Cover: Mike Sekowsky & Mike Esposito

Showcase #69

Jul 1967 · DC · 0.12 USD

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“Poor Richard's Maniak!”

In "Poor Richard's Maniak!", the gang rallies to stop Richard’s ill-fated engagement, convinced his pursuit of gold will only bring ruin. With a series of misfires—including a failed mustache impersonation and a runaway actress—the wedding reaches its climax, only for Shannon to balk at the phrase "for richer or for POORER." Written by E. Nelson Bridwell and illustrated by Mike Sekowsky with inks by Mike Esposito, this 1967 Showcase issue delivers a delightfully absurd caper. The cover by Mike Sekowsky and Mike Esposito captures the chaos perfectly.

writer E. Nelson Bridwell · artist Mike Sekowsky · inker Mike Esposito · letterer Ira Schnapp · cover Mike Sekowsky, Mike Esposito

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Full credits

writer E. Nelson Bridwell

artist Mike Sekowsky

inker Mike Esposito

letterer Ira Schnapp

cover pencils Mike Sekowsky

cover inks Mike Esposito

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The guys confer. Shannon is just after Richard's gold. "It can only lead to misery." They must break up the engagement, even though "We'll still be stuck with her ourselves!" Jangle impersonates Richard, but flunks the mustache test. The guys hire an actress to claim she's Richard's wife at the wedding, but she runs off to the horse races. The wedding goes ahead, until Shannon hears "for richer or for POORER" and balks. And "That's the end of our second Showcase ish!"

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