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SHOWCASE #1
Cover Date: March-April 1956
Cover Price: $0.10
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Cover Credits:
Art: John Prentice
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Credits:
| Story | Arnold Drake |
| Art | John Prentice |
| Lettering | Pat Gordon |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Fireman Fred Farrell (first appearance; a young cadet who graduates from Fire Fighter Academy)
Supporting Character(s):
- Mrs. Farrell (first appearance; Fred's widowed mother)
Other Character(s):
- Fred "Old Smokey" Farrell (first appearance; Fred's father and a deceased firefighter (1895-1945); also in flashbacks to 1913)
Location(s):
- Center City
Story Reprinted in:
- The Essential Showcase 1956-1959 (February 1993)
- Showcase Presents: Showcase #1 (2012)
Credits:
| Story | Arnold Drake |
| Art | John Prentice |
| Lettering | Pat Gordon |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Phil Baylor (first appearance; ignores warnings and accidentally catches his side show on fire)
Other Character(s):
- Lt. Reiner (first appearance; trains Fred in Fire Inspection)
Location(s):
- Center City
Story Reprinted in:
- DC Special #10 (January-February 1971)
- The Essential Showcase 1956-1959 (February 1993)
- Showcase Presents: Showcase #1 (2012)
Credits:
| Story | Arnold Drake |
| Art | John Prentice |
| Lettering | Pat Gordon |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Fireman Fred Farrell (next in Showcase #100)
Villain(s):
- Mr. Conrad (first appearance; did not replace faulty junction box, causing a fire)
Other Character(s):
- Chief Walsh (first appearance; Chief of Hook and Ladder Company #77)
Location(s):
- Center City
Story Reprinted in:
- The Essential Showcase 1956-1959 (February 1993)
- Showcase Presents: Showcase #1 (2012)