(May 1952)

Fawcett, 1940 Series
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Volume
25
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Mercedes Shull (editor)

The Underground Mystery Menace (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel; Dr. Sivana
Reprints
Keywords
caves

Captain Marvel Battles the Underground Mystery Menace (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Sivana
Reprints

Black Magic (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Rod Reed (credited as Walter Farmer)
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When does the race start?

Indexer Notes

Ad in sequential art form. On the page in between the two pages of the text story.

Wilbur the Waiter Is Breathless (Table of Contents: 4)

Wilbur the Waiter / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints

Outlaws' Upset (Table of Contents: 5)

Golden Arrow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier; superhero
Characters
Golden Arrow; White Wind (horse); Coyote Bill; Luke
Synopsis
Two outlaws steal Golden Arrow's bow and arrows to keep him from interfering in their hold ups.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The puppet-like figure movement and horses are all identical to his signed story "Lefty Jim-U.S. Marshal" in Crown Comics (McCombs, 1946 series) #16.

The Great Oil Swindle! (Table of Contents: 6)

Lance O'Casey / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charlie Tomsey
Inks
Charlie Tomsey
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Lance O'Casey; Mike Bellew (mate); Inspector Blake
Synopsis
Lance and Mike are helping inspector Blake with smashing an oil stock racket gang.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art similar to credited work by Ramsey in issue #136. Compare faces, close up heads in sideview, cheek line, small inklines at the back of the neck, and hands.

Happy Time (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

The Magician of Mars! (Table of Contents: 8)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Rust Men of Mars
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Underground Mystery Menace
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. Captain Marvel Battles the Underground Mystery Menace
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  3. 2. Black Magic
    A Wicky and O'Shawnessy Story
  4. 3. ["When does the race start?"]
    Dubble Bubble
  5. 4. Wilbur the Waiter Is Breathless
    Wilbur the Waiter
  6. 5. Outlaws' Upset
    Golden Arrow
  7. 6. The Great Oil Swindle!
    Lance O'Casey
  8. 7. Happy Time
    Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb
  9. 8. The Magician of Mars!
    Ibis the Invincible
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore