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Showcase #5 (1956) · The Collector

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Showcase (1956)
#5

DC Comics#5

Showcase

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Showcase #5

The Greatest Villain of All Time / The Two Faces of Mr. X / The Human Eel

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: November 1956
On sale: Sep 4, 1956
Cover price: $0.10
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Credits

Writers: Jack Miller, Henry Boltinoff
Pencillers: Mort Meskin, Curt Swan, Henry Boltinoff, Bill Ely
Inkers: Mort Meskin, Sy Barry, Henry Boltinoff, Bill Ely
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Grand Comics Database issue 13159

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A thief is stealing artifacts that recreate roles from famous movies such as "The Mad Maestro" and "Phantom of the City". Only Lt. Harry Fowler, once a Hollywood screenwriter, makes the connection to catch Leif Conrad, driven mad to recreate his roles and become "The Greatest Villain of All Time."

Pat Gordon, Henry Boltinoff

Cover

Ruben Moreira

Editor

Whitney Ellsworth

Cover letters

Ira Schnapp

Other

Jack Schiff

Characters

Agent Drew
Alex Tate
Ben Gatewood
Casey the Cop
convict
Danny Tell
Don Reed
FBI agents
gangsters
guard
Leif Conrad
Lt. Harry Fowler
Old Lady
Otto Sands
police of many nations
Sergeant Collins
The Human Eel
Warden Willis
Zorac

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