Whiz Comics #131

(March 1951)

Captain Marvel Fights the Television Trap! (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks

Kurt Schaffenberger

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The adventures of Captain Marvel on T. V.

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• in Whiz Comics (L. Miller & Son, 1950 series) #65 (No Date [circa 1951])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Captain Marvel Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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For real kicks...

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

A Full Meal (Table of Contents: 3)

Wilbur the Waiter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Hey, waiter! Come here!

Genre

humor

Characters

Wilbur

Synopsis

A customer complains that he has found foreign objects in his cereal and coffee.

Reprints

• in Whiz Comics (L. Miller & Son, 1950 series) #65 (No Date [circa 1951])
• in Charlie Chan (Charlton, 1955 series) #9 (March 1956)
• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #96 (2015)

Must Be Notes! (Table of Contents: 4)

Doc Sorebones / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Whiz Comics (Cleland, 1946 series) #50 ([1951])

How to Be Particular and Sit Perpendicular (Table of Contents: 5)

The Culture Corner / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Basil Wolverton

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Basil Wolverton

Inks

Basil Wolverton

Colors

Basil Wolverton

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?

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Croucher K. Conk

Reprints

• in The Culture Corner (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) (2010)

The Return of Black Arrow (Table of Contents: 6)

Golden Arrow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Anthony Cataldo

Inks

Anthony Cataldo

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With the disappearance, several years ago, of Black Arrow,

Genre

western-frontier; superhero

Characters

Golden Arrow; White Wind (horse); Black Arrow

Synopsis

Golden Arrow is challenged to meet another archer and is trapped in a burning farmhouse.

Reprints

• in Whiz Comics (L. Miller & Son, 1950 series) #65 (No Date [circa 1951])
• in Whiz Comics (Cleland, 1946 series) #50 ([1951])
• in Best of the West (AC, 1998 series) #22 ([July] 2001)
• in Best of the West Roundup (AC, 2005 series) #2 (2006)

Indexer Notes

The stiff movement of figures is similar to some of Cataldo's signed stories. However, reprint ID's artist as Ruben Moreira.

Journalistic Jabberwhackies (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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Genre

humor

Lance O'Casey Raids the Antarctic Hide-Out! (Table of Contents: 8)

Lance O'Casey / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Clem Weisbecker

Inks

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?

Genre

adventure

Reprints

• in Terry and the Pirates (Charlton, 1955 series) #28 (October 1955)
• in Terry & the Pirates (Avalon Communications, 1998 ? series) #2 (1998)

Indexer Notes

Martin O'Hearn identifies the penciler as Clem Weisbecker at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2021/05/two-who-drew-lance-ocasey-and-one…

[Captain Video ad] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

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? (photo)

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Letters

typeset

A Strong Smoke (Table of Contents: 10)

Muscle Hedd / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Frank Little

Pencils

Frank Little

Inks

Frank Little

Colors

?

Letters

Frank Little

Genre

humor; sports

Reprints

• in My Little Margie (Charlton, 1954 series) #13 (August 1956)

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

Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Gee, Tommy, what a neat skating sweater!

Indexer Notes

Ad in sequential art form.

Quiz (Table of Contents: 12)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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Beauty and the Beast (Table of Contents: 13)

A Wicky and O'Shawnessy Story / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Rod Reed

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Typeset

Double Date! (Table of Contents: 14)

Freshman Freddy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Little

Pencils

Frank Bolle

Inks

Frank Bolle

Colors

?

Letters

Frank Little

Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• in Whiz Comics (L. Miller & Son, 1950 series) #65 (No Date [circa 1951])
• in Whiz Comics (Cleland, 1946 series) #50 ([1951])
• in My Little Margie's Boy Friends (Charlton, 1955 series) #2 (October 1955)
• in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #16 (2015)

The Twist in Time (Table of Contents: 15)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woolfolk

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Cleopatra is our captive! Sail back to Rome!

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• in Whiz Comics (L. Miller & Son, 1950 series) #65 (No Date [circa 1951])
• in Whiz Comics (Cleland, 1946 series) #50 ([1951])
• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #24 (2000)
• in Men of Mystery Champions Collection (AC, 2006 series) (2006)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.