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Issue: Showcase #30
Publication Date: January 1961
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Issues: #30 of 104 Issues (108 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/25/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: 1st Aquaman solo book.

On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
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Original Artwork
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Title Page
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The Creatures from Atlantis!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman and Aqualad
Character(s): Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]
First Line: No, no, Aquaman!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Aquaman Archives #1 published March 2003
as Showcase #30 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Aquaman Archives #1 published March 2003
as Backcover [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Aquaman #1 published April 2007
as cover to Showcase #30 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover credits confirmed John Wells in Alter Ego magazine #69
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Treasure Chest of Fun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Honor House Products Corp.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Creatures from Atlantis, Chapter 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Ramona Fradon
Inker(s): Ramona Fradon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman and Aqualad
Character(s): Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (origin); Aqualad [Garth]; Tom Curry (Flashback, father of Arthur Curry); Atlanna (Flashback, mother of Arthur Curry)
First Line: Fantastic sea creatures have seized me!
Synopsis: Aquaman gets a S.O.S. from Atlantis.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuper DC Giant #S-26 published July 1971
as The Creatures from Atlantis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Aquaman Archives #1 published March 2003
as The Creatures from Atlantis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Aquaman #1 published April 2007
as The Creatures from Atlantis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
Disclose Notes: Origin recap. Continued from the strip in Adventure, which runs concurrently.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Charles Paris
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; Detective Comics
Character(s): Batman; Robin
First Line: This famous symbol is your guarantee...
Synopsis: House ad for the current issues of Batman and Detectice Comics.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Watch for the Second Superman Annual!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye; Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Titano; Brainiac; Thing from 40,000 A.D.; Bizarro; Metallo; Invulnerable Enemy
Synopsis: House ad for Superman Annual #2.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shorty
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: All set for the helmet, Shorty?
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMy Greatest Adventure #10 published July 1956
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stamp Bazaar; Maxim Stamp Co., Inc.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Chapter 2: Prisoner of Atlantis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Ramona Fradon
Inker(s): Ramona Fradon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman and Aqualad
Character(s): Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Trino (Amphibious Alien); Aqualad [Garth]
First Line: Curiosity, and longing to see the homeland of his mother, had sped Aquaman's journey to the sunken continent!
Synopsis: Aquaman is captured but he learns the plans of the Amphibious Aliens.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuper DC Giant #S-26 published July 1971
as The Creatures from Atlantis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Aquaman Archives #1 published March 2003
as The Creatures from Atlantis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Aquaman #1 published April 2007
as The Creatures from Atlantis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
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Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson; Bob Brown; Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson; Bob Brown; Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Strange Adventures; Tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventure
Synopsis: House ad for the current issues of Strange Adventures, Tales of the Unexpected and My Greatest Adventure.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Get a Grip on Your Gripes!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Character(s): Fred; Joe
First Line: Why don't you watch where you're going?
Synopsis: Fred keeps losing his temper because he lost a track race the previous day.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Strange Denizens of the Deep

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
First Line: From behind a dense patch of undersea vegetation slithers a monstrous fifteen-foot rooster fish.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An article that describes rare and unusual residents of the deep seas.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Homer Goes Skin Diving
Character(s): Homer
First Line: I'm going spear fishing!
Synopsis: Homer and his friend go fishing and Homer's friend catches a whopper.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Chapter 3: The Battle of the Sea Creatures

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Ramona Fradon
Inker(s): Ramona Fradon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman and Aqualad
Character(s): Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Porpy (Porpoise); Topo; Trino (Amphibious Alien)
First Line: This is the showdown!
Synopsis: Aquaman and Aqualad stop the amphibious aliens and force them back to their own dimension.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuper DC Giant #S-26 published July 1971
as The Creatures from Atlantis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Aquaman Archives #1 published March 2003
as The Creatures from Atlantis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Aquaman #1 published April 2007
as The Creatures from Atlantis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 150 Civil War Soldiers
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
Character(s): Charles Atlas (photo)
First Line: Are the best things in life passing you by?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for the "Dynamic Tension" method of bodybuilding.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Honor House Products Corp.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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