Showcase #75 The Hawk and The Dove (DC, 1968) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $10,800.00

Sold: Apr 10, 2022

Showcase #75 Values

Publisher: DC, 1968

About Showcase #75

Origin and first appearances of Hawk and Dove. Steve Ditko cover and art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Hawk and the Dove!

Characters: The Hawk [Hank Hall]; The Dove [Don Hall]

Pencils: Steve Ditko

Inks: Steve Ditko

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

STORY DETAILS

(6 Stories)

Title: Prologue:

Characters: The Hawk [Hank Hall] (intro, origin); The Dove [Don Hall] (intro, origin); students

Synopsis: At Elmond University, in a small college town, pro-war and peace demonstrators face off. Caught squarely in the middle are Don and Hank Hall, brothers, a "dove" and a "hawk". They argue about compromise, force, and rights as a riot breaks out and police rush in. Meanwhile, across town at the courthouse...

Pages: 2.000

Script: Steve Ditko (plot, see notes); Steve Skeates (plot and script, see notes)

Pencils: Steve Ditko

Inks: Steve Ditko

Letters: Ray Holloway ?

Notes: There are conflicting reports on the genesis of Hawk and Dove. Carmine Infantino said he came up with the initial idea and gave it to Ditko. Dick Giordano recalled: "I came in as editor right in the middle of The Hawk and the Dove story in Showcase. Steve Ditko already had the rough plot worked out. Steve Skeates worked from that plot and came up with a script." Both men were interviewed in Comic Book Artist #1 (2000). In Comic Book Artist #5 Steve Skeates recalled: "It was developed by committee. There was Dick [Giordano], Carmine [Infantino], [Steve] Ditko and me." He elaborated further in Robin Snyder's The Comics #9 (September 1997): "Carmine came up with the title. Outside of that I can't remember who created what...I wrote a plot which Dick approved. Then I wrote a full script, which was given to Steve. In pencilling it up Steve took out scenes he didn't like and extended scenes he did like. Then, I added dialog and captions to these new extensions..." Dick Giordano's Editorial page "Court is in Session!" states, "This magazine... represents the end result of the combined efforts of... Steve Ditko... who handled the art chores and made some very valuable suggestions to Steve Skeates, impressive newcomer to the D.C. writers ranks..." In "There's No Cases Like Showcases" by Jack C. Harris (Amazing World of DC Comics 10, Jan 1976) the author states: "'Like lightning,' the ads claimed, 'Steve Ditko strikes again!' This time Steve pulled his inspiration from headline jargon of the times and came up with The Hawk and The Dove for Showcase #75..." with no mention of other contributors, although Skeates is credited in the very issue. "Hawks" and "Doves" were terms for politicians who supported or opposed the Vietnam War, but the labels weren't usually applied to everyday citizens. Origin. Series continues with The Hawk and the Dove #1.

Title: Chapter 1: "In the Beginning..."

Characters: Hank Hall; Don Hall; Judge Hall; Mrs. Hall; Dargo (mobster); "Boss" (mobster lieutenant)

Synopsis: In a small college town in Elmond County... In court, Judge Hall sentences Mr. Dargo, a racketeer, to jail. He vows "my boys" will get revenge. In chambers, Don and Hank argue about compromise vs. violence, but Judge Hall states they're both wrong (to be single-minded). A bomb bounces in and they dive. Judge Hall is hurt and hospitalized. The boys head back to school, but Hank sees, "That man..."

Pages: 4.670

Script: Steve Ditko (plot); Steve Skeates (plot and script)

Pencils: Steve Ditko

Inks: Steve Ditko

Letters: Ray Holloway ?

Title: Chapter II: A Voice... A Voice...

Characters: The Hawk [Hank Hall]; The Dove [Don Hall]; "Boss"; mobsters

Synopsis: Hank spots "The man who threw the bomb!" The boys follow into an abandoned building, but are trapped. Mobsters plan to assassinate Judge Hall. Don wishes for super-strength, or power... A "strange, disembodied" voice offers the bickering boys power. Hank gets an angry red-white hawk costume. Don gets a baby-blue dove outfit, and doesn't want it! "Whenever injustice strikes" they need only call the names "Hawk" and "Dove", but the powers will fade when not needed. Smashing free, they run, swim, and climb the hospital walls to save their dad.

Pages: 8.500

Script: Steve Ditko (plot); Steve Skeates (plot and script)

Pencils: Steve Ditko

Inks: Steve Ditko

Letters: Ray Holloway ?

Title: Chapter III: The Birds Fly!

Characters: The Hawk [Hank Hall]; The Dove [Don Hall]; Judge Hall; "Boss"; mobsters

Synopsis: Costumed, Hawk and Dove burst in on mobsters come to kill Judge Hall in the hospital. Hawk breaks heads, kicks, and tosses felons. Dove tries lectures and reason - and ducking - and pitches out a window to snag a flagpole. Dove returns just in time to deflect "Boss's" gun from killing Judge Hall. Judge Hall is grateful, but wants their names. "Just Call us The Hawk and the Dove!" Their costumes melt away. The judge tells reporters he cannot condone the heroes' actions, and they should turn themselves in! The boys exit, bickering.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Steve Ditko (plot); Steve Skeates (plot and script)

Pencils: Steve Ditko

Inks: Steve Ditko

Letters: Ray Holloway ?

Notes: The bottom 2/3 of the last page promotes the first issue of the ongoing series "on sale June 25th."

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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	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	11	15	19	18	35	41	50	70	77	72	67	59	42	51	30	3	0	0	666
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	11
Total	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	11	16	20	18	38	43	51	70	80	73	68	59	43	52	30	3	0	0	681

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