*DC: Rip Hunter, Time Master, first appeared in Showcase #21 in 1959, four years before Doctor Who, although he covered much the same ground as his more illustrious successor, delving into the past (and occasionally the future and alien worlds), often with extra-terrestrial menaces in historical settings. Such is the case here in Showcase #26, Rip’s fourth and final try-out before getting his own series. The art in Rip Hunter was always competent and occasionally brilliant, as in this issue drawn by the superb Joe Kubert. Aliens in ancient Egypt? What’s not to like? A lovely clean pence-stamped copy, with just corner blunting and handling wear, it presents very well indeed.
PICTURED: SHOWCASE #26 VG+ p £75 SOLD