SHOWCASE #74
May 1968
Published by DC Comics, New York

Uncommon FIRST APPEARANCE of the "Caveman" Adventures of ANTHRO! By Howie Post

Anthro is a fictional character published by DC Comics, presented as the "first boy", a Cro-Magnon born to Neanderthal parents.
After a single Showcase appearance, Anthro was given his own title, which lasted for 6 issues (1968–69). All six issues were written and drawn by Post, with Wallace Wood providing inking for the final issue

"It Could Be You!" The World of Anthro (text)
Writers: Howie Post, Joe Orlando

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Showcase was an anthology series to spotlight various DC creations. Although many such titles are enjoyable reads, they usually have little importance in the larger view of the comics universe. Showcase is an exception to that rule. In issue #4, it introduced readers to Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash. Four issues later, it gave us the fantastic first appearance of the Challengers of the Unknown.

Later issues would keep up the pace, bringing forth the first appearances of Anthro, Adam Strange, the Silver Age Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), the Silver Age Atom (Ray Palmer), Hawk and Dove, the Creeper, Rip Hunter…Time Master, the Sea Devils, and many others.

Having run for fourteen years between 1956 and 1970, the series came to an end with issue #93. It was later revived in 1977, running until issue #104

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