Comic Title: Showcase #28
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Sep/Oct 1960
On Sale Date: July 28, 1960 Copyright Date July 28, 1960
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1960

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Robert Kanigher

Title: "The Prize Flippers"
Pages: 9

Feature(s):
Sea Devils (of Earth-1)

Artist: Russ Heath

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Sea Devils Vol. 1 TPB (2012)

Feature Character(s)

• Sea Devils (last appearance in Showcase #27; next appearance in Showcase #28)
• Dane Dorrance (last appearance in Showcase #27; next appearance in Showcase #28)
• Biff Bailey (last appearance in Showcase #27; next appearance in Showcase #28)
• Judy Walton (last appearance in Showcase #27; next appearance in Showcase #28)
• Nicky Walton (last appearance in Showcase #27; next appearance in Showcase #28)

Supporting Character(s)

• Captain X (not named in this story; last appearance in Showcase #27; next appearance in Sea Devils #22)

Villain(s)

• A diamond smuggler (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An unnamed photographer and a man from the Treasury Dept. (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Dane’s father, an ex-Navy frogman, awards his son with his prize flippers for his accomplishments. Dane decides that each member of the team has earned them, and a competition will be held to see who receives them. Each member of the team must complete a dive and whomever accomplishes the most spectacular feat will be the winner.

Biff goes first and rescues an underwater photographer from a swordfish. Judy goes next and is able to capture a diamond smuggler. Dane diverts a tropedo that was aimed at a passenger boat on his dive. However when each member returns, they claim that nothing special happened in hopes that Nicky, the youngest Sea Devil would be able to earn the Flippers.

Nicky catches on to their scheme and will not accept them since he feels he has not earned them. Just then a whale nearly capsizes the boat. Nicky’s skill saves the boat and drives the whale away. For his outstanding accomplishment, Nicky is awarded the prize flippers.