Whiz Comics
#80
(November 1946)
Fawcett,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 14
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1946-10-16
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fawcett Publication
- Editing
- Virginia Provisiero
Issue Notes
Index revised from scan at http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/ (missing scan of inside front cover).
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
[no title indexed]
Captain Marvel / Shazam! / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel; Billy Batson
- Keywords
- gambling; microphones; playing cards; WHIZ radio
[Intro Page]
Captain Marvel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel; Billy Batson; Shazam
Indexer Notes
Page includes short re-telling of Captain Marvel's origin, a plug for the USO, contents listing, editorial credits and indicia.
Captain Marvel and the Junkman Mystery!
Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 10.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Station WHIZ calling!!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Characters
- Captain Marvel; Billy Batson
Indexer Notes
Captain Marvel Club application.
[no title indexed]
Wilbur the Waiter / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll take a chicken sandwich...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
in Whiz Comics (Cleland, 1946 series) #10 ([circa 1947])
-
How to Go Soak Your Head
The Culture Corner / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Basil Wolverton
- Pencils
- Basil Wolverton
- Inks
- Basil Wolverton
- Colors
- Basil Wolverton
- Letters
- Basil Wolverton ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Croucher K. Conk
- Reprints
- in Whiz Comics (Cleland, 1946 series) #10 ([circa 1947])
-
in Daisy Handbook (Daisy Manufacturing Company, 1946 series) #2 ([May] 1948) - in The Culture Corner (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) (2010)
-
Saving the Warden's Daughter
"U.S." Royal and His Jet-Propelled Bike; U.S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page
Snake Charmer
Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Whitey Whiskers; Daniel Boone Jr.
- Reprints
- in Whiz Comics (Cleland, 1946 series) #10 ([circa 1947])
-
Golden Arrow and the Mardi Gras
Golden Arrow / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier; superhero
The Spot
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- John C. Adler
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ? (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Master Strategist
Mickey the Monitor / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mickey the Monitor; Terry; Jack; Slug; the school teacher
- Reprints
- in Whiz Comics (Cleland, 1946 series) #10 ([circa 1947])
-
[no title indexed]
Comix Cards / illustration / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here they are pals!
- Genre
- superhero; western-frontier
- Characters
- Golden Arrow; White Wind; Hoppy, the Marvel Bunny
[no title indexed]
National Crafts and Science Show / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy! There'll be loads of marvels at this show!
- Characters
- Captain Marvel
Peak of His Career
Crime Smasher / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- Crime Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Eve; Dina May; Michael Sonne; Butch; Spike
- Reprints
- in Whiz Comics (Cleland, 1946 series) #10 ([circa 1947])
-
Light Minded
Whipper-Snappers / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Whiz Comics (Cleland, 1946 series) #10 ([circa 1947])
-
[no title indexed]
"Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop; Pepsi-Cola Company / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Th' chief told us to stick around...
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
1.
[Intro Page]
Captain Marvel -
2.
Captain Marvel and the Junkman Mystery!
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
3.
Station WHIZ calling!!
-
4.
Jim Lookabaugh
Wheaties -
5.
["I'll take a chicken sandwich..."]
Wilbur the Waiter -
6.
How to Go Soak Your Head
The Culture Corner -
7.
Saving the Warden's Daughter
"U.S." Royal and His Jet-Propelled Bike; U.S. Bike Tires -
8.
Snake Charmer
Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr. -
9.
Golden Arrow and the Mardi Gras
Golden Arrow -
10.
Whiz Quiz
-
11.
Down to Cases
Doc Sorebones -
12.
The Spot
-
13.
Master Strategist
Mickey the Monitor -
14.
The Witches' Sabbath
Ibis the Invincible -
15.
["Here they are pals!"]
Comix Cards -
16.
Hubba! Hubba! Hubba!
Ball-Band Canvas Sport Shoes -
17.
["Boy! There'll be loads of marvels at this show!"]
National Crafts and Science Show -
18.
Peak of His Career
Crime Smasher -
19.
Light Minded
Whipper-Snappers -
20.
["Th' chief told us to stick around..."]
"Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop; Pepsi-Cola Company -
21.
It's Fun to Ride a Schwinn-Built Bicycle
Arnold, Schwinn & Co. -
22.
["...Polly wants a cookie..."]
Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Pat Lang
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mazzella
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
- James Zee
All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are
copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.