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Cover: Mike Sekowsky & Joe Giella

Showcase #66

Jan 1967 · DC · 0.12 USD
“The Birth of B'wana Beast [Part One]”

The flashback continues. Rupert and Michael take shelter in a cave near the top of Kilimanjaro. There, Rupert gives Michael a drink of mineral-laced water. Michael becomes larger and stronger and when the ape Njuba places a strange helmet on his head, he can communicate with animals. He becomes B'wana Beast and uses his new powers to help protect the Zambesi Game Preserve. Rupert is appointed national police commissioner and is ordered to bring the mysterious B'wana Beast to justice.

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writer Bob Haney · writer Mike Sekowsky · artist Mike Sekowsky · inker George Roussos · letterer Stan Starkman · cover Mike SekowskyJoe Giella

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writer Bob Haney
letterer Stan Starkman
cover pencils Mike Sekowsky
cover inks Joe Giella

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The flashback continues. Rupert and Michael take shelter in a cave near the top of Kilimanjaro. There, Rupert gives Michael a drink of mineral-laced water. Michael becomes larger and stronger and when the ape Njuba places a strange helmet on his head, he can communicate with animals. He becomes B'wana Beast and uses his new powers to help protect the Zambesi Game Preserve. Rupert is appointed national police commissioner and is ordered to bring the mysterious B'wana Beast to justice.

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