(August 1948)

Fawcett, 1942 Series
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Volume
11
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications, Incorporated
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Additional story sequences and correct sequence order by Gary Watson.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Midnight / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Leonard Frank
Inks
Leonard Frank
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The space-monarch attacks Xog evil lord of Saturn!
Genre
adventure; aviation; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Captain Midnight [Captain Jim "Red" Albright]; Xog; Saturnians
Reprints
Keywords
Saturn

Indexer Notes

Art credits corrected from Leonard Frank ? to Charles Tomsey ? to Frank again by Craig Delich.

Without a Body! (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Midnight / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Frank
Inks
Leonard Frank
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Captain Midnight [Captain Jim "Red" Albright]; un-named U.S. Army General; Jim; Ed; Xog (villain, King of Saturn); the Saturnians [Kara; rest un-named] (villains)
Synopsis
Midnight travels to Saturn to track down Xog, who wants to become ruler of the universe, is ambushed and turned into gas particles. Unless he can regain his original form, Xog may well succeed in becoming ruler of the universe!
Reprints
Keywords
Disembodying Ray; Saturn; Space Fleet; Stabilizer Ray-Gun

Indexer Notes

The AC reprint calls the character Major Midnight.

Art credits added by Craig Delich.

Joke's On Him (Table of Contents: 2)

Pilot Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Pilot Pete

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Johnny Blair in the Air / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There will be three main events in this meet.
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Johnny Blair

The Vulture's Trial (Table of Contents: 4)

Red Skye / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Kraus (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Red Skye; the Vulture (villain)

Sergeant Twilight Fouled at the State Fair! (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Midnight / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation; superhero
Characters
Captain Midnight [Captain Jim "Red" Albright] [also as Sergeant Twilight]; Ichabod "Icky" Mudd

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Your Invention Page! / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Again we present some of the best inventions...
Genre
non-fiction

Won - By a Whisper! (Table of Contents: 7)

Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
sports

Indexer Notes

Ad for Canvas Shoes by B. F. Goodrich.

The Shotwells and the McHoggs (Table of Contents: 8)

Captain Midnight / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation; superhero
Characters
Captain Midnight [Captain Jim "Red" Albright]; Ichabod "Icky" Mudd; The McHoggs; The Shotwells

Sabotage, Sweet Sabotage (Table of Contents: 9)

Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream Oil / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Sam Spade

Indexer Notes

Ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil.

Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Secret Legion: Captain Tootsie; Rollo
Mr. Bingling; Miss Trixie; Zulu
Synopsis
The Captain and his pals figure out who has been tampering with the circus trapeze equipment.
Keywords
circus; monkeys; trapeze

Gillette Bike Tire Facts (Table of Contents: 11)

Gillette Bicycle Tires / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Anderson
Inks
Harry Anderson ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ripley style ad for Gillette Bicycle Tires.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The space-monarch attacks Xog evil lord of Saturn!"]
    Captain Midnight
  2. 1. Without a Body!
    Captain Midnight
  3. 2. Joke's On Him
    Pilot Pete
  4. 3. ["There will be three main events in this meet."]
    Johnny Blair in the Air
  5. 4. The Vulture's Trial
    Red Skye
  6. 5. Sergeant Twilight Fouled at the State Fair!
    Captain Midnight
  7. 6. ["Again we present some of the best inventions..."]
    Your Invention Page!
  8. 7. Won - By a Whisper!
    Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story
  9. 8. The Shotwells and the McHoggs
    Captain Midnight
  10. 9. Sabotage, Sweet Sabotage
    Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream Oil
  11. 10. Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  12. 11. Gillette Bike Tire Facts
    Gillette Bicycle Tires
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • John Pannozzi
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)