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Cover: Joe Staton & Joe Orlando

Showcase #97

Feb 1978 · DC · 0.35 USD

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“Power Girl”

Power Girl bursts straight off this February 1978 cover with fists raised and red cape flying, clutching a copy of All Star Comics as debris scatters around her — it's a bold, confident image rendered with real energy by cover artists Joe Staton and Joe Orlando. The banner proudly announces she's "exploding into her own action-packed series," making Showcase #97 her solo spotlight moment within DC's long-running tryout anthology. Writer Paul Levitz and artist Joe Staton bring this determined, blue-eyed powerhouse to the fore, and the cover alone makes a compelling case that she's more than ready to carry a title on her own terms.

writer Paul Levitz · artist Joe Staton · inker Joe Orlando · colorist Jerry Serpe · letterer Ben Oda · cover Joe Staton, Joe Orlando

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta

Raw (Fine) $9

CGC 9.8 · 85 in census $464

CGC 9.6 · 129 in census $153*

CGC 9.4 · 76 in census $109

CGC 9.2 · 43 in census $84*

CGC 9.0 · 34 in census $69*

CGC 8.5 · 31 in census $56

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CGC 8.0 · 21 in census $48*

CGC 7.5 · 11 in census $43

CGC 7.0 · 12 in census $36

CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $35*

CGC 6.0 · 4 in census $34*

CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $26*

CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $25*

CGC 4.5 none in existence

CGC 4.0 none in existence

CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $20*

* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade

Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

More listings for this title

VG $19.95 Newsstand $22 VF $24.95 FN $25.99 FN $26 FN $29.99 FN/VF $30 FN · Newsstand $31.1

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Full credits

writer Paul Levitz

artist Joe Staton

inker Joe Orlando

colorist Jerry Serpe

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils Joe Staton

cover inks Joe Orlando

Reprints

Reprinted in Comic Reader #149 (1977), Flash #44 (1979), Flash #45 (1980), Power Girl #[nn] (2006), Power Girl: Uncovered #1 (2024)

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#22 1st appearance — Green Lantern

#4 1st appearance — Barry Allen

#34

#34 1st appearance — Ray Palmer

#17

#17 1st appearance — Adam Strange

#8 1st appearance — Captain Cold

#37

#37 1st appearance — Lead

#75

#75 1st appearance — Hawk

#6 1st appearance — Rocky Davis

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