New Talent Showcase

One of the dearest dreams of writers and artists everywhere is “breaking in” to the business. DC’s New Talent Showcase provided an avenue for this, and gave recent discoveries a chance to strut their stuff.

It may have oversold the series a bit when it billed the artists and writers featured here as “Tomorrow’s Superstars.” The stories ranged from average to very good, though probably none will ever be hailed as a classic of the art form. Still, stories like “Forever Amber” by Rich Margopoulos and Stan Woch and “Class of 2064” by Todd Klein and Scott Hampton are enjoyable reads that show a great deal of potential.

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#1

Wraparound cover by Stan Woch and Tom Mandrake and Tod Smith and Scott Hampton

Jan 1984

Cover: $0.75

W: Todd Klein · A: Stan Woch, Tom Mandrake, Tod Smith, Scott Hampton

13 copies from $0.74
#2

Feb 1984

Cover: $0.75

W: L.B. Kellogg, Todd Klein · A: Tom Mandrake

15 copies from $0.65
#3

Mar 1984

Cover: $0.75

W: Todd Klein · A: Scott Hampton, Dan Day, Geof Isherwood, Stan Woch

12 copies from $0.75
#4

Apr 1984

Cover: $0.75

W: Rich Margopoulos, Mike Tiefenbacher, Steve Ringgenberg, Ashley Tillman · A: Steve Lightle, Stan Woch, June Brigman, Shawn McManus

10 copies from $1.00
#5

May 1984

Cover: $0.75

W: Peter Scianna, Mindy Newell, Steve Ringgenberg, Rich Margopoulos · A: Louis Scarborough Jr., Cara Sherman-Tereno, Chris Carlson, Steve Lightle

10 copies from $0.93
#6

Jun 1984

Cover: $0.75

W: Peter Scianna, Rich Margopoulos, Steve Ringgenberg · A: Louis Scarborough Jr., Steve Lightle, Chris Carlson

7 copies from $2.50
#7

Jul 1984

Cover: $1.25

W: Todd Klein · A: Greg Shoemaker, Tom Grindberg, Louis Scarborough Jr., Bob Orzechowski, Terry Shoemaker

9 copies from $0.75
#8

Aug 1984

Cover: $1.25

W: Mindy Newell, Ashley Tillman, Todd Klein, David Marchman · A: Mark Beachum, Greg Shoemaker, Terry Shoemaker, Bob Orzechowski

6 copies from $1.75
#9

Sep 1984

Cover: $1.25

W: David Marchman, Dave Hudek, Ashley Tillman, Mindy Newell · A: Bob Orzechowski, Jeff Dee, Greg Shoemaker, Mark Beachum

7 copies from $0.75
#10

Oct 1984

Cover: $1.25

W: Philip Clarke Jr., Mindy Newell, Dave Hudek, Randy Stradley · A: Rick Stasi, Mark Beachum, Jeff Dee, Javier Saltares

12 copies from $0.80
#11

Nov 1984

Cover: $1.25

W: Mindy Newell, Dave Hudek, Stan Timmons, Philip Clarke Jr. · A: Tom Grindberg, Norm Breyfogle, David Schwartz, Rick Stasi

6 copies from $1.25
#12

Dec 1984

Cover: $1.25

W: Rick Kessler, Todd Klein, Peter Scianna, Kevin Juaire, Peter Palmer · A: Robert Williams, Bob Orzechowski, Mike Chen, Tom Grindberg, Gary Myles Johnson

5 copies from $2.25
#13

Jan 1985

Cover: $1.25

W: Mindy Newell, David Marchman, Mike Tiefenbacher, Kevin Juaire, Peter Palmer · A: Eric Shanower, Norm Breyfogle, Stan Woch, Gary Myles Johnson

6 copies from $1.20
#14

Feb 1985

Cover: $1.25

W: Kevin Dooley, Robert Simpson, Graham Nolan, Philip Clarke Jr. · A: Stan Woch, Mike Clark, Graham Nolan, Javier Saltares

Extra Story called: The Roosevelt Project

5 copies from $3.00
#15

Mar 1985

Cover: $1.25

W: Bjorn Ousland, Stan Timmons, Dennis Yee · A: Bjorn Ousland, Louis Scarborough Jr., Dennis Yee

7 copies from $1.25
#16

Apr 1985

Cover: $1.25

W: Eric Shanower, L.B. Kellogg, Graham Nolan, Ashley Tillman · A: Eric Shanower, Ron Randall, Graham Nolan, Stan Woch

Title changes to Talent Showcase

5 copies from $2.98
#17

Jun 1985

Cover: $1.25

W: Alan Rowlands, Ashley Tillman · A: Tom Grindberg, Ron Wagner, Stan Woch

5 copies from $2.50
#18

Aug 1985

Cover: $1.25

W: Alan Rowlands, Kerry Callen, Shawn McManus, Bruce Jones, John Costanza, Dan Adkins, Robert Simpson, Randi Kapner, Hal Smith · A: Jack Arata, Kerry Callen, Shawn McManus, John Costanza, Dan Adkins, Hal Smith

4 copies from $2.00
#19

Oct 1985

Cover: $1.25

W: Alan Rowlands, Dan Adkins, Hal Smith, Darren Auck, Dennis Yee · A: Deryl Skelton, Dan Adkins, Hal Smith, Darren Auck, Dennis Yee

Final issue

2 copies from $28.00