Comic Title: Showcase #79
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1968
On Sale Date: October 22, 1968 Newsstand Date October 22, 1968
Source: House Ad, Showcase #78, Page 29

Newsstand Date October 22, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #69

Newsstand Date October 22, 1968
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V23 #9

Copyright Date October 22, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Jan., Apr., July and October
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dick Giordano

Title: "The Fantasy at 14 Fathoms"
Pages: 18

Feature(s):
Dolphin (of Earth-1)

Writer/Artist: Jay Scott Pike

Feature Character(s)

• Dolphin (first appearance; next appearance in Showcase #100)

Supporting Character(s)

• Chris Landau (a U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Ben Harkey (a crewman on a Navy salvage ship; no further appearances)
• The crew of a Navy salvage ship (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Cheif Petty Officer Chris Landau and his partner Ben Harkey are assigned the task of recovering documents from a sunken U.S. Navy ship that has been underwater twenty three years. During their search of the ship, they discover a girl who can breathe underwater. They bring her back to their ship and name her Dolphin. She has gills that allow her to breathe water, but her lungs cannot sustain her in air for long, so she returns to the water.

While Landau and his team work to open the safe containing the documents, a typhoon approaches. The seamen convince Dolphin to help them get the documents out of the sunken ship's safe. The typhoon strikes before she can finish the job and the wreck is pushed into a deep chasm. Landau returns to his ship believing Dolphin and the documents lost forever. He is surprised when the girl surfaces with the papers in hand.

As the ship leaves the area to avoid the harsh weather, Landau invites Dolphin to return to home with him. However, the girl indicates that she belongs at sea and dives back into the water.