Showcase #68

In a delightfully chaotic 1967 tale from *Showcase #68*, the wildly eccentric Maniaks—Jangle the sound-effects wizard, Pack Rat the gadgeteer, Flip the contortionist, and Silver Shannon, the gold-digging Mod Miser—find themselves accidentally caught in the crossfire of a mob showdown at Palisades Amusement Park. As they dodge a rival gang’s ambush, their outlandish antics and sheer unpredictability throw the whole scheme into disarray.

In "Part II: You Have to Use Your Noodle When You're in the Soup!", the Flips are on the run from two gangs, scrambling through chaos with only their wits and makeshift gadgets. Pack Rat rigs a grapple from a popgun and fishhooks to swing onto a cable car, while Flip bounces through danger with impossible agility—only to find the band trapped atop a Ferris wheel, with Silver panicking over unpaid insurance.

In "Part III: Next on the Menu -- Just Desserts" from Showcase #68 (1967), the Maniaks face a dramatic finale as they’re set to be dumped in the ocean—only to turn the tables with a mix of chaos, clever improvisation, and a surprisingly emotional twist. As Shannon belts out a soulful, tear-jerking song that leaves even the mobsters undone, the team springs into action with Jangle’s mock police routine, Flip’s acrobatic takedowns, Pack Rat’s quick thinking, and Shannon’s boots-on-the-ground grit. With the cops closing in and dreams of a comic-book stardom dancing in Jangle’s head, Shannon starts counting—calculating the future of their next big thing.