(October 1943)

Fawcett, 1940 Series
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Volume
8
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Magazine
Editing
Rod Reed

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Captain Marvel needs a birthday!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel; Billy Batson
Keywords
advertisements; paste brushes; posters

[Contents Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Captain Marvel's Birthday (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Billy Batson (origin with details); Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (origin retold); Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Ibis; Taia; Lance O'Casey; Golden Arrow [Roger Parsons]; Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Captain Midnight [Captain Jim Albright]; Shazam (cameo)
Synopsis
Captain Marvel appeals to readers to give him a birthday.

The Silver Slingshot (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Parkhurst
Inks
Harry Parkhurst
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

The Siren's Song (Table of Contents: 4)

Spy Smasher / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Pee Wee Pete / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I must beg to be excused this afternoon...
Genre
humor; children
Reprints

Madness of the Pigmy Island (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
adventure

Time and the East (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
J. J. Wentworth (John B. Wentworth ?) (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Captain Slocum; Mr. Jennings; Pandit Jaharial (stowaway, master of Yogi)
Keywords
S.S. Rajputania

Moon Monsters (Table of Contents: 8)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Blum
Inks
Alex Blum
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Luna (villain); Moon Monsters (villain; introduction)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Hedda and Tails / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Victor Pazmiño
Pencils
Victor Pazmiño
Inks
Victor Pazmiño
Colors
Victor Pazmiño
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Tails! The buckle on your collar is broken!
Genre
humor; children
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Captain Marvel needs a birthday!"]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. [Contents Page]
  3. 2. Captain Marvel's Birthday
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  4. 3. The Silver Slingshot
    Golden Arrow
  5. 4. The Siren's Song
    Spy Smasher
  6. 5. ["I must beg to be excused this afternoon..."]
    Pee Wee Pete
  7. 6. Madness of the Pigmy Island
    Lance O'Casey
  8. 7. Time and the East
  9. 8. Moon Monsters
    Ibis the Invincible
  10. 9. ["Oh, Tails! The buckle on your collar is broken!"]
    Hedda and Tails
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas