Comic Title: Showcase #75
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1968
On Sale Date: April 25, 1968 Copyright Date April 25, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Newsstand Date April 25, 1968
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V23 #2

Newsstand Date April 25, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #65

Frequency: Monthly with the exception of Jan., Apr., July and Oct.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Carmine Infantino

Title: "In the Beginning..."
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Hawk and Dove (of Earth-1)

Plotter/Artist: Steve J. Ditko
Scripter: Steve Skeates

Reprinted In:
Steve Ditko Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2012)
Teen Titans:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2017)
Hawk & the Dove:The Silver Age TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Hawk (Hank Hall; next appearance in Hawk and the Dove #1)
• Dove (Don Hall; next appearance in Hawk and the Dove #1)

Supporting Character(s)

• Irwin Hall (a judge; next appearance in Hawk and the Dove #1)
• Mrs. Hall (Hank and Don's mother; next appearance in Hawk and the Dove #2)

Villain(s)

• Mr. Dargo and his men (racketeers; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A supernatural entity (appears only as a voice; no further appearances)

Comments:
Chapter II:"A Voice... A Voice..."
Chapter III:"The Birds Fly"

Synopsis:
Hank and Don Hall are brothers and high school students with radically different views of the world. Hank is aggressive and believes in using force to back up his beliefs. Don is passive and seeks negotiation and compromise over violence. The boys' father Irwin Hall is a judge at the Elmond County Courthouse. He tries to encourage the boys to use logic to form their beliefs.

When Irwin Hall sentences racket boss Dargo to prison, the mob strikes back with an attempt to kill the judge. They only succeed in injurying him, while Hank briefly glimpses the bomber. When Hanks sees the mobster later, he and Don follow the crook back to his hideout. They overhear the crooks plotting another assassination attempt on the judge, but are powerless to do anything.

When Don wishes for power to save their father, a disembodied voice grants them power to stop injustice. It transforms them into the costumed super-heroes Hawk and Dove. The boys then race to the hospital to save their dad from the killers. After the fight, they learn that Judge Hall considers them vigilantes and lawbreakers, so they don't reveal their true identities to him.