A key issue noted for First appearance of Dolphin and Origin of Aqualad. Showcase #79 was published by DC Comics on December 1, 1968, as part of a series that began in 1956. Jay Scott Pike and Robert Bernstein write, and art comes from Ramona Fradon. This 36-page issue features Aquaman, Tempest, Aqualad, Dolphin and Topo, among 6 characters cataloged on VerseDB.