(May 16, 1941)

Fawcett, 1940 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Every four weeks
On-sale Date
1941-04-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication [Triangle]
Editing
Ed Herron (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 2.

Capt. Marvel Knocks Out a Tank! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
Pete Costanza ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero; war
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Reprints
Keywords
tanks
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[The Threat to Sterling Morris] (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] [aka Smith]; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Sterling Morris; Pete Costanza (salesman, un-named)
Synopsis
Mr. Morris is threatened by Spy Smasher with death because he was called to Washington D.C. to organize U.S. radio for its part in the defense program. Billy decides to call on Captain Marvel to act as bodyguard but in disguise. Although Morris averts danger, Marvel learns that Spy Smasher has stolen the army's newest and most secret weapon: a gas so deadly that there is no defense against it.
Reprints
Keywords
Gyrosub; Shazam; Station WHIZ

Indexer Notes

Part 4 of the Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher storyline, which continues in the Spy Smasher story in this issue.

The splash page figure of Captain Marvel is also found on the cover of Whiz Comics #16.

Beck sometimes drew Pete Costanza into the Captain Marvel stories (which Costanza then inked), as in this one where he appears as an un-named salesman. Information verified by P. C. Hamerlinck in Alter Ego #126 (July 2014) and added by Craig Delich.

[The Sign of the Sheep] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Costanza ?
Inks
Pete Costanza ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier; superhero

[The Secret Airplane Base] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Kingett
Inks
Bob Kingett
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure

[Confrontation with Captain Marvel] (Table of Contents: 4)

Spy Smasher / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Eve Corby; Jimmy; Joe (laborer);
Synopsis
Spy Smasher uses his Hypno-Ray Flashlight on a group of common laborers to put them under his spell, then uses the men to cause havoc and destruction. When the former hero begins using a cyclone machine of some kind, Captain Marvel vows to stop him.
Reprints
Keywords
Cyclone Mower; Hypno-Ray Flashlight; Shazam; Station WHIZ

Indexer Notes

Part 5 of the Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher storyline, which continues in the Captain Marvel story in the next issue.

[Cave-In at the Bar-X Mine] (Table of Contents: 5)

Dan Dare / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gregor Duncan
Inks
Gregor Duncan
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction

Rollo Bollo "The Snake of Ceylon" (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carl Formes
Inks
Carl Formes
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Mac Raboy
Inks
Mac Raboy
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hal Carey, known to the Blanca Indians as Doctor Voodoo, has long been away from the friendly village.
Genre
jungle; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Maxinya; King Richard (introduction); Sir Ganal [Sir Galan] (introduction); Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey]
Synopsis
Maxinya is kidnapped by medieval knights whose King Richard wishes Hal's help in conquering all the tribes of the jungle.
Keywords
castles; horses; jousting; knights

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of Golden Flask Quest.

[The Kidnapped Cadet] (Table of Contents: 8)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Blum ?
Inks
Alex Blum ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Ibis the Invincible
Genre
superhero
Characters
Trug (Villain); Man of the Mountain (Villain; Intro); Thoth (Intro)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in next issue.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Capt. Marvel Knocks Out a Tank!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. [The Threat to Sterling Morris]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  3. 2. [The Sign of the Sheep]
    Golden Arrow
  4. 3. [The Secret Airplane Base]
    Lance O'Casey
  5. 4. [Confrontation with Captain Marvel]
    Spy Smasher
  6. 5. [Cave-In at the Bar-X Mine]
    Dan Dare
  7. 6. Rollo Bollo "The Snake of Ceylon"
  8. 7. ["Hal Carey, known to the Blanca Indians as Doctor Voodoo, has long been away from the friendly village."]
    Dr. Voodoo
  9. 8. [The Kidnapped Cadet]
    Ibis the Invincible
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  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
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