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Issue: Showcase #31
Publication Date: March 1961
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Issues: #31 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: 01/26/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: 2nd Aquaman solo book.

On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
Indicia
 
 
Statement of Ownership
 
 
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The Sea Beasts from One Billion, B.C.!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Aquaman! We're being attacked by a whole army of prehistoric fish!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Aquaman Archives #1 published March 2003
as Showcase #31 [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 [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Aquaman #1 published April 2007
as cover to Showcase #31 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): George Jowett (photo); Jim Norman (photo); John Sill (photo); Tony Pascarella (photo)
First Line: Are you skinny like I was?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Sea Beasts from One Billion B.C.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Professor Richards; John Cook
First Line: Great whirlpools!
Synopsis: John Cook has stolen Professor Richards' ray that will turn a normal fish into a large sea monster.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Aquaman Archives #1 published March 2003
as The Sea Beasts from One Billion B.C. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Aquaman #1 published April 2007
as The Sea Beasts from One Billion B.C. [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): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): various (cover thumbnails)
Inker(s): various (cover thumbnails)
Colorist(s): various (cover thumbnails)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): House of Mystery; My Greatest Adventure; House of Secrets
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #109 (April 1961), My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #54 (April 1961), and House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #42 (March 1961).
At bottom of p. 9 of story.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Soapy the Skin Diver
Character(s): Soapy
First Line: I'm anxious to try out my new underwater camera!
Synopsis: Soapy nearly drowns hamming it up for photographs underwater.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between pp. 9-10 of story.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Bern Craig
First Line: In every issue you will travel along with Rip and his companions in the amazing sphere that smashes the time barrier...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Rip Hunter... Time Master (DC, 1961 series) #1 (March-April 1961).
Between pp. 9-10 of story.
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Don't Sell Nature Short!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Character(s): Bill
First Line: Jim asked me to help him at the mayor's meeting Wednesday, the state wants to make that...
Synopsis: A son helps to convince his father that marshland should be preserved as a refuge and not converted into a shopping center.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between pp. 9-10 of story.
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Chapter 2: The Creature Army

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): John Cook
First Line: Eeyow! That giant blowfish is blasting this cave to bits!
Synopsis: Aquaman captures John Cook but some of the sea monsters are turned into "future" sea creatures that must be stopped.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Aquaman Archives #1 published March 2003
as The Sea Beasts from One Billion B.C. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Aquaman #1 published April 2007
as The Sea Beasts from One Billion B.C. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Slim the Skin Diver
Character(s): Slim
First Line: Now to get to work...
Synopsis: Unable to work with other skin divers watching him, Slim puts up a "Danger" sign.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Between pp. 17-18 of story.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Grit Publishing Co. ad seeking sellers for its Grit newspaper.
Between pp. 17-18 of story.
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Daredevils of the Deep

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Repton; William Lethbridge; Augustus Siebe; Rouquayrol; Denayrouse
First Line: The thrilling story of diving spans a period of thousands of years, and in our...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A history of skin diving prior to the invention of the aqualung.
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Chapter 3: The Menace of the Future Fish

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): John Cook; Professor Richards
First Line: Suffering sea snails!
Synopsis: Aquaman and Aqualad put and end to the rampage of the "future" fish and return all the fish to their proper size.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Aquaman Archives #1 published March 2003
as The Sea Beasts from One Billion B.C. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Aquaman #1 published April 2007
as The Sea Beasts from One Billion B.C. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Aquaman is able to telepathically command birds.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Jack Schiff listed as the editor.
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Floating Tanks!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, war
First Line: England, in the last war, developed a "swimming device" which enabled tanks to propel themselves through deep water in...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On last interior page of book.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Everything you need to enjoy stamp collecting
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Make money
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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