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Beware the Creeper 1968 #1 - back issue - $80.00

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Publisher
DC
Type
Key Issues
$80.00 ⚠️ Low stock

Synopsis

Publication date of 26 March 1968 was reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 22, Part 2, Periodicals, January-December 1968. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B417392. Copy of this issue with arrival date of March 28 known to exist.

  • Where Lurks the Menace? - Strip continues from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #73. Pages 8, 16, and 23 of the story are 0.5 pages of art each.
  • Will Our New Western Hero... Save the West? Or Ruin It? - On bottom half of page 8 of the story. House ad promoting the upcoming premiere of Bat Lash in Showcase (DC, 1955 series) #76 (August 1968), though neither character nor comic are named; he looks scruffy in silhouette, not well-dressed as Bat Lash would be.
  • - "Thanks to - Brian Welsh Toronto, Canada" (presumably for idea).
  • - Editorial by Giordano for upcoming letters section. Creeper illustration by Ditko and Giordano caricature by Giordano.
  • Who Are They? What Are They? - At the bottom half of page 16 of the story.
  • 2 Boys as Different and Right and Wrong - In between pages 16 and 17 of the story. Promotional advertisement for Bomba the Jungle Boy (DC, 1967 Series) #5 (May-June 1968) and The Spectre (DC, 1967 Series) #4 (May-June 1968).
  • - Appears at the bottom half of page 23 of this issue's story. This appears to be a comic strip, not an ad, but with "product placement" for the Skittles game by Aurora
  • - Promotional page of upcoming DC comics and their on sale dates. Including Adventure Comics #368 (on sale March 28th), Doom Patrol #119 (on sale March 21st), Strange Adventures #212 (on sale March 28th), Detective Comics #375 (on sale March 28th), and Action Comics #363 (on sale March 28th). Shows cover art for Adventure Comics #368 and Action Comics #363.