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CATALOG RECORD

Showcase #26

DC · Series began 1956 · May-June 1960

Dates

Cover date
May-June 1960
On sale
March 29, 1960
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Joe Kubert, Bernard Baily, Clem Gretter, Henry Boltinoffinks: Joe Kubert, Bernard Baily, Clem Gretter, Henry Boltinoffletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: Jack Schiff, Jack Miller, Bernard Breslauer, Mort Weisinger, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

  • The Aliens from 2,000 B.C. [Chapter 1] · 8.67 pages

    Rip and his team time-travel to Egypt of 2,000 B.C. and find aliens are producing robots to help them take over the planet. Rip and Jeff destroy the robot factory but Bonnie and Corky are about to be executed by the local Egyptians.

  • A Second Deluge! · 2 pages
  • Chapter 2: Escape from the Doomed Village · 7.67 pages

    Rip and Jeff rescue Bonnie and Corky from the Egyptians but crash land the Time Sphere in the sand. They are surprised by aliens sent to Earth to capture the rogue aliens who are just now about to use their remaining robots to attack the village.

  • The Amazing Archers · 1 pages
  • Chapter 3: The War of the Gods · 8 pages

    A pitched battle between the rogue aliens and their robots versus Rip and his alien allies begins to go badly for Rip’s side. Rip uses the Time Sphere to blow sand into the robots’ joints, disabling them, which gives the alien allies an opportunity to capture the rogues. The aliens leave Earth and Rip and crew head home.

Characters

Rip HunterMoolah the MysticProfessor EurekaBonnie BaxterJeff SmithCorky Baxter

Reprinted in

All Favourites Comic (1960), Showcase Presents: Rip Hunter, Time Master (2012)

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