The Shazam! Archives #4

(2003 [April 2004])

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Mac Raboy

Inks

Mac Raboy

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]

Foreword (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script

P. C. Hammerlinck

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

[Cover - Captain Marvel Adventures #4] (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Marvel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

C. C. Beck

Inks

C. C. Beck

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Reprints

• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #4 (October 31, 1941)

[Sivana's Revenge on the Lieutenant Marvels] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Tuska [The Jack Binder Studio]

Inks

George Tuska [The Jack Binder Studio]

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Three Lieutenant Marvels [Fat Marvel [Billy Batson]; Hill Marvel [Billy Batson]; Tall Marvel [Billy Batson]]; Sterling Morris; Beautia Sivana; Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Sivana] (villain)

Synopsis

Billy rescues the Three Lieutenant Marvels from Sivana and his thugs.

Reprints

• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #4 (October 31, 1941)

The Tunnel of Invasion (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Tuska [The Jack Binder Studio]

Inks

George Tuska [The Jack Binder Studio]

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Adolf Hitler (villain); Nazis (villains)

Synopsis

Captain Marvel destroys the invasion tunnel Adolf Hitler is having dug beneath the Atlantic Ocean.

Reprints

• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #4 (October 31, 1941)

[The Secret Submarine Base] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Tuska [The Jack Binder Studio]

Inks

George Tuska [The Jack Binder Studio]

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Officer Casey; Gus; Butch; Mr. Fog (first appearance; villain); Baron Von Slugg (first appearance; villain)

Synopsis

Captain Marvel helps to prevent a submarine base being set up in South America.

Reprints

• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #4 (October 31, 1941)

The Lawless Legion (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Tuska [The Jack Binder Studio]

Inks

George Tuska [The Jack Binder Studio]

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Mr. Shaw (first appearance); Officer Flynn (first appearance; death); Giggy Golton (first appearance; villain); Beefy (first appearance; villain)

Synopsis

Captain Marvel prevents a gang leader from assassinating the prosecuting attorney.

Reprints

• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #4 (October 31, 1941)

[Cover - Captain Marvel Adventures #5] (Table of Contents: 8)

Captain Marvel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

C. C. Beck

Inks

C. C. Beck

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Reprints

• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #5 (December 12, 1941)

[Frontispiece] (Table of Contents: 9)

Captain Marvel / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

C. C. Beck [The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff]

Inks

Pete Costanza [The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff]

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Reprints

• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #5 (December 12, 1941)

Captain Marvel's Double Trouble (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

?

Pencils

C. C. Beck [The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff]

Inks

C. C. Beck [The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff]

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Katinka (first appearance); Beautia Sivana; Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Sivana] (villain); Maxim the Midget (first appearance; villain); Bummy Bond [as Captain Marvel] (first appearance; villain)

Synopsis

Captain Marvel rescues a princess kidnapped by Sivana.

Reprints

• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #5 (December 12, 1941)

The King of the Crater (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

?

Pencils

C. C. Beck [The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff]

Inks

C. C. Beck [The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff]

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Johnny; King of the Crater [Mr. Mawks] (first appearance; villain; death)

Synopsis

Captain Marvel prevents a terrorist from taking control of the Earth's volcanoes.

Reprints

• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #5 (December 12, 1941)

Captain Marvel Solves the Swamp Mystery (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

?

Pencils

The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff

Inks

The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Pappy Sims (first appearance); Mammy Sims (first appearance); The Swamp Devil [Mr. Woggs] (first appearance; villain)

Synopsis

Captain Marvel discovers why The Swamp Devil is trying to scare people off their land.

Reprints

• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #5 (December 12, 1941)

Sivana's Strange Chemical Potion (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

?

Pencils

C. C. Beck

Inks

C. C. Beck; The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Jerry; Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Sivana] (villain); Herman (villain); Endicott (villain)

Synopsis

Sivana uses a potion to change Billy into another person who doesn't remember his name.

Reprints

• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #5 (December 12, 1941)

[Cover - Master Comics #21] (Table of Contents: 14)

Bulletman and Captain Marvel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mac Raboy

Inks

Mac Raboy

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger]

Reprints

• from Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #21 (December 1941)

[The Coming of Captain Nazi] (Table of Contents: 15)

Bulletman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils

Mac Raboy

Inks

Mac Raboy

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sgt. Kent; Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger] (first appearance; villain); Adolph Hitler (villain); Nazis (villains)

Synopsis

Hitler sends Captain Nazi to the United States to destroy it's weakling "heroes".

Reprints

• from Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #21 (December 1941)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #25.

[Cover - Whiz Comics #25] (Table of Contents: 16)

Captain Marvel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

C. C. Beck

Inks

Pete Costanza ?

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Reprints

• from Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #25 (December 26, 1941)

Indexer Notes

The Archive credits C. C. Beck for the inks, but art spotters agree it was inked by Pete Costanza.

[The Origin of Captain Marvel, Jr.] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

France Herron

Pencils

C. C. Beck; Mac Raboy

Inks

C. C. Beck; Mac Raboy

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (first appearance; origin); Sterling Morris; Whitey Murphy; Jacob Freeman (Freddy Freeman's uncle; first appearance; death); Shazam; Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger] (villain); Adolph Hitler (villain)

Synopsis

Billy passes along part of his powers to a boy crippled by Captain Nazi.

Reprints

• from Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #25 (December 26, 1941)

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #21 and story continues in Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #22. Second appearance of the Wizard Shazam. The Archive incorrectly identifies William Woolfolk as the writer of the story.

[Cover - Master Comics #22] (Table of Contents: 18)

Bulletman and Captain Marvel Jr. / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mac Raboy

Inks

Mac Raboy

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

typeset

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Susan Kent [Bulletgirl]; Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger]; Dr. Eternity

Reprints

• from Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #22 (January 1942)

Dr. Eternity's Wax Death; [The Wax Death] (Table of Contents: 19)

Bulletman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils

Mac Raboy

Inks

Mac Raboy

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Susan Kent [Bulletgirl]; Sgt. Kent; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Sir Henry Eliot (first appearance; death); Sir Henry Welch (first appearance); Peter Costo (a wax figure); Sir Clarence Beck (a wax figure); Irwin Wile (a wax figure); Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger] (villain); Dr. Eternity (first appearance; villain)

Synopsis

Bulletman and Captain Marvel, Jr. team up to stop Dr. Eternity and Captain Nazi.

Reprints

• from Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #22 (January 1942)

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #25.

[Cover - America's Greatest Comics #2] (Table of Contents: 20)

Captain Marvel; Spy Smasher; Bulletman; Minute Man; Mr. Scarlet / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mac Raboy

Inks

Mac Raboy

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Spy Smasher; Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Minute Man; Mr. Scarlet

Reprints

• from America's Greatest Comics (Fawcett, 1941 series) #2 (February 11, 1942 - May 13, 1942)

[The Park Robberies] (Table of Contents: 21)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

C. C. Beck; Mac Raboy (page 1)

Inks

C. C. Beck; Mac Raboy (page 1); Dave Berg; The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Miss La Verne; Chief Brannigan (first appearance); Officer Hoolihan (first appearance); Officer Shaunessy (first appearance); Steamboat Bill (first appearance); Napoleon (a horse); Stinko [Stenko] (first appearance; villain); Stinko's gang [Babyface; Bubbles; Chuggers; Littletoe] (first appearance; villains)

Reprints

• from America's Greatest Comics (Fawcett, 1941 series) #2 (February 11, 1942 - May 13, 1942)

Contributors (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography

Indexer Notes

Bios for C. C. Beck, Mac Raboy, Jack Binder and William Woolfolk. Information concerning the Jack Binder shop provided by P. C. Hammerlinck.

[Cover Gallery] (Table of Contents: 23)

Captain Marvel; Spy Smasher; Bulletman; Minute Man; Mr. Scarlet / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

C. C. Beck; Mac Raboy

Inks

C. C. Beck; Mac Raboy; Pete Costanza ?

Colors

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Editing

France Herron (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Spy Smasher; Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Minute Man; Mr. Scarlet; Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger]

Reprints

• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #4 (October 31, 1941)
• from Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #21 (December 1941)
• from Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #25 (December 26, 1941)
• from America's Greatest Comics (Fawcett, 1941 series) #2 (February 11, 1942 - May 13, 1942)

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Reprints covers from Captain Marvel Adventures #4, Master Comics #21, Whiz Comics #25 and America's Greatest Comics #2.