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Issue: Showcase #66
Publication Date: January 1967
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Issues: #66 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/22/1966
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 22 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: First B'wana Beast. In Amazing World of DC Comics #10 (January 1976), in the article "There's No Cases Like Showcases", Jack C. Harris notes, "George Kashdan made his SHOWCASE editorial debut and farewell with a two-issue origin of Mike Sekowsky's jungle hero B'wana Beast in #66 (Jan./Feb. 1967) and #67 (Mar./Apr. 1967). Only a third-rate Tarzan, Mike Maxwell's alter-ego was lost on the newsstands."

On-sale date from ad in Sea Devils #33 and 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
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Character(s): B'wana Beast; Rupert Kenboya
First Line: His very name invokes terror... and only this man knows his secret!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: "B'wana Beast! The Jungle Master" is how the name is rendered on the cover and first page.

Ira Schnapp identified as creator of the logo by Todd Klein via his Logo of the Day #2013 posting on Facebook on 7 February 2018.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: 5 things you need before you start racing at home
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Birth of B'wana Beast [Part One]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Character(s): B'Wana Beast [Michael Payson Maxwell] (introduction); Rupert Kenboya; Kilo Kenboya; Mondoko; Djuba (ape); Naga; Tembo (black elephant); Hamid Ali; Torka; Zambesis (African tribe)
Synopsis: The Zambesi begin the caravan of dump trucks bringing their first loads of copper ore from their mines to the coast. In a hidden mountain retreat, the ape Djuba gives ranger Michael Maxell a special serum that transforms him into B'wana Beast. B'wana Beast, with the help of jungle animals, takes one dump truck load of ore off the road and into the jungle
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Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Haney script credit suggested by Kurt Mitchell. The Amazing World of DC Comics article calls it "Mike Sekowsky's B'wana Beast," so Sekowsky may have authored it.

The story continues next issue.
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Captain Action: The Amazing 9-in-1 Super Hero

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Action; The Phantom; Batman; Captain America; Aquaman; Flash Gordon; Steve Canyon; The Lone Ranger; Sgt. Fury; Superman
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for the Captain Action action figure. On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Detective Comics
Character(s): Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batman; Robin
First Line: Batgirl is here!
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for Detective Comics #359, the debut of Batgirl. Located on bottom one-third of the final page of the first chapter of the B'wana Beast story.
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Captain Billy & the Kid!

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Character(s): Captain Billy; Ralph
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Pages: 0.5
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman
First Line: Presenting the mag from SUPER! What does it mean?
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Disclose Notes: House ad for the 80-Page Giant Superman #193. Title is a pun on the wildly popular TV show The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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First Line: C'mon, I'll show you what I did with my slot racing set.
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Job Number: 4476
Disclose Notes: Idea from Joel Lafrano, North Arlington, N.J.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Checklist of titles for late November and Early December 1966.
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Genres: humorous, superhero
First Line: He's not: as strong as... Superman...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Plastic Man #2, vs. The Spider.
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman; Scarecrow
First Line: Out of the dim and misty days of the past...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Batman 189, "Fright of the Scarecrow!"
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The Birth of B'wana Beast, Part 2

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Genres: jungle, superhero
Character(s): He Who Never Dies [Hamid Ali]; Zambesis (African tribe); Torka; Rupert Kenboya; Naga; B'wana Beast; Tembo (elephant); Djuba (ape)
Synopsis: Hamid Ali, in his giant robot crocodile, attacks B'wana Beast. Rupert and his helicopter pilot help drive Ali back. A flashback: Michael Maxwell and Rupert graduate from college. They fly to Rupert's homeland in Africa. A storm forces them to crash-land on Kilimanjaro.
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Pages: 8.67
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Strange Adventures; Tales of the Unexpected
First Line: For the most in thrills... go - go - go -
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for Strange Adventures #196 and Tales of the Unexpected #99, both with Go-Go Checks
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B'Wana Beast's Real Africa

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Synopsis: Article about the modern Africa.
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First Line: For model railroading or road racing...
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The Birth of B'wana Beast, Part 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Character(s): B'wana Beast; Rupert Kenboya; Djuba (ape)
Synopsis: The flashback continues. Rupert and Michael take shelter in a cave near the top of Kilimanjaro. There, Rupert gives Michael a drink of mineral-laced water. Michael becomes larger and stronger and when the ape Njuba places a strange helmet on his head, he can communicate with animals. He becomes B'wana Beast and uses his new powers to help protect the Zambesi Game Preserve. Rupert is appointed national police commissioner and is ordered to bring the mysterious B'wana Beast to justice.
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Pages: 6.67
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Champs Against Odds!

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Genres: opinion
Character(s): Mickey Mantle; Wilma Rudolph; Ben Hogan
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Disclose Notes: On the page between the second and third page of the previous story sequence.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Doom Patrol; Challengers of the Unknown
First Line: For the most in thrills... go - go - go -
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for Challengers of the Unknown #54 and Doom Patrol #109
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238 Magic Tricks

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100 Magnets

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20 Fathoms Under The Sea

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for GI Joe figures and accessories.
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First Line: How to get a model motoring racing set for Christmas.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad for Aurora's Model Motoring Racing Sets.

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