([December] 1942)

Fawcett, 1942 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
196
On-sale Date
1942-11-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
?
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
squarebound
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Remaindered copies of Fawcett comics. Information on Fawcett Comics' annual sales of Holiday Comics from 1942 is taken from the book "Juvenile Delinquency" (from 1950).

CIRCULATION DATA
1942 - 158,549

On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date. Registration number AA 413760.

Indexed from scanned copy at https://digitalcomicmuseum.com

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
C. C. Beck (Captain Marvel); Harry Anderson (Nyoka and Lance O'Casey); Pete Costanza (Golden Arrow); Alex Blum (Ibis); ? (Spy Smasher)
Inks
C. C. Beck (Captain Marvel); Harry Anderson (Nyoka and Lance O'Casey); Pete Costanza (Golden Arrow); Alex Blum (Ibis); ? (Spy Smasher)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Golden Arrow [Roger Parsons]; Nyoka Gordon; Ibis the Invincible [Prince Amentep]; Lance O'Casey; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]
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The Great Atlantic Dam (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck ?
Inks
Pete Costanza ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Adolf Hitler
Reprints

Captain Marvel a Murderer? (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Costanza ?
Inks
Pete Costanza ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Ahmi the Swami (villain, introduction)
Reprints

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

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
C. C. Beck ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Bulbo the Whale (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Reprints

Death Express (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Douglas Mann (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Liederman
Inks
Al Liederman
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Meet the one and only Captain Kid - Ghost Chaser!
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Captain Kid; Alvy; Betty Mae
Reprints

Klang the Killer (Table of Contents: 7)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Marc Swayze
Pencils
Marc Swayze
Inks
Marc Swayze
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Bram (introduction, death); Klang (villain, introduction, a robot)
Reprints

Jungle Girl, or the "Perils of Nyoka" (Table of Contents: 8)

Nyoka, the Jungle Girl / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Anderson
Inks
Harry Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Nyoka Gordon
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Contents page.

Perils of Nyoka, Chapter I: Doom in the Desert (Table of Contents: 9)

Nyoka, the Jungle Girl / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed ?
Pencils
Harry Anderson
Inks
Harry Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Nyoka Gordon (introduction, origin); Dr. Larry Grayson (introduction); Professor Campbell (introduction); Vultura (villain, introduction); Count Torrini (villain, introduction); Satan (an ape, villain, introduction); Hippocrates (in flashback, introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the 1942 Republic movie serial, "Perils of Nyoka", starring Kay Aldridge as Nyoka Gordon.

Perils of Nyoka, Chapter II: Valley of Sacrifice (Table of Contents: 10)

Nyoka, the Jungle Girl / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed ?
Pencils
Harry Anderson
Inks
Harry Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Nyoka Gordon; Dr. Larry Grayson; Henry Gordon (Nyoka's father, introduction, unnamed); Vultura (villain); Satan (an ape, villain)
Reprints

Perils of Nyoka, Chapter III: Vultura's Vengeance (Table of Contents: 11)

Nyoka, the Jungle Girl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed ?
Pencils
Harry Anderson
Inks
Harry Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Nyoka Gordon; Dr. Larry Grayson; Henry Gordon (Nyoka's father, identified); Vultura (villain); Count Torrini (villain); Satan (an ape, villain)
Reprints

Perils of Nyoka, Chapter IV: Treasure of Terror! (Table of Contents: 12)

Nyoka, the Jungle Girl / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed ?
Pencils
Harry Anderson
Inks
Harry Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Nyoka Gordon; Dr. Larry Grayson; Henry Gordon (Nyoka's father); Dr. Campbell; Vultura (villain); Count Torrini (villain); Satan (an ape, villain)
Reprints

Perils of Nyoka, Chapter V: The Finger of Fate (Table of Contents: 13)

Nyoka, the Jungle Girl / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed ?
Pencils
Harry Anderson
Inks
Harry Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Nyoka Gordon; Dr. Larry Grayson; Henry Gordon (Nyoka's father); Lhoba; Vultura (villain); Ahmed (villain)
Reprints

Perils of Nyoka, Chapter VI: Climax of Conquest (Table of Contents: 14)

Nyoka, the Jungle Girl / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed ?
Pencils
Harry Anderson
Inks
Harry Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Nyoka Gordon; Dr. Larry Grayson; Henry Gordon (Nyoka's father); Dr. Campbell; Vultura (villain, death); Satan (an ape, villain, death)
Reprints

The Three Legionnaires (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Nathaniel Nitkin (credited)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Three Kittyhawks raced westward...
Genre
war
Characters
Lt. Timothy Dolan; Gregor Petrakovich; Juan Almeria
Reprints
Keywords
French Foreign Legion

[Marvel Glue] (Table of Contents: 16)

Willie Wynn / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
While puttering in a shed beside the Wynn garage...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Willie Wynn; Harry (Willie's cousin, not yet named); General McFuttle (not yet named); Amelia McFuttle (the General's wife, first name only); Officer Maloney
Reprints

[Moustache Art] (Table of Contents: 17)

The Mad Artist / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
humor
Characters
The Mad Artist
Synopsis
The Mad Artist draws mustaches everywhere.
Reprints

[Whiz Comics #34 Contents Page] (Table of Contents: 18)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Reprints

Captain Marvel and the Three Lieutenant Marvels Unite to Fight with the United Nations (Table of Contents: 19)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Lieutenant Marvels: Fat Marvel ["Fat" Billy Batson]; Hill Marvel ["Hill" Billy Batson]; Tall Marvel ["Tall" Billy Batson]
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; J. Edgar Hoover
Reprints

Golden Arrow Settles a Feud (Table of Contents: 20)

Golden Arrow / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Carreño
Inks
Al Carreño
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier; superhero
Characters
Golden Arrow [Roger Parsons]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title taken from contents page.

The Island of Whanno (Table of Contents: 21)

Spy Smasher / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Battefield
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]
Reprints

Six Fathoms Deep (Table of Contents: 22)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Nathaniel Nitkin (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure
Reprints

The Black Mandarin (Table of Contents: 23)

Lance O'Casey / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Anderson
Inks
Harry Anderson ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Lance O'Casey; The Black Mandarin (villain; introduction)
Reprints

The Gypsy Brigands (Table of Contents: 24)

Dr. Voodoo / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey]; Anita; Nero; Gavain; Huloga; gypsies
Synopsis
The party encounter gypsy thieves.
Reprints
Keywords
knights; the Golden Flask; time travel; whips

Indexer Notes

Title from the contents page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Chubby / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tom McNamara
Pencils
Tom McNamara
Inks
Tom McNamara
Colors
Tom McNamara
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! I gotta tell somebody fast!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Chubby; Joey
Reprints

The Horrible Hand (Table of Contents: 26)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Hebberd
Inks
Bob Hebberd
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ibis the Invincible [Prince Amentep]; Trug; Crowley Thorne
Reprints
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. The Great Atlantic Dam
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  3. 2. Captain Marvel a Murderer?
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  5. 4. Bulbo the Whale
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  6. 5. Death Express
  7. 6. ["Meet the one and only Captain Kid - Ghost Chaser!"]
    Captain Kid
  8. 7. Klang the Killer
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  9. 8. Jungle Girl, or the "Perils of Nyoka"
    Nyoka, the Jungle Girl
  10. 9. Perils of Nyoka, Chapter I: Doom in the Desert
    Nyoka, the Jungle Girl
  11. 10. Perils of Nyoka, Chapter II: Valley of Sacrifice
    Nyoka, the Jungle Girl
  12. 11. Perils of Nyoka, Chapter III: Vultura's Vengeance
    Nyoka, the Jungle Girl
  13. 12. Perils of Nyoka, Chapter IV: Treasure of Terror!
    Nyoka, the Jungle Girl
  14. 13. Perils of Nyoka, Chapter V: The Finger of Fate
    Nyoka, the Jungle Girl
  15. 14. Perils of Nyoka, Chapter VI: Climax of Conquest
    Nyoka, the Jungle Girl
  16. 15. The Three Legionnaires
  17. 16. [Marvel Glue]
    Willie Wynn
  18. 17. [Moustache Art]
    The Mad Artist
  19. 18. [Whiz Comics #34 Contents Page]
  20. 19. Captain Marvel and the Three Lieutenant Marvels Unite to Fight with the United Nations
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  21. 20. Golden Arrow Settles a Feud
    Golden Arrow
  22. 21. The Island of Whanno
    Spy Smasher
  23. 22. Six Fathoms Deep
  24. 23. The Black Mandarin
    Lance O'Casey
  25. 24. The Gypsy Brigands
    Dr. Voodoo
  26. 25. ["Wow! I gotta tell somebody fast!"]
    Chubby
  27. 26. The Horrible Hand
    Ibis the Invincible
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