(September 1947)

Fawcett, 1940 Series
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Volume
14
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1947-07-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Ginny Provisiero (editor)

Issue Notes

Some info added by Craig Delich 1-18-09.

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] (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel Jr. / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bud Thompson
Inks
Bud Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Radar; Nyoka; Colonel Corn; Bulletman; Bulletgirl
Reprints
  • in Alter-Ego (TwoMorrows, 1999 series) Vol. 3 #19 (December, 2002) [in black and white]

[Contents Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Marvel, Jr. / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]

The City Sleeps (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa ?
Inks
Joe Certa ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mrs. Wagner; Jim Bellows (Police officer); O'Riley (Taggart's former girlfriend); Bill Taggart (villain)
Synopsis
A Police officer wanting action gets his wish when Freddy spots a prowler outside his bedroom window, and discovers it is an escaped convict named Taggart.

Troubled Man (Table of Contents: 3)

Trader Tom / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Howard Boughner
Pencils
Howard Boughner
Inks
Howard Boughner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; jungle

Indexer Notes

Script and art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Unwelcome News (Table of Contents: 4)

Lumber Jack / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Sibby Sisti (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

What's Cooking! (Table of Contents: 6)

Giggle Gags / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Comix Cards (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Hotel Hilarity (Table of Contents: 8)

Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Colonel Corn; Korny Kobb

The Jet-Propelled Broom (Table of Contents: 9)

A Vacuum Bloobstutter Story / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Vacuum Bloobstutter

The Man-Eating Tiger (Table of Contents: 10)

Nyoka, the Jungle Girl / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed ?
Pencils
Harry Anderson ?
Inks
Harry Anderson ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Nyoka

Saves the Sailplane (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Bulletman Tunes Out Station C-R-I-M-E! (Table of Contents: 12)

Bulletman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Barr]; Crime Czar (introduction, villain)
Reprints

The Big Shot (Table of Contents: 13)

Lion-Hearted Leo, the Animal Trainer / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Lion-Hearted Leo

"Adventure" in the States (Table of Contents: 14)

Radar / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Battefield ?
Inks
Ken Battefield ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Radar; Humphrey Demon (villain); Blackiston (villain, death); Fishy (villain); Rip (villain)
Synopsis
Witnessing the assassination of a known felon who was a part of a dope peddling racket, Radar bears down on the big boss in charge of the racket.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-18-09.

The Case of the Box Car Bandit (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Crown the Camp Canoe Kings (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Snap! Crackle! and Pop!; Rice Krispies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bear Bike Facts (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Gillette Bicycle Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Drama on the Highway! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  2. 1. [Contents Page]
    Captain Marvel, Jr.
  3. 2. The City Sleeps
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  4. 3. Troubled Man
    Trader Tom
  5. 4. Unwelcome News
    Lumber Jack
  6. 5. Sibby Sisti
    Wheaties
  7. 6. What's Cooking!
    Giggle Gags
  8. 7. Comix Cards
  9. 8. Hotel Hilarity
    Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb
  10. 9. The Jet-Propelled Broom
    A Vacuum Bloobstutter Story
  11. 10. The Man-Eating Tiger
    Nyoka, the Jungle Girl
  12. 11. Saves the Sailplane
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  13. 12. Bulletman Tunes Out Station C-R-I-M-E!
    Bulletman
  14. 13. The Big Shot
    Lion-Hearted Leo, the Animal Trainer
  15. 14. "Adventure" in the States
    Radar
  16. 15. The Case of the Box Car Bandit
    The Adventures of Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  17. 16. Crown the Camp Canoe Kings
    Snap! Crackle! and Pop!; Rice Krispies
  18. 17. Bear Bike Facts
    Gillette Bicycle Tires
  19. 18. Drama on the Highway!
    Adventures of "R.C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • John Pannozzi
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Matthew Thompson
  • Jim Van Dore