(April 1951)

Fawcett, 1940 Series
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Volume:
22
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Fawcett Publications, Inc.
Brand:
A Fawcett Publication
Editing:
Virginia Provisiero [as V. A. Provisiero]
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Was On-Going Series

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Captain Marvel Saves Captain Marvel (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Reprints:

Captain Marvel Saves Captain Marvel (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Otto Binder
Pencils:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Reprints:

["The more the merrier....."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

["We're holding her for ransom!"] (Table of Contents)

Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

Ad in sequential art form.


Good Service (Table of Contents)

Wilbur the Waiter / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

The Smash Hit (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

The Worthless Ranch (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Anthony Cataldo ?
Inks:
Anthony Cataldo
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Characters:
Golden Arrow; White Wind (horse); Si Bright (rancher)
Synopsis:
A fake land appraiser tells Si Brihght's newly found gold vein is worthless, but offers to buy his ranch cheap.

Indexer Notes

Cataldo is credited on inking this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. The stiff puppet-like movement of figures is similar to some of his signed stories, so he may as well have done the pencilwork too.


Some Nerve! (Table of Contents)

Doc Sorebones / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

The Mysterious Voyage (Table of Contents)

Lance O'Casey / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Charles Tomsey
Inks:
Charles Tomsey
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Lance O'Casey; Mike Bellew (mate); Mr. Collins (dope runner)
Synopsis:
Lance and his schooner is hired to search for a sunken treasure, which turns out to be dope.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

["And where do yuh think yore going, Buck?"] (Table of Contents)

Huck and Buck / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

The Atomic Spy (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Rod Reed
Pencils:
? (illustration)
Inks:
? (illustration)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Too Smart for His Own Good (Table of Contents)

Rancher Rollins and His Son, Junior / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Birthday on the Ranch (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Battles the Earth Brain (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Walter Palais ?
Inks:
Walter Palais ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult; superhero
Characters:
Ibis; Taia; Langdon (oil driller)
Synopsis:
When drilling for oil, Langdon reaches an underground cave with a huge brain.

Indexer Notes

The artwork has many similarities with signed Walter Palais stories in Planet Comics #52 and #53, like hands, faces and figure movement. He is credited on this feature at this period by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. Captain Marvel Saves Captain Marvel
    Captain Marvel
  2. 1. Captain Marvel Saves Captain Marvel
    Captain Marvel
  3. 2. ["The more the merrier....."]
    The Captain Marvel Club
  4. 3. ["We're holding her for ransom!"]
    Dubble Bubble
  5. 4. Good Service
    Wilbur the Waiter
  6. 5. The Smash Hit
    Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb
  7. 6. The Worthless Ranch
    Golden Arrow
  8. 7. Some Nerve!
    Doc Sorebones
  9. 8. The Mysterious Voyage
    Lance O'Casey
  10. 9. ["And where do yuh think yore going, Buck?"]
    Huck and Buck
  11. 10. The Atomic Spy
    A Wicky and O'Shawnessy Story
  12. 11. Too Smart for His Own Good
    Rancher Rollins and His Son, Junior
  13. 12. Birthday on the Ranch
  14. 13. Battles the Earth Brain
    Ibis the Invincible
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • R. J. Roper
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Mike Nielsen
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  • Peter Croome
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