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Cover: Lee Elias

Showcase #42

Jan 1963 · DC · 0.12 USD
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In "The Brain Robbers of Satellite X Chapter 1," DC's lesser-known hero Lt. Tommy Tomorrow takes center stage in a tense sci-fi thriller from 1963. Written by Arnold Drake and brought to life with sharp, expressive art by Lee Elias—both pencils and inks—this issue sees Tommy outwit alien kidnappers who’ve seized fifty of the solar system’s greatest minds. With the scientists freed and a dire warning about a terrifying new machine, the stage is set for a high-stakes battle of wits and courage. The cover, also by Elias, captures the moment’s urgency with striking clarity.

Contains 4 stories
The Brain Robbers of Satellite X Chapter 1
7.67 pp · Science Fiction
The Planeteers [General Vurian of VenusLt. JerexLt. Dy-LoruLt. HardyLt. Ulubulo]ShivingaPhoodoyAka-YoquaDr. Leda-Ruk of MarsProfessor Jnobi of Jupiterdozens of unnamed scientistsunnamed alien criminal (villain)President of the Federated Planets (mentioned)

In "The Brain Robbers of Satellite X Chapter 1," Lt. Tommy Tomorrow and Lt. Lon Vurian begin their first mission at Planeteer Headquarters on Venus, assigned to escort fermite skows along the inner solar route. When their convoy detects strange activity near Pluto, the two officers investigate—and uncover a conspiracy involving missing scientists and shadowy alien criminals. Before they can intervene, they’re captured, leaving their fate—and the truth behind the disappearances—shrouded in mystery.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Science Fiction
[The Brain Robbers of Satellite X] Chapter 2 Masters of the Asteroid Brain
4.67 pp · Science Fiction
Dr. Leda-Ruk of MarsProfessor Jnobi of Jupiterdozens of unnamed scientistsunnamed alien criminals (villains)

In "The Brain Robbers of Satellite X" Chapter 2, Lt. Tommy Tomorrow infiltrates a rogue alien operation that’s hijacked the minds of fifty of the solar system’s greatest scientists. Using deception and quick thinking, he breaks their control and turns the tide—only to learn the criminals now wield a machine of unimaginable danger.

[The Brain Robbers of Satellite X] Chapter 3 The Doom Factory
11.67 pp · Science Fiction
The Planeteers [General Vurian of Venus]Dr. Leda-Ruk of MarsProfessor Jnobi of Jupiterdozens of unnamed scientistsunnamed alien criminals (villains)the Asteroid Brain

In "The Brain Robbers of Satellite X" Chapter 3: The Doom Factory, Tommy Tomorrow and Lon Vurian race against time to stop a rogue electronic brain—grown to planetary scale and floating in the void—before it falls into the wrong hands. The story unfolds with high-stakes tension as the duo confronts the dangers of a mind too vast to control, leaving their fate and the future of the brain hanging in the balance.

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Raw (VG) $10
CGC 9.6 · 3 in census $1,550
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 · 5 in census $392
CGC 9.0 · 8 in census $367
CGC 8.5 · 8 in census $214
CGC 8.0 · 5 in census $158
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CGC 7.5 · 8 in census $116
CGC 7.0 · 5 in census $110
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $92*
CGC 6.0 · 4 in census $82*
CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $64*
CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $64*
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $51*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $51*
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Cast · 5 characters

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artist, inker Lee Elias
letterer Stan Starkman
cover pencils, inks Lee Elias

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