(December 1948)

Fawcett, 1940 Series
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Volume
17
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1948-10-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Virginia Provisiero

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 2, Part 2, No. 2, Periodicals, 1948.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Tom Mix (inset)

[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]

Sivana, Jr.'s Dream Machine (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Sivana, Jr. (villain)

Indexer Notes

writer's credit from Bill Woolfolk's paybook, as transcribed by Martin O'Hearn.

Matty Bell (Table of Contents: 3)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Matty Bell

Indexer Notes

Ad in sequential art form.

Crowning Glory (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints

No Answer (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
humor; jungle
Characters
Trader Tom
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

The Sacred Jewels of the Jungle (Table of Contents: 6)

Nyoka, the Jungle Girl / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed ?
Pencils
Al Jetter ?
Inks
Al Jetter ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Nyoka
Reprints

Real Western Hero (Table of Contents: 7)

Comix Cards / illustration / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Tom Mix; Hopalong Cassidy; Monte Hale

Sam Takes Himself for a Ride (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Sam Spade

Indexer Notes

Ad in sequential art form.

Offensive (Table of Contents: 9)

Dizzy Daisy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Characters
Dizzy Daisy
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Jumping Jack (Table of Contents: 10)

Zuzu the Zoo Keeper / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Zuzu
Reprints

The Homicidal Hijackers (Table of Contents: 11)

Bulletman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Fujitani
Inks
Bob Fujitani
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Lt. Kent; Mr. Jarmon (Jarmon Silk Company founder); Joe Mullins (villain, truck driver)
Synopsis
When truckloads of expensive silk become the target of hijackers, the Bullet Duo decide to investigate and discover that a driver is a member of the gang.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art correction from Bill Ward to Fujitani by Bill Black, added by Craig Delich 2010-8-4.

Bloobstutter's Mad Money (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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

Genre
humor
Characters
Vacuum Bloobstutter

Crystal Gazers (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Colonel Corn; Korny Kobb
Reprints

I'm the You in the U.S.A. (Table of Contents: 14)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Indexer Notes

Patriotic song lyrics.

Kidnapped (Table of Contents: 15)

Tom Mix / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carl Pfeufer
Inks
John Jordan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Tom Mix
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Carl Pfeufer pencil and John Jordan ink credits from Bill Black. Some Master Comics' Tom Mix stories were originally credited to Pete Riss. (2005-5-15)

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. Sivana, Jr.'s Dream Machine
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  4. 3. Matty Bell
    Wheaties
  5. 4. Crowning Glory
    Lumber Jack
  6. 5. No Answer
    Trader Tom
  7. 6. The Sacred Jewels of the Jungle
    Nyoka, the Jungle Girl
  8. 7. Real Western Hero
    Comix Cards
  9. 8. Sam Takes Himself for a Ride
    Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  10. 9. Offensive
    Dizzy Daisy
  11. 10. Jumping Jack
    Zuzu the Zoo Keeper
  12. 11. The Homicidal Hijackers
    Bulletman
  13. 12. Bloobstutter's Mad Money
    Vacuum Bloobstutter
  14. 13. Crystal Gazers
    Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb
  15. 14. I'm the You in the U.S.A.
  16. 15. Kidnapped
    Tom Mix
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore