(October 1947)

Fawcett, 1942 Series
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Volume
9
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1947-08-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Wendell Crowley (editor); Ralph Daigh (editorial director); Al Allard (art director); Will Lieberson (executive editor)

Issue Notes

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 Man With 100 Heads! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bud Thompson
Inks
Bud Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

The Too-Eager Beaver (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Famous Sports Flops / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Contents page (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)


The Man Who Lived Forever! (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Bud Thompson ?
Inks
Bud Thompson ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Mickey Vernon (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Like Father -- Like Son! (Table of Contents: 5)

Boxcar Benny / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
M. H. ?
Pencils
M. H. ?
Inks
M. H. ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

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

Awake and Sing (Table of Contents: 6)

Rubbernose Randolph / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Art Helfant
Pencils
Art Helfant
Inks
Art Helfant
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Back to School Message (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Mary Marvel / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dick Dawson's Dilemma! (Table of Contents: 8)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bud Thompson ?
Inks
Bud Thompson ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Big News (Table of Contents: 9)

Rubbernose Randolph / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Art Helfant
Pencils
Art Helfant
Inks
Art Helfant
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints

Odd Fellow (Table of Contents: 10)

Boxcar Benny / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
M. H. ?
Pencils
M. H. ?
Inks
M. H. ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

The Story behind the Cover (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Reader can cut out a strip showing various heads of the villain, and insert it into the cover through two cut slits

The Man with 100 Heads (Table of Contents: 12)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Bud Thompson
Inks
Bud Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Red O'Riley; Officer Bellows
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencil, ink, and supporting character credits from Don Ensign via the GCD Error List (March 22, 2010).

Eagle Eye (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Letters
typeset

Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Giggle Gags / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Comix Cards / activity / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Mary Marvel
Synopsis
cut-out collectible cards

Help Tim Stop a Runaway (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

All at Sea (Table of Contents: 17)

Kanvasback / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports
Reprints

The Merry Merman! (Table of Contents: 18)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Bud Thompson
Inks
Bud Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Jerry Lifejoy (health faddist)

Indexer Notes

Script credit per Binder's records.

Art credits confirmed by P. C. Hamerlinck in Alter Ego #147 (July 2017).

The Case of the Kidnapped Heiress (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Sam Spade / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Radar Rescue (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Man With 100 Heads!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  2. 1. The Too-Eager Beaver
    Famous Sports Flops
  3. 2. Contents page
  4. 3. The Man Who Lived Forever!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  5. 4. Mickey Vernon
  6. 5. Like Father -- Like Son!
    Boxcar Benny
  7. 6. Awake and Sing
    Rubbernose Randolph
  8. 7. Back to School Message
    Mary Marvel
  9. 8. Dick Dawson's Dilemma!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  10. 9. Big News
    Rubbernose Randolph
  11. 10. Odd Fellow
    Boxcar Benny
  12. 11. The Story behind the Cover
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  13. 12. The Man with 100 Heads
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  14. 13. Eagle Eye
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Giggle Gags
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Comix Cards
  17. 16. Help Tim Stop a Runaway
    Snap! Crackle! and Pop!
  18. 17. All at Sea
    Kanvasback
  19. 18. The Merry Merman!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  20. 19. The Case of the Kidnapped Heiress
    Sam Spade
  21. 20. Radar Rescue
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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  • Gregory Fischer
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