Showcase #74

DC's Showcase series was known for spotlighting bold new concepts, and issue #74 from May 1968 does exactly that with the introduction of Anthro, a prehistoric hero rendered entirely by Howie Post. The cover — also by Post — places a confident, club-wielding young caveman front and center, surrounded by a richly detailed Stone Age world: a spear-carrying woman entwined with a gnarled tree, huddled ape-men, a woolly mammoth, and an erupting volcano billowing dark smoke into the sky. The tagline "Could It Be You?" adds a fun, direct challenge to the reader, inviting them into this ancient world where human civilization is just beginning to find its footing.