(April 17, 1942)

Fawcett, 1940 Series
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Volume
5
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Every four weeks
On-sale Date
1942-03-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication [Triangle]
Editing
Ed Herron (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.

Pan-American Olympics (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
Pete Costanza ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Tall Billy Marvel; Hill Billy Marvel; Fat Billy Marvel
Reprints
  • in Alter-Ego (TwoMorrows, 1999 series) Vol. 3 #4 (Spring, 2000) [in black and white]
Keywords
maps; South America

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit for Beck verified in P.C. Hamerlinck article in Alter-Ego #4.

[Contents page] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Capt. Marvel at the Pan-American Olympics (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
the Three Lieutenant Marvels; Steamboat; Captain Marvel

The Taming of Buffalo Bull (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Carreño
Inks
Al Carreño
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier; superhero
Characters
Golden Arrow [Roger Parsons]

Indexer Notes

Story title taken from the contents page.

Art credits by Craig Delich, per P. C. Hamerlinck, in Alter Ego #147 (July 2017).

The Stolen Lighthouse (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Emil Gershwin
Inks
Emil Gershwin ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy; superhero

Shazam: Achilles -- Who Never Feared (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Manly Wade Wellman (credited as Juan Lopez)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Achilles

The White Lord of Boru Bu (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Anderson
Inks
Harry Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Lorela; Lance O'Casey

Indexer Notes

contents page title

Anderson can be spotted by the faces with high arched upper and almost flat lower eyelids, long thin eyebrows, and small lines under outer corner of eyes. Mouth has often two lines that don't meet in the middle.

The Song of the Slaves (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Mark Schneider
Inks
Mark Schneider
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Nero; Anita; Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey]; Emir Abdullah
Synopsis
Hal is joined by Nero and Anita as he leaves Castle Duma. They are set upon by slavers who take them to auction where they are purchased by Emir Abdullah. Hal and Nero lead a slave rebellion. Abdullah escapes with Anita and the Flask.
Keywords
slave auctions; slavers; slaves; the Golden Flask

Indexer Notes

contents page title; Part 11 of Golden Flask Quest

Alaric (Table of Contents: 8)

Famous Blitzkriegs of the Past / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Ruthven the Warlock (Table of Contents: 9)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Carreño ?
Inks
Al Carreño ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ruthven (villain; introduction; death); Orpo (villain; introduction)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Pan-American Olympics
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. [Contents page]
  3. 2. Capt. Marvel at the Pan-American Olympics
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  4. 3. The Taming of Buffalo Bull
    Golden Arrow
  5. 4. The Stolen Lighthouse
    Spy Smasher
  6. 5. Shazam: Achilles -- Who Never Feared
  7. 6. The White Lord of Boru Bu
    Lance O'Casey
  8. 7. The Song of the Slaves
    Dr. Voodoo
  9. 8. Alaric
    Famous Blitzkriegs of the Past
  10. 9. Ruthven the Warlock
    Ibis the Invincible
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Bob Hughes
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)