Showcase #3 Values

Publisher: DC, 1956

About Showcase #3

Russ Heath grey tone / Rising Sun cover.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Frogmen!

Characters: USN frogman; Japanese frogmen

Pencils: Jerry Grandenetti

Inks: Jerry Grandenetti

Colors: Jack Adler (color and wash effects)

Notes: Cover pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics; original indexer credited pencils and inks to Russ Heath. Gray-wash cover.

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: "The Frogmen!" Part I: The Making of a Frogman!

Characters: Sardine; Shark; Whale; kids (flashback); Mom (flashback); Drill Instructor; frogmen recruits

Synopsis: A puny guy has volunteered to train as a frogman (USN UDT, precursors to USN SEALs), but is immediately nicknamed "Sardine" by guys called "Shark" and "Whale". He recalls being bullied and coddled as a kid, but looks as if he'll wash out. Then, as the team trains at raft-righting, a shark comes gunning for his teammates, and "Sardine" dives in the way!

Pages: 8.000

Script: Robert Kanigher

Pencils: Russ Heath (signed)

Inks: Russ Heath (signed)

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Title: The First Frogmen!

Characters: Ancient "frogmen"

Synopsis: Historical article on Assyrian "frogmen" and Revolutionary War "submarines" trying to sink ships, then WWII frogmen

Pages: 2.000

Reprints: Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #6 (November-December 1962)

Title: Part II of "The Frogmen!" Flying Frogmen!

Characters: Sardine; Shark; Whale

Synopsis: The team kills the shark, and Sardine and the guys graduate as frogmen. Flying to the Pacific, their DC-4 is shot down, then rammed by a Japanese cruiser. They're picked up by a PBY. At base, they get their first mission: to destroy an enemy ship menacing a beach landing. They fly in, but bailing out, become targets for Japanese night fighters!

Pages: 6.000

Script: Robert Kanigher

Pencils: Russ Heath (signed)

Inks: Russ Heath (signed)

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Synopsis: Sailors think frogmen have it easy, until Freddie climbs back aboard wearing an octopus!

Pages: 1.000

Script: Henry Boltinoff

Pencils: Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks: Henry Boltinoff

Letters: Henry Boltinoff

Reprints: Sea Devils (DC, 1961 series) #5 (May-June 1962), | Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #37 (January-February 1968)

Title: Part III of "The Frogmen!" Silent War!

Characters: Sardine; Shark; Whale

Synopsis: The parachuting frogmen hurl TNT and blow up the night fighter. Swimming for the island, they dodge depth-charges. A sub net guards a sub berth. Shark sets a charge on a sub as Sardine and Whale continue with the mission. Then Whale is lost as he fights off Japanese frogmen. Sardine moves on and sinks the targeted cruiser with an explosive charge. And is thrilled to learn Shark and Whale made it. "We can't call that kid Sardine any more!" "Mission completed!"

Pages: 9.670

Script: Robert Kanigher

Pencils: Russ Heath

Inks: Russ Heath

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	6	2	6	19	8	5	5	6	11	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	87
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	6	2	6	19	8	5	5	6	11	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	87

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