(March 1944)

Fawcett, 1941 Series
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Volume
6
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Magazine
Editing
Will Lieberson

Issue Notes

Circulation: 1,364,264 (data from Audit Bureau of Circulation via Russ Mahera)

Capt. Marvel's Great Stone Face (Table of Contents)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Gotsum Talentte
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inker revision from C. C. Beck to Costanza per Beck in article in Alter Ego #135 (September, 2015).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
C. C. Beck ? (illustration)
Inks
C. C. Beck ? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Capt. Marvel and the Omaha Adventure! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Indexer Notes

City story: Omaha, Neb.

Captain Marvel Proves there's No Such Thing as Waste Paper! (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Indexer Notes

Paper-drive feature.

The Cave's Secret (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Capt. Marvel's Great Stone Face (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; Steamboat; Gotsum Talentte; Johnny Brown; Watt A. Chizler; Mr. Smooth; Mr. Craig; Sterling Morris (cameo)
Synopsis
The Captain Marvel Club hires a sculptor to carve Captain Marvel's face in the side of a mountain but a gangster wants the mountain for his own purposes.
Keywords
Captain Marvel Club; sculptors; WHIZ

Beside Himself with Joy! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Little Sneezer / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bert Whitman
Pencils
Bert Whitman
Inks
Bert Whitman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Have you given any thought to the manpower shortage situation?
Genre
humor

Capt. Marvel Executed for Desertion (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Worth His Salt! (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Herbert Smith [as Herbert E. Smith]
Letters
typeset

Genre
military

Captain Marvel and the Monster Society of Evil! Chapter 12 ---- The Bombardment of Earth! (Table of Contents: 10)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; Mr. Mind (villain); Dr. Smashi (villain) (death)
Synopsis
Captain Marvel manages to destroy Mr. Mind's Great Big Bertha cannon, but can he stop the missile that was already fired at Russia?
Reprints
Keywords
missiles; Planetoid Punkus; Russia; tickling
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Capt. Marvel's Great Stone Face
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Capt. Marvel and the Omaha Adventure!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  4. 3. Captain Marvel Proves there's No Such Thing as Waste Paper!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  5. 4. The Cave's Secret
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
  6. 5. Capt. Marvel's Great Stone Face
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  7. 6. Beside Himself with Joy!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  8. 7. ["Have you given any thought to the manpower shortage situation?"]
    Little Sneezer
  9. 8. Capt. Marvel Executed for Desertion
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  10. 9. Worth His Salt!
  11. 10. Captain Marvel and the Monster Society of Evil! Chapter 12 ---- The Bombardment of Earth!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Per Sandell
  • Kyle "The Dagger" Sullivan
  • Jim Van Dore