Comic Title: Showcase Presents:Rip Hunter, Time Master Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2012
On Sale Date: July 18, 2012 Direct Market Date July 18, 2012
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Direct Market Date July 18, 2012
Source: Previews, #283

Cover Price: $19.99
Page Count: 512

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Alien Beasts from 500 B.C."
Pages: 25

Feature(s):
Rip Hunter (of Earth-1)

Writer: Jack Miller
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Michael Esposito

Reprinted From:
Rip Hunter... Time Master #2 (1961)

Feature Character(s)

• Rip Hunter (last appearance in Rip Hunter... Time Master #1; next appearance in Rip Hunter... Time Master #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jeff Smith (last appearance in Rip Hunter... Time Master #1; next appearance in Rip Hunter... Time Master #3)
• Bonnie Baxter (last appearance in Rip Hunter... Time Master #1; next appearance in Rip Hunter... Time Master #3)
• Corky Baxter (last appearance in Rip Hunter... Time Master #1; next appearance in Rip Hunter... Time Master #3)

Villain(s)

• Demades and his followers (Greeks; no further appearances)
• A Snaar, a Furol, and a Dred (alien beasts; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jim Bradley (an archaeologist; no further appearances)
• Several Greek townspeople (no further appearances)
• Nytok (an alien game hunter; no further appearances)

Comments:
Chap. 2: "The Battle of the Alien Beasts"
Chap. 3: "Rip Hunter’s Last Stand"

Synopsis:
When an alien beast emerges from a cave and begins attacking members of an archaeological dig, Rip Hunter and his team travel back in time to 500 B.C. to learn where the creature came from. When the team arrives, they witness another beast controlled by a Greek dictator, Demades. Demades chases off Rip and Jeff, while inside the time sphere, Bonnie and Corky are harassed by the original beast.

Rip meets an alien game hunter, Nytok, who reveals that each beast is controlled by a control gun. Nytok uses the control gun on the beast attacking the sphere, a Snaar, and then uses the beast to attack the Furol which is under Demades’ control.

The Snaar becomes trapped in a cave-in where it will be released in the future, but Nytok is captured by Demades. Jeff uses a third control device to command a third beast, called a Dred. While his partner uses the Dred against the Furol, Rip tackles Demades and regains the control devices in the man’s possession.

With both beasts under the command of the time team, they rescue Nytok and turn the creatures over to him. Rip takes the Snaar’s control device back to the present to tame the remaining beast. When the beast has been subdued, the controller is also able to destroy the beast ending the threat to civilization.