(1941)

Fawcett, 1941 Series
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Price
0.50 USD
Pages
324
On-sale Date
1941-11-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

This issue is frequently mistaken as being a comic of rebound unsold copies. Per Heritage Auctions, it is not the case.

This issue's on-sale date was November 26, 1941. The issues that were published within this issue were:
64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #3 (August-September 1941 [Fall Edition]) [On-sale date July 23, 1941];
Bulletman (Fawcett, 1941 series) #2 (Fall 1941 [August 15-November 15, 1941]) [On-sale date August 15, 1941];
Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #21 (September 5, 1941) [On-sale date August 8, 1941];
Wow Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #3 (Fall 1941 [July 15 - October 15, 1941]) [On-sale date July 16, 1941]; and
Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #18 (September 1941) [On-sale date August 1, 1941].

It is believed that due to the close proximity of the original comics and this issue; the sequential on-sale dates covering each week between July 16, 1941, and August 15, 1941; and only these five series have been seen in this issue per Heritage (despite reports to the contrary); that this issue was always intended to be published including these comics and not rebounded remainders.

Per Heritage and Overstreet Price Guide, it is likely the original issues were overprinted originally and bound together to sell as a single volume in time for the Christmas holiday.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bulletman; Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Minute Man; Mr. Scarlet; Spy Smasher / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mac Raboy
Inks
Mac Raboy
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Santa Claus; Captain Marvel; Billy Batson; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler]; Minute-Man [Jack Weston]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

According to Michael Uslan, this cover by Mac Raboy was partially based on C.C. Beck's cover for Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #22 (October 3, 1941).

[The Menace of Muscles McGinnis] (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Muscles McGinnis (villain, introduction); Louie (villain, introduction); Mouse (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
Muscles McGinnis tries to take over the radio station.
Reprints

Einstein -- Master of Space and Time (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

[Sivana's Paralyzing Gas] (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Beautia Sivana; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain)
Synopsis
Sivana uses a paralyzing gas to conquer New York.
Reprints

Return of the Mogul Diamond (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Formes (signed as La Rac Semrof)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

[The Terror of the Goptas] (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Chandler (introduction, death); Brace Chandler (villain, introduction, death); The Goptas (villains, introduction for all); Krome (villain, introduction)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Strange but True / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

[The Beast-Ruler] (Table of Contents: 7)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; The Beast-Ruler (first appearance; villain; death?) Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Sivana] (villain)
Synopsis
Sivana uses his science to create an evil beast-ruler.
Reprints

The Backstage Killer (Table of Contents: 8)

Bulletman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; The Hunchback [Dennis Mills, not the hero from Wow Comics] (villain, introduction)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Chubby / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom McNamara
Pencils
Tom McNamara
Inks
Tom McNamara
Colors
?
Letters
Tom McNamara (sourced)

Genre
humor
Characters
Chubby
Reprints

The Case of the Limping Mummy (Table of Contents: 10)

Bulletman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; The Limping Mummy [Jason Hilder] (villain, introduction)
Reprints

Time Hangs Heavy (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Formes (signed)
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Man Without a Face (Table of Contents: 12)

Bulletman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; The Man Without a Face [James "Scar" Malone] (villain, introduction, death)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Brute Morgan's Protection Racket] (Table of Contents: 14)

Bulletman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Brute Morgan (villain, introduction, death)
Reprints

The Vengeful Four (Table of Contents: 15)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Lieutenant Marvels: Fat Marvel ["Fat" Billy Batson] (origin); Hill Marvel ["Hill" Billy Batson] (origin); Tall Marvel ["Tall" Billy Batson] (origin)
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana (villain); Joe; Captain Death (villain); Herr Geyer (villain)
Synopsis
Billy meets three boys with the same name, and grants them a portion of his powers.
Reprints

[The Railroad Wreckers] (Table of Contents: 16)

Golden Arrow / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Blum ?
Inks
Alex Blum ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier; superhero
Reprints

[Crew of Criminals] (Table of Contents: 17)

Lance O'Casey / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Clem Weisbecker ?
Inks
Clem Weisbecker ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Reprints

Strange But True (Table of Contents: 18)

Strange but True / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Salmon; Julius Caesar; Can Fish Hear; The Chameleon
Synopsis
Short unknown facts.
Reprints

[Blitzing the Blitzys] (Table of Contents: 19)

Spy Smasher / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder ?
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
Otto Binder ?
Letters
?

Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Otto Bund (villain, introduction); Blitzys (villain)
Reprints

Death to the Traitor (Table of Contents: 20)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Formes (credited as LaRac Semrof)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Reprints

The Vital Defense Plans (Table of Contents: 21)

Dan Dare / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Battefield ?
Inks
Ken Battefield ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Reprints

Dr. Voodoo's Revenge (Table of Contents: 22)

Dr. Voodoo / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mac Raboy
Inks
Mac Raboy
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Doctor Voodoo; Anita (guest star); Nero (guest star)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part fice of Golden Flask Quest. The story title is from a blurb in the last issue's story.

[The Coming of Half-Man] (Table of Contents: 23)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Costanza ?
Inks
Pete Costanza ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ibis; Half-Man (villain, introduction, origin)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues in next issue.

Whiz Magic by Ibis (Table of Contents: 24)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Short, descriptive, and simple magic tricks.
Reprints

The Mummy Ray (Table of Contents: 25)

Mr. Scarlet / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder ?
Pencils
Jack Binder ?
Inks
Jack Binder ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler] (special prosecutor); Miss Wade (his secretary); The Black Thorn (introduction, villain) [Henry Hawley]; Phineas Cox (inventor of the mummy ray)
Reprints

The Black Clown (Table of Contents: 26)

Mr. Scarlet / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Binder ?
Inks
Jack Binder ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler] (special prosecutor); Miss Wade (his secretary); The Black Clown (introduction, villain) [Harry Parrish]
Reprints

The Laughing Skull (Table of Contents: 27)

Mr. Scarlet / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Binder ?
Inks
Jack Binder ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler] (special prosecutor); Miss Wade (his secretary); The Laughing Skull [John Dodd] (banker, introduction, villain)
Reprints

The Worlds of Time [Part 2] (Table of Contents: 28)

Atom Blake the Boy Wizard / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pierce Rice ?
Inks
Pierce Rice ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Atom Blake (boy wizard); Stuart Blake (his father); Black Monster (villain, introduction, a robot)
Reprints

[The Plot to Kill Jim Dolan] (Table of Contents: 29)

Jim Dolan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Wilcox
Inks
Jim Wilcox
Colors
?
Letters
Raymond Macherot (credited as Zara)

Genre
adventure; detective-mystery
Characters
Jim Dolan (detective-magazine editor); Sally Alden (his secretary); Orranto (villain, introduction, gang czar); Zara (girl spy)
Reprints

Death Strikes Four (Table of Contents: 30)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Formes (credited as LaRac Semrof)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Reprints

[The Nazi Big Bertha] (Table of Contents: 31)

Rick O'Shay / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Battefield ?
Inks
Ken Battefield ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; humor; western-frontier
Characters
Rick O'Shay (American soldier of fortune)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Scaletti's Saboteurs] (Table of Contents: 33)

The Hunchback / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Hunchback [Allen Lanier]; Betty Brenton (his sweetheart)
Reprints

Return of the Unholy Three (Table of Contents: 34)

Bulletman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Unholy Three [Nosey; Herbert; Brutus]; Dr. Twiddley Fairchild (villain, death)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The story continued in the next issue.

[Peril at the Power Plant] (Table of Contents: 35)

The Devil's Dagger / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Battefield
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. H (villain)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Strange but True / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stone money used on the islands of Yap in the Pacific is the largest in the world!
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Strange but true facts, such as the use of cobwebs to heal wounds.
Reprints
Keywords
cobwebs; elephants; snakes; stone money; willy wonders

[The Dreaded Black Hood] (Table of Contents: 37)

El Carim Master of Magic / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
El Carim; The Black Hood (first appearance, villain)
Reprints

Notice to Dictators (Table of Contents: 38)

Minute Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Minute-Man The One Man Army
Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Minute Man [Jack Weston]; Adolf Hitler (villain); Capt. Von Gurn (first appearance, villain, death)
Reprints

The Flyin' Fool Returns! (Table of Contents: 39)

Larry Dean / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Formes (credited as LaRac Semrof)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
aviation
Characters
Larry Dean
Reprints

[The Hydro-People] (Table of Contents: 40)

Capt. Venture and the Planet Princess / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Rafael Astarita
Inks
Rafael Astarita
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain Venture; King Leon (villain)
Reprints

[The Mammoth and the Caveman] (Table of Contents: 41)

Companions Three / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kin Platt
Inks
Kin Platt
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Reprints

Famous Blitzkriegs of the Past (Table of Contents: 42)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Alexander The Great
Synopsis
The exploits of Alexander the Great.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43)

Buck Jones / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ralph Carlson
Inks
Ralph Carlson
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Buck Jones and his pal, Mike, come face to face with Del Riego, the sourge of the border.
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Buck Jones; Silver (horse); Mesquite Mike (deputy); Del Riego (border bandit); Madge Ellerton (rancher's daughter)
Synopsis
Miss Ellerton is kidnapped by the border bandit Del Riego.
Reprints

[Zanelli, Duce of Racketeers] (Table of Contents: 44)

Zoro The Mystery Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mac Raboy
Inks
Mac Raboy
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Bulletman; Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Minute Man; Mr. Scarlet; Spy Smasher
  2. 1. [The Menace of Muscles McGinnis]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  3. 2. Einstein -- Master of Space and Time
  4. 3. [Sivana's Paralyzing Gas]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  5. 4. Return of the Mogul Diamond
  6. 5. [The Terror of the Goptas]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Strange but True
  8. 7. [The Beast-Ruler]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  9. 8. The Backstage Killer
    Bulletman
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Chubby
  11. 10. The Case of the Limping Mummy
    Bulletman
  12. 11. Time Hangs Heavy
  13. 12. Man Without a Face
    Bulletman
  14. 13. ["Coming your way! Comic-land's greatest heroes Whiz and Master Comics on sale at your favorite newsstand"]
  15. 14. [Brute Morgan's Protection Racket]
    Bulletman
  16. 15. The Vengeful Four
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  17. 16. [The Railroad Wreckers]
    Golden Arrow
  18. 17. [Crew of Criminals]
    Lance O'Casey
  19. 18. Strange But True
    Strange but True
  20. 19. [Blitzing the Blitzys]
    Spy Smasher
  21. 20. Death to the Traitor
  22. 21. The Vital Defense Plans
    Dan Dare
  23. 22. Dr. Voodoo's Revenge
    Dr. Voodoo
  24. 23. [The Coming of Half-Man]
    Ibis the Invincible
  25. 24. Whiz Magic by Ibis
  26. 25. The Mummy Ray
    Mr. Scarlet
  27. 26. The Black Clown
    Mr. Scarlet
  28. 27. The Laughing Skull
    Mr. Scarlet
  29. 28. The Worlds of Time [Part 2]
    Atom Blake the Boy Wizard
  30. 29. [The Plot to Kill Jim Dolan]
    Jim Dolan
  31. 30. Death Strikes Four
  32. 31. [The Nazi Big Bertha]
    Rick O'Shay
  33. 32. ["Wow!!!! Just look at all the thrilling adventures appearing in August Whiz comics! - don't miss it!"]
  34. 33. [Scaletti's Saboteurs]
    The Hunchback
  35. 34. Return of the Unholy Three
    Bulletman
  36. 35. [Peril at the Power Plant]
    The Devil's Dagger
  37. 36. ["Stone money used on the islands of Yap in the Pacific is the largest in the world!"]
    Strange but True
  38. 37. [The Dreaded Black Hood]
    El Carim Master of Magic
  39. 38. Notice to Dictators
    Minute Man
  40. 39. The Flyin' Fool Returns!
    Larry Dean
  41. 40. [The Hydro-People]
    Capt. Venture and the Planet Princess
  42. 41. [The Mammoth and the Caveman]
    Companions Three
  43. 42. Famous Blitzkriegs of the Past
  44. 43. ["Buck Jones and his pal, Mike, come face to face with Del Riego, the sourge of the border."]
    Buck Jones
  45. 44. [Zanelli, Duce of Racketeers]
    Zoro The Mystery Man
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Darci
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Dan Kocher
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Frank Motler
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Brian Wiedman
  • Len Wolinsky