March 10, 1956

Showcase #1

Key Issue: First issue to series; First appearance of Fred Farrel
Script Writer: Jack Schiff

Arnold Drake
Artist: John Prentice

Win Mortimer
Publisher: DC Comics
Editor: Mort Weisinger
Publication Date: Mar 10, 1956
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 36 pages

What's it Worth?

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Graded Population

CGC Title	Publisher	Date	Verify
Showcase #1	D.C. Comics	3-4/56	Verify

All Grades 126 Population Share	Universal 110 87.3% of pop	Signature 0 0% of pop	Restored 16 12.7% of pop	Qualified 0 0% of pop	Conserved 0 0% of pop
9.0	1 top 0.9%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
8.5	1 top 1.8%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
8.0	1 top 2.7%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
7.5	5 top 7.3%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
7.0	9 top 15.5%	0 --	1 top 6.3%	0 --	0 --
6.5	15 top 29.1%	0 --	1 top 12.5%	0 --	0 --
6.0	13 top 40.9%	0 --	3 top 31.3%	0 --	0 --
5.5	8 top 48.2%	0 --	1 top 37.5%	0 --	0 --
5.0	8 top 55.5%	0 --	1 top 43.8%	0 --	0 --
4.5	10 top 64.5%	0 --	2 top 56.3%	0 --	0 --
4.0	6 top 70%	0 --	2 top 68.8%	0 --	0 --
3.5	7 top 76.4%	0 --	1 top 75%	0 --	0 --
3.0	10 top 85.5%	0 --	3 top 93.8%	0 --	0 --
2.5	3 top 88.2%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
2.0	5 top 92.7%	0 --	1 top 100%	0 --	0 --
1.8	2 top 94.5%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
1.5	2 top 96.4%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
1.0	2 top 98.2%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
0.5	2 top 100%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --

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