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Showcase 12

SHOWCASE #12

Cover Date: January-February 1958
Cover Price: $0.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Kirby


Story: "The Menace of the Ancient Vials!" (24 Pages)
"Chapter Two: The Fire Being!"
"Chapter Three: The Demon from the Depths"
"Chapter Four: The Deadly Duplicates!"

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
PencilsJack Kirby
InksGeorge Klein
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Challengers of the Unknown:
Rocky Davis (next in Challengers of the Unknown #1)
Prof Haley (next in Challengers of the Unknown #1)
Red Ryan (next in Challengers of the Unknown #1)
Ace Morgan (next in Challengers of the Unknown #1)

Villain(s):

Karnak (first appearance; an international thief)
Brommer and Gortz (first appearance; Karnak's thugs)
Fiery Salamander (first appearance; giant created from one of the vials)
Kraken (first appearance; giant created from one of the vials)

Other Character(s):

Amos Hunter (first appearance; an elderly archaeologist who finds four magic vials)

Comment(s):

No credits are listed in this issue, the above was taken from the Grand Comic Database.
The Challengers wear their purple jumpsuits for the first time in this story.
The Challengers of the Unknown graduate to their own series after this tryout issue.


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