(October 1942)

Fawcett, 1940 Series
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Volume
6
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1942-09-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Rod Reed?

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. 4.

Capt. Marvel Jr. Fights the Evil Fury of Mad Mr. Macabre (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Mac Raboy
Inks
Mac Raboy
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
Reprints

The Ring Master Presents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Various
Inks
Various
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[The Case of the Missing Ambassador] (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel, Jr. / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Thomas Mills (ambassador); Dolores Mills (ambassador's daughter); Mr. Macabre [Filpot](villain); Hans (villain); Mako (villain); un-named U-Boat Commander (villain, death); the Nazis (villains, some die)
Synopsis
Captain Marvel Jr. saves the life of a missing ambassador's daughter, then hits the trail to find and rescue her father from the clutches of Mr. Macabre, the Nazis and the Japanese!
Reprints
Keywords
Captain Marvel (magic words); Daily Globe

Indexer Notes

There is nothing to suggest that anyone but Mac Raboy did the inks.

Hey Diddle Diddle... Let's Do a Riddle! (Table of Contents: 3)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Swing King (Table of Contents: 4)

Bulletman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; The Swing King [Jimmy Shay] (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis
The Flying Detectives faces the dilemma of a bitter and warped pop song writer.

Minute Man Leads a Commando Night Raid (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Minute Man [Jack Weston]

Chapter III: V for Vengeance (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Joseph Millard [as Joseph J. Millard]
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Hoodoo Hannigan

The Double of El Carim (Table of Contents: 7)

El Carim / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
El Carim

[The Black Gauntlet Gang] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Feature Logo
Buck Jones, Frontier Marshal
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Buck Jones; Silver (horse); Mesquite Mike (deputy); Black Gauntlet Gang (villains, introduction)
Synopsis
Who is behind the vicious Black Gauntlet Gang? And why do they want to control the election of a governor?

Indexer Notes

Carlson is best recognized by his horses: long, narrow, tapering heads and often with front legs stretched out like on page 4 panel 2.

[The Nazi Invasion of Greenland] (Table of Contents: 9)

Companions Three / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure
Characters
Companions Three [Don; Nifty; Spike]

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Capt. Marvel Jr. Fights the Evil Fury of Mad Mr. Macabre
    Captain Marvel, Jr.
  2. 1. The Ring Master Presents
  3. 2. [The Case of the Missing Ambassador]
    Captain Marvel, Jr.
  4. 3. Hey Diddle Diddle... Let's Do a Riddle!
  5. 4. The Swing King
    Bulletman
  6. 5. Minute Man Leads a Commando Night Raid
    Minute Man
  7. 6. Chapter III: V for Vengeance
    Hoodoo Hannigan
  8. 7. The Double of El Carim
    El Carim
  9. 8. [The Black Gauntlet Gang]
    Buck Jones
  10. 9. [The Nazi Invasion of Greenland]
    Companions Three
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore