(August-September 1945)

Fawcett, 1941 Series
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Volume
8
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications, Incorporated
Brand
A Fawcett Magazine
Editing
Wendell Crowley (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (also inset)

[Contents Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Sivana and Marvel, Inc. (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain)

Overnight Guest (Table of Contents: 3)

Dopey Danny Dee / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Marko
Pencils
George Marko
Inks
George Marko
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Kid / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Liederman ?
Inks
Al Liederman ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...And they also give ya three big scoops...
Genre
humor

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

Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Repentant Crook (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

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

Sergeant Sandy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If your company doesn't make a good showing...
Genre
humor; military

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Captain Kid / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Liederman ?
Inks
Al Liederman ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey!
Genre
humor

Just Plain Dumb (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
C. M. Steever
Letters
typeset

The World's Mightiest Dream! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Steamboat Bill; Sterling Morris; Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain)
Synopsis
Billy, Steamboat and others attend the gala birthday celebration of Mr. Morris, and they eat a lot of the rich birthday cake. As they depart for home, Billy tells Steamboat that he hopes that all that cake doesn't give him nightmares. Little does Billy know what lies ahead, especially when Dr. Sivana is involved!
Keywords
Station W.H.I.Z.

Indexer Notes

Art credits per P. C. Hamerlinck in Alter Ego #130 (January 2015) and again in Alter Ego #145 (March 2017).

Last appearance of Steamboat.

Hamerlinck, in Alter Ego #145, states that Otto Binder, in a 1974 FCA interview, told Mark Lage that Steamboat was the creation of editor Ed Herron.

Captain Tootsie Captures the Red Terror! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. [Contents Page]
  3. 2. Sivana and Marvel, Inc.
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  4. 3. Overnight Guest
    Dopey Danny Dee
  5. 4. ["...And they also give ya three big scoops..."]
    Captain Kid
  6. 5. ["Whee! Isn't this fun, Volto?"]
    Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes
  7. 6. The Repentant Crook
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  8. 7. ["If your company doesn't make a good showing..."]
    Sergeant Sandy
  9. 8. ["Hey!"]
    Captain Kid
  10. 9. Just Plain Dumb
  11. 10. The World's Mightiest Dream!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  12. 11. Captain Tootsie Captures the Red Terror!
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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