wants him to impersonate Alex Tate, the leader of a crime syndicate. Reed, a former counter-intelligence agent, secretly studies Tate to prepare for the role. The FBI snatches Tate, who laughs the "stooge" will get "the surprise of your life". At the gang HQ, the posing Reed learns Tate was due to undergo plastic surgery to change his face! Forced into the operating room, Reed wraps in bandages and breaks loose with knockout gas to capture the gang.
Untitled · 0.5 pages
Warden Willis finds out why the convict asked his friends to mail him neckties.
Untitled · 0.66 pages
An old woman calls Casey to a "riot" of yelling - at a baseball game!
Secrets of the Secret Service · 2 pages
"Originally established to do counter-espionage work, the agency has assumed many other crime-busting tasks," such a catching counterfeiters.
The Human Eel · 8 pages
Agent Drew is obsessed with stopping The Human Eel's empire of crime. The Eel wears a special "shock suit" that jolts his enemies into submission. Even Drew suffered a shock, and now has a weak heart, so can't function at heights. He pursues the Eel atop the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramid of Egypt, but gasps for air so the Eel escapes. Finally, in Johannesburg, he disguises as Zorac, the Eel's criminal competitor. Donning an oxygen mask, he mounts a high bridge to confront the Eel and smashes the controls of his "shock suit".

Reprinted in

Showcase Presents: Showcase (2012), DC Special (1968), The Hundred Comic Monthly (1956), Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (1960)