Whiz Comics
#20
(August 8, 1941)
Fawcett,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 4
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Every four weeks
- On-sale date
- 1941-07-11
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications, Inc.
- Editing
- France Herron
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Standard Golden Age U. S.
- Paper Stock
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding
- Saddle-Stitched
- Publishing Format
- Was Ongoing Series
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.
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Crusher of Crime
Captain Marvel / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- C. C. Beck
- Inks
- Pete Costanza ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain)
- Synopsis
- Sivana has a surprise in store for Captain Marvel, when he creates a new alloy stronger than steel and an electric motor more delicate than jewelry, all of which give him very strong powers. But he still needs human blood in his formula and Billy Batson is to supply that!
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Shazam; Station WHIZ
Indexer Notes
The last panel reveals the name of the story for next issue: "Capt. Marvel and the Vengeful Four."
[The Devil's Cave Deathtrap]
Golden Arrow / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Alex Blum?
- Inks
- Alex Blum?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
[Monkey Mission]
Lance O'Casey / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Clem Weisbecker?
- Inks
- Clem Weisbecker?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
Story continues in next issue.
[The Blitzys Strike]
Spy Smasher / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Charles Sultan
- Inks
- Charles Sultan
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- The Blitzys (Villain; Intro)
Indexer Notes
Story continues in next issue.
The Missing Mummy
Dan Dare / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ken Battefield?
- Inks
- Ken Battefield?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
Trapper's Revenge
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Carl Formes (LaRac Semrof)
- Inks
- Carl Formes (LaRac Semrof)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Typeset
[The Queen of the Giants]
Dr. Voodoo / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mac Raboy
- Inks
- Mac Raboy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dr. Voodoo, once brilliant doctor of the Amazon jungles, is thrown back through bygone ages...
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Anita (introduction); Nero; Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey]; Achilles (python)
- Synopsis
- Continuing their quest, Hal and Nero are captured by giants and taken to the castle where the queen, Anita, offers Hal her hand in marriage. When he refuses, she orders him thrown into a pit with a python.
- Keywords
- castles; giants; Golden Flask; time travel
Indexer Notes
Part 4 of Golden Flask Quest
title from last issue blurb.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["What new and terrible fate has Sivana plotted for Captain Marvel?"]
Captain Marvel -
1.
Crusher of Crime
Captain Marvel -
2.
[The Devil's Cave Deathtrap]
Golden Arrow -
3.
[Monkey Mission]
Lance O'Casey -
4.
[The Blitzys Strike]
Spy Smasher -
5.
The Missing Mummy
Dan Dare -
6.
Trapper's Revenge
-
7.
[The Queen of the Giants]
Dr. Voodoo -
8.
[Deal with the "Devil"]
Ibis the Invincible
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- Peter Croome
- Jim Van Dore
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