(November 1941)

Fawcett, 1940 Series
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Volume
4
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale date
1941-10-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications, Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Ralph Daigh (editorial director); Al Allard (art director)
Color
Color
Dimensions
10.5" x 14" (#1-6); Standard Golden Age U.S. (#7-133)
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. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bulletman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mac Raboy
Inks
Mac Raboy
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]
Reprints
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Vampire Castle (Table of Contents: 1)

Bulletman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Synopsis
At story's end, Captain Marvel steps in and announces that he knows Bulletman's secret identity.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Devil's Dagger / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Battefield
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The smashing fists...
Genre
superhero

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

Minute Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Minute Man, actually known as...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fritz (villain); General Milton; Minute Man [Jack Weston]; Illyria (villain)
Synopsis
Illyria's men steal America's latest bomber and use it to bomb Midwestern cities.

Indexer Notes

Lots of Lou Fine/Will Eisner swipes in the art.

Julius Caesar (Table of Contents: 4)

Famous Blitzkriegs of the Past / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; history
Characters
Julius Caesar

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

El Carim / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
"El Carim, and his assistant Gladys...
Genre
superhero

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

Captain Venture and the Planet Princess / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fiendishly, King Leon tosses an atomic-bomb...
Genre
science fiction

Heroic Bum (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

[Fight, Frolic or Football] (Table of Contents: 8)

Companions Three / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Buck Jones, Frontier Marshal / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ralph Carlson
Inks
Ralph Carlson
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Buck Jones, marshal of Big Savage, and his deputy and pal, Mesquite Mike, come to grips with the notorious Mexican bandit, Valejo.
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Buck Jones; Silver (horse); Mesquite Mike (deputy); Valejo (bandit)
Synopsis
Buck and Mesquite come to grips with the notorious Maexican bandit, Valejo and his gang.

Indexer Notes

Carlson is best recognized by his horses: long narrow, tapering heads and often with front legs stretched out like a rocking horse, as on page 1 panel 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Zoro, The Mystery Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Zoro, accompanied by his faithful pet...
Genre
superhero
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Bulletman
  2. 1. Vampire Castle
    Bulletman
  3. 2. ["The smashing fists..."]
    Devil's Dagger
  4. 3. ["Minute Man, actually known as..."]
    Minute Man
  5. 4. Julius Caesar
    Famous Blitzkriegs of the Past
  6. 5. [""El Carim, and his assistant Gladys..."]
    El Carim
  7. 6. ["Fiendishly, King Leon tosses an atomic-bomb..."]
    Captain Venture and the Planet Princess
  8. 7. Heroic Bum
  9. 8. [Fight, Frolic or Football]
    Companions Three
  10. 9. ["Buck Jones, marshal of Big Savage, and his deputy and pal, Mesquite Mike, come to grips with the notorious Mexican bandit, Valejo."]
    Buck Jones, Frontier Marshal
  11. 10. ["Zoro, accompanied by his faithful pet..."]
    Zoro, The Mystery Man
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