(March 1943)

Fawcett, 1943 Series
 
Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1943-01-29
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Rod Reed ? (editor)

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
C. C. Beck ?
Inks
Pete Costanza ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pals, it's tops!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Captain Midnight (inset); Lance O'Casey (inset); Golden Arrow (inset); Spy Smasher (inset)
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The Helicopter Blitz (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; police; helicopter pilots; telescope operators
Synopsis
Freddy notices a proliferation of sidewalk telescope operators, offering a view of the heavens for a small fee. It turns out that they are Axis agents, who will turn their telescopes into beacons to guide small helicopters, concealed in a docked ship, as they attack the city. Captain Marvel, Jr. fights off the helicopters, as police smash the telescopes.
Keywords
Helicopter

The Pirate Who Hated Blood! (Table of Contents: 2)

Lance O'Casey / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Lynn Perkins (plot); ? (script)
Pencils
Harry Anderson (in part); ?
Inks
Harry Anderson (in part); ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Lance O'Casey; Mike; Blackbeard the Pirate (villain); Blackbeard's crew ( villains)

Indexer Notes

Plot and art credits per Will Murray in Alter Ego #157 (March 2019).

Hitler's Headsman (Table of Contents: 3)

Spy Smasher / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
spy; superhero

Frame Up! (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Phil Sturm
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime

Banshee O'Brien, Boy Enchanter, in the Mystery of the Modern Monster (Table of Contents: 5)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Banshee O'Brien (Intro)

Old Time Movies (Table of Contents: 6)

Golden Arrow / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier; superhero

Indexer Notes

contents page title

The World's Cruellest Ghost (Table of Contents: 7)

Captain Midnight / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; aviation; superhero
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Pals, it's tops!"]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Captain Marvel Jr.
  2. 1. The Helicopter Blitz
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  3. 2. The Pirate Who Hated Blood!
    Lance O'Casey
  4. 3. Hitler's Headsman
    Spy Smasher
  5. 4. Frame Up!
  6. 5. Banshee O'Brien, Boy Enchanter, in the Mystery of the Modern Monster
    Ibis the Invincible
  7. 6. Old Time Movies
    Golden Arrow
  8. 7. The World's Cruellest Ghost
    Captain Midnight
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