Whiz Comics
#18
(June 13, 1941)
Fawcett,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 3
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Every four weeks
- On-sale Date
- 1941-05-16
- 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. 3.
[no title indexed]
Captain Marvel / Shazam! / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
- Reprints
-
in Special Edition Series (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #1 (1974) - in The Shazam! Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 ([September] 1999)
-
- Keywords
- locomotives; railroads; trains
Indexer Notes
Inker revision from Pete Costanza ? to Beck per P. C. Hamerlinck, added by Craig Delich.
[The Awakening of Spy Smasher]
Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Eve Corby; Geyer (villain, Nazi agent); Schwink (villain, Nazi agent); The Mask (villain, image, flashback)
- Synopsis
- Nazi agents approach Spy Smasher and offer him a medal from the War Lord (i.e. Adolf Hitler), saying that the War Lord wants Spy Smasher to take over his spying and sabotage work in America. But Spy Smasher refuses and the agents conspire to kill the hypnotized hero. However, Captain Marvel sees that Spy Smasher, even though the Brainograph has done its work well, still has some good qualities that come through. So when Spy Smasher destroys the Hypno-Chair of the Mask, Captain decides to try and break the spell through his will power and succeeds.
- Reprints
- in The Shazam! Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 ([September] 1999)
-
- Keywords
- Gyrosub; Hypno-Chair; Shazam; Station WHIZ
Indexer Notes
Part 6 of the Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher storyline, which continues in the Spy Smasher story in this issue.
Panel two on page 6 depicts a reverse figure of Captain Marvel found on the cover to Captain Marvel Adventures #3.
Panel four on page 9 features the image of Captain Marvel as shown on the package containing "Captain Marvel's Magic Eyes", which readers could buy in the future.
Pencils credit revised from Costanza to Beck per Alter Ego #156 (January 2019).
[The Bandits Who Took a Town]
Golden Arrow / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier; superhero
- Characters
- Golden Arrow [Roger Parsons]
[Into the Volcano]
Lance O'Casey / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
Story out of sequence, continues from next issue's story.
[Fighting Side-By-Side with Captain Marvel]
Spy Smasher / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Eve Corby; Fritz (villain); Heine (villain)
- Synopsis
- Restored to his sanity by Captain Marvel, Spy Smasher vows to escape the clutches of the Nazi agents who have captured him and plan on torturing him.
- Reprints
- in The Shazam! Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 ([September] 1999)
-
- Keywords
- Shazam; Station WHIZ
Indexer Notes
Part 7 and the conclusion of the Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher storyline.
The Case of the Tiger's Eye
Dan Dare / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; science fiction
The Saving Dagger
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Carl Formes (credited as LaRac Semrof)
- Inks
- Carl Formes (credited as LaRac Semrof)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
[no title indexed]
Dr. Voodoo / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After finding the strange castle in the jungle, Hal Carey, known as Doctor Voodoo, as one chance to escape with his life...
- Genre
- jungle; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Nero (introduction); Maxinya; Captain Perez (villain; introduction; death); Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey]
- Synopsis
- A wizard sends Hal back in time to the days of the Spanish conquistadors in order to retrieve the golden flask.
- Keywords
- fencing; foils; galley slaves; Panama; sailing ships; time travel
Indexer Notes
Part 2 of Golden Flask Quest
[The Giant's House]
Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 9 pages
- Feature Logo
- Ibis the Invincible
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Trug (Villain)
Indexer Notes
Story continues in next issue.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
1.
[The Awakening of Spy Smasher]
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
2.
[The Bandits Who Took a Town]
Golden Arrow -
3.
[Into the Volcano]
Lance O'Casey -
4.
[Fighting Side-By-Side with Captain Marvel]
Spy Smasher -
5.
The Case of the Tiger's Eye
Dan Dare -
6.
The Saving Dagger
-
7.
["After finding the strange castle in the jungle, Hal Carey, known as Doctor Voodoo, as one chance to escape with his life..."]
Dr. Voodoo -
8.
[The Giant's House]
Ibis the Invincible
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Darrell Coons
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Daniel Martinez
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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