(September 1948)

Fawcett, 1942 Series
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Volume
12
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1948
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications, Incorporated
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Ralph Daigh (credited) (editorial director); Al Allard (credited) (art director)

The Five Formidable Fleas (Table of Contents)

Captain Midnight / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
adventure; aviation; superhero
Characters
Captain Midnight; The Fleas
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Craig Delich.

Build and Fly Mi Models (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Midnight Fights Five Fleas! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Am I --- going crazy? How many fleas are there?
Genre
aviation; superhero
Characters
Captain Midnight [Captain Jim Albright]; The Flea (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover story.

Bob Elliott (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sergeant Twilight and the Model Murder Muddle! (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Midnight / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
aviation; superhero; adventure
Characters
Captain Midnight; Sergeant Twilight [Ichabod Mudd]; Miss Carolina; two unnamed gamblers (villains)
Synopsis
Icky is entering his model pop-pop plane (powered by popcorn) into a competition, but two furtive fellows aim to keep the plane out of the race, in order to collect on some bets they have made.
Reprints
Keywords
Doom Beam

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Craig Delich.

Script writer possibles: Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, Joe Millard or Rod Reed.

The last 1/34 of page 6 is an illustrated advertisement from Photo Service in London, England for 6 all-glossy action photos of Rod Cameron (pictured), Monte Hale, Rocky Lane, Gabby Hayes, Forrest Tucker and John Carrol.

Comix Cards (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Eagle and the Vulture (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Reprints

Girls! Boys! Get this New Beanie 'Copter (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Escape to Death! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's th' guards! They've come to get me --- to kill me!
Genre
aviation; superhero
Characters
Captain Midnight [Captain Jim Albright]; Sergeant Twilight [Ichabod "Icky" Mudd]; Dr. Osmosis (villain)
Reprints

Jack's Talking Dog (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Pilot Pete Buttons His Lip (Table of Contents: 10)

Pilot Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Herman Stackel (sourced)
Inks
Herman Stackel (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On the night before the Grangeville Gliding Meet's final event...
Genre
adventure

Captain Midnight Founds a Fan Club! (Table of Contents: 12)

Captain Midnight / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
aviation; superhero
Characters
Captain Midnight [Captain Jim Albright]; Sergeant Twilight [Ichabod "Icky" Mudd]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Next appearance in Airfighters #1 (Moonstone).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Famous Planes / illustration / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Duel in the Sand (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Five Formidable Fleas
    Captain Midnight
  2. 1. Build and Fly Mi Models
  3. 2. Captain Midnight Fights Five Fleas!
    Captain Midnight
  4. 3. Bob Elliott
  5. 4. Sergeant Twilight and the Model Murder Muddle!
    Captain Midnight
  6. 5. Comix Cards
  7. 6. The Eagle and the Vulture
    Red Skye
  8. 7. Girls! Boys! Get this New Beanie 'Copter
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  9. 8. Escape to Death!
    Captain Midnight
  10. 9. Jack's Talking Dog
  11. 10. Pilot Pete Buttons His Lip
    Pilot Pete
  12. 11. ["On the night before the Grangeville Gliding Meet's final event..."]
    Johnny Blair in the Air
  13. 12. Captain Midnight Founds a Fan Club!
    Captain Midnight
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Famous Planes
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
  16. 15. Duel in the Sand
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Frode Dreier
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Dan Kocher
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Stephen Mitchell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • John Pannozzi
  • Ramon Schenk