Showcase #75 CGC 6.5 1968 4096619010 1st app. Hawk and Dove
| Grade | CGC 6.5 |
| Page Quality | Off white to white |
| Year | 1968 |
| Publisher | DC |
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Description
Cover art by Steve Ditko. Ad for Secret Six #2 and Brave & Bold 78. 1st appearance of the Hawk and the Dove in Prologue (Table of Contents), script by Steve Skeates and Steve Ditko, art by Steve Ditko; 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. Chapter 1, In the Beginning..., script by Steve Skeates (script) and Steve Ditko (plot suggestions), art by Steve Ditko; In a small college town in Elmond County...; In court, Judge Hall senteces Mr. Dargo, a racketeer, to jail; He vows "my boys" will get revenge; In chambers, Don and Hank argue about compromise vs. violence. Angel and the Ape ad. Chapter II, A Voice...a Voice..., script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Steve Skeates (script), art by Steve Ditko; Hank spots "The man who threw the bomb!"; The boys follow into an abandoned building, but are trapped. House ad for 80-Page Giant Superman #207, 30th Anniversary Issue, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Neal Adams. Chapter III, The Birds Fly!, script by Steve Skeates (script) and Steve Ditko (plot suggestions), art by Steve Ditko; Costumed, Hawk and Dove burst in on mobsters come to kill Judge Hall in the hospital. Article in which Dick Giordano introduces himself, and The Hawk and the Dove, and the political terms, citing Viet Nam. 36 Pages, Full Color.
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