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Showcase '96 1

SHOWCASE '96 #1

Cover Date: January 1996
Cover Price: $2.95

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Cover Credits:
Art: Sergio Cariello (signed)
Colors: Gloria Vasquez
Color Separations: Android Images


Story: "Friends, Foes and the Other Guys" (18 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBeau Smith
PencilsSergio Cariello
InksRob Leigh
LetteringKen Bruzenak
ColorsDavid Grafe
EditingFrank Pittarese

Feature Character(s):

Warrior (last in ???)
Steel III (last in Guy Gardner: Warrior #39)

Villain(s):

Sledge (last in Justice League Task Force #30)
Enforcer (Joe Gardner; last in Guy Gardner: Warrior #37)
Frank (a criminal)
Eddie (a criminal)

Other Character(s):

Mr. Geppi (a sports official)
Tom (a schoolmate of Guy and John Henry)

Synopsis:

Sledge and Enforcer encounter one another and decide to hit back against the heroes they most hate, starting with Warrior, by torching his mother's house. Warrior, followed by Steel, rushes to the scene, and prepares to confront the villains.


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Second Story: "Charted Courses" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryPhil Jimenez
ArtScott Kolins
LetteringTom McCraw
ColorsAlbert De Guzman
EditingEddie Berganza

Feature Character(s):

Aqualad (in between Aquaman Vol. 5 #9 and #18)

Supporting Character(s):

Atlan (in between Aquaman Vol. 5 #15 and #18)

Villain(s):

Thedir Mon (first appearance)

Synopsis:

Atlan has no more to teach Garth about the use of his powers, and insists that the former Aqualad must return to the oceans of Earth and accept his predestined role as the guardian of all the Earth's undersea peoples. Garth is reluctant, wanting to learn more, but Atlan forces him to confront a monstrous being called Thedir Mon to see that he is ready for his responsibilities. Not happy about the way in which Atlan implies all his future is predestined, Garth nevertheless returns to the oceans to take up his destiny.


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Third Story: "All the Old Familiar Places" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryScott Ciencin
PencilsRoger Robinson
InksJohn Nyberg
LetteringGaspar Saladino
ColorsRoberta Tewes
EditingChris Duffy

Feature Character(s):

Dan Turpin (last in Adventures of Superman #530; next in Superboy Vol. 3 #23)

Villain(s):

Tengu (a demoness summoned over the Internet)

Other Character(s):

Nora (first appearance; Dan's neighbor and a history teacher)

Synopsis:

Dan Turpin saves the kids next door from a demoness they summon over the Internet, and in doing so he overcomes the pain of his wife's loss so many years ago. He then arranges a date with another neighbor, Nora.


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