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
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 [Fawcett/DC] / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What new and terrible fate has Sivana plotted for Captain Marvel?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel; Billy Batson; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana
- Reprints
-
in The Shazam! Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 ([September] 1999)
-
Crusher of Crime
Captain Marvel [Fawcett/DC] / comic story / 11 pages
- 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
- in The Shazam! Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 ([September] 1999)
-
- Keywords
- Shazam; Station WHIZ
Indexer Notes
The last panel reveals the name of the story for next issue: "Capt. Marvel and the Vengeful Four."
[Monkey Mission]
Lance O'Casey / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
Story continues in next issue.
[The Blitzys Strike]
Spy Smasher / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- The Blitzys (Villain; Intro)
Indexer Notes
Story continues in next issue.
[The Queen of the Giants]
Dr. Voodoo / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dr. Voodoo, once brilliant doctor of the Amazon jungles, is thrown back through bygone ages...
- Genre
- jungle; fantasy-supernatural
- 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.
[Deal with the "Devil"]
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
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["What new and terrible fate has Sivana plotted for Captain Marvel?"]
Captain Marvel [Fawcett/DC] -
1.
Crusher of Crime
Captain Marvel [Fawcett/DC] -
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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