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Price: 160 USD
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Series Title: Showcase
Publication Year: 1957
Era: Silver Age (1956-69)
Publisher: DC
Type: Comic Book
Grade: 1.8 Good-
Tradition: US Comics
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Vintage: Yes
Language: English
Issue Number: 7