Showcase #93

DC's Showcase spotlight turns to Manhunter 2070 in this September 1970 issue, and the cover — penciled by Mike Sekowsky and inked by Dick Giordano — sets a gripping tone: a white-haired man in rugged green gear slumps battered against a rocky alien canyon wall, a stark moonlit alien landscape visible behind him, while the bold tagline warns, "Beware of the Red-Haired Greenies!" The combination of far-future sci-fi bounty hunting and that distinctly pulpy story title, "Never Trust a Red-Haired Greenie," gives this issue a gritty charm that feels right at home in DC's adventurous anthology era. If you've never explored the short-lived but spirited Manhunter 2070 corner of the DC universe, this 15-cent issue is a fine place to start.