(May 1944)

Fawcett, 1940 Series
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Volume
9
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
every month
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Magazine
Editing
Ralph Daigh (editorial director); Al Allard (art director); Will Lieberson (executive editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Captain Marvel Jr.; Radar / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
Al Carreño ?
Inks
Al Carreño ?
Colors
?
Letters
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Genre
superhero; war; spy
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Radar
Cover Thumbnail for Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #50
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Coming At You! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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Genre
superhero

The Battle of the Ghosts! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Al Carreño
Inks
Al Carreño
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
Synopsis
Captain Marvel Jr. dies for a time, enters Ghost Land, and returns to life.

The Paper Brigade (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Marvel Jr. / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Al Carreno?
Inks
Al Carreno?
Colors
?
Letters
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Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]

Indexer Notes

paper-drive feature

Bulletman Battles the Bulletcrook! (Table of Contents: 4)

Bulletman / comic story / 8.5 pages (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
superhero
Characters
Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Bulletcrook (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis
Bulletman loses his helmet in an explosion; a crook finds it.

One Side! (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Marvel / public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Letters
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Characters
Captain Marvel
Synopsis
Ad for War Bonds

Our Favorite! (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Marvel; Captain Midnight / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
typeset
Characters
Captain Marvel; Captain Midnight
Synopsis
House ad for Mechanix Illustrated magazine

Chapter XXII: Death on a Raft (Table of Contents: 7)

Hoodoo Hannigan / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joseph J. Millard
Letters
typeset
Characters
Hoodoo Hannigan

Radar Goes to Berlin (Table of Contents: 8)

Radar / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder ?
Pencils
Al Carreño ?
Inks
Al Carreño ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Radar [Pep Pepper]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Hermann Himmler (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

contents page title; 1st Radar strip; continues from CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES #35

$2000 in Prizes (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
House ad for the Missing Face contest starting in Captain Marvel Comics #36

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Tumbleweed Jr. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; children; western-frontier

The Rug of Doom (Table of Contents: 11)

Nyoka, the Jungle Girl / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed ?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Nyoka Gordon; Larry Grayson (Nyoka's friend); Harry Gordon (Nyoka's father)

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of The Death Rug serial; last app. in JUNGLE GIRL #1

Only A Sample! (Table of Contents: 12)

Don Winslow / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
war
Synopsis
House ad for Don Winslow of the Navy comic, with reproduction of one art panel
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Captain Marvel Jr.; Radar
  2. 1. Coming At You!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  3. 2. The Battle of the Ghosts!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  4. 3. The Paper Brigade
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  5. 4. Bulletman Battles the Bulletcrook!
    Bulletman
  6. 5. One Side!
    Captain Marvel
  7. 6. Our Favorite!
    Captain Marvel; Captain Midnight
  8. 7. Chapter XXII: Death on a Raft
    Hoodoo Hannigan
  9. 8. Radar Goes to Berlin
    Radar
  10. 9. $2000 in Prizes
    Captain Marvel
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Tumbleweed Jr.
  12. 11. The Rug of Doom
    Nyoka, the Jungle Girl
  13. 12. Only A Sample!
    Don Winslow
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  • Len Wolinsky
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