#showcase 1956

[ufonaut]

As we go forth to battle the forces of evil, let us never forget what we are fighting for -- the one thing that means the most to all of us... our lives!

The Inferior Five's first appearance in Showcase (1956) #62

(E. Nelson Bridwell, Joe Orlando)

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more silver age green lantern thoughts while i am in lunch break

hal jordan just finds a dying alien and the alien is like 'take this ring and my clothes* and be a hero' and hal is like "ok 👍' no questions asked very valid of him

*yes, he says to take his clothes

[inhousearchive]

House-ad for Jonny Double’s debut in Showcase (1956) #78. Created by Len Wein & Marv Wolfman with art by Jack Sparling, Jonny was a former detective with the San Francisco police department turned down-on-his-luck PI.

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Barry's origin

Barry's comic origin amuses me. Panels from Showcase #4

We see a long introduction of him reading flash, then getting superpowers via freak accident. He spends two pages refusing to believe he has superspeed then eventually realizes he must after he saves Iris's life from getting shot.

Is that what motivates him to be a superhero? No.....

This is:

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I already sense my favorite bit of green lantern silver age lore being that there are blue skinned cavemen humans (yes the text called them humans) living on Venus who are menaced by pterodactyls