(January 27, 1943)

Fawcett, 1940 Series
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Volume
6
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
every four weeks
On-sale Date
1942-12-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Rod Reed ?; Ralph Daigh (editorial director); Al Allard (art director)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 1.

Capt. Marvel Jr. Defies the Flame (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel Jr. / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mac Raboy
Inks
Mac Raboy
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

In This Issue / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr.; The Jolly Roger

The Case of the Jolly Roger (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Jolly Roger [Danny Hogan] (villain, introduction)

Professor D. (Table of Contents: 3)

Bulletman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Professor D. (first appearance, villain, death)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Small Change / public service announcement / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Al Capp
Pencils
Al Capp
Inks
Al Capp
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So whut ef all the Yew-nited States armed services has rejected yo, Small Fry!!

Indexer Notes

contents page title; formerly Small Fry; war bond feature

Minute Man Goes to Ireland (Table of Contents: 5)

Minute Man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Phil Bard
Inks
Phil Bard
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Minute Man [Jack Weston]; Scarface Ludwig (first appearance, villain)

Indexer Notes

contents page title

Chapter VII: Blown to Glory (Table of Contents: 6)

Hoodoo Hannigan / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Joseph J. Millard
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Hoodoo Hannigan

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Balbo the Boy Magician / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bert Whitman ?
Pencils
Bert Whitman
Inks
Bert Whitman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Balbo - en route to Beardly where his magic show is to play next...
Genre
superhero; adventure; fantasy-supernatural

Spirit Force (Table of Contents: 8)

Balbo's Own Magic Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
How to perform 2 magic tricks.

The Vanishing Train (Table of Contents: 9)

Hopalong Cassidy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Hopalong Cassidy; Topper (horse); Mesquite (deputy); Boyle Gang
Synopsis
A train with gold and armed guards simply vanishes into thin air.

Indexer Notes

Contents page title.

Carlson can be recognized by his horses: very long, narrow, tapering heads with two marked lines leading to the nostrils and by the movement of the legs. Notice the outstretched front leg of Topper on page 3.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Capt. Marvel Jr. Defies the Flame
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    In This Issue
  3. 2. The Case of the Jolly Roger
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  4. 3. Professor D.
    Bulletman
  5. 4. ["So whut ef all the Yew-nited States armed services has rejected yo, Small Fry!!"]
    Small Change
  6. 5. Minute Man Goes to Ireland
    Minute Man
  7. 6. Chapter VII: Blown to Glory
    Hoodoo Hannigan
  8. 7. ["Balbo - en route to Beardly where his magic show is to play next..."]
    Balbo the Boy Magician
  9. 8. Spirit Force
    Balbo's Own Magic Page
  10. 9. The Vanishing Train
    Hopalong Cassidy
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky