Whiz Comics
#26
(January 23, 1942)
Fawcett,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 5
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- every four weeks
- On-sale Date
- 1941-12-23
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fawcett Publication [Triangle]
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Ed Herron (credited as France Herron) (editor); Wilfred Fawcett (credited as W. H. Fawcett Jr.) (president); Eliott D. Odell (credited) (advertising director); Roscoe Fawcett (credited as Roscoe K. Fawcett) (circulation director); Ralph Daigh (credited) (editorial director, managing editor); Al Allard (credited) (art director); Gordon Fawcett (credited) (business manager)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.
Editorial offices: 1501 Broadway, New York City. General offices: Fawcett Bldg., Greenwich, Conn. Copyright 1941 by Fawcett Publications, Inc.
Editorial offices: 1501 Broadway, New York City. General offices: Fawcett Bldg., Greenwich, Conn. Copyright 1941 by Fawcett Publications, Inc.
[Captain Marvel Mightiest of Mortals!]
Captain Marvel [Fawcett/DC] / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel
- Reprints
- Keywords
- naval mines; ocean liners
The Amazing Trip into Time
Captain Marvel [Fawcett/DC] / comic story / 14.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sivana (villain); Shazam; Benjamin Franklin; Benedict Arnold; Father Time
- Reprints
-
in Gift Comics (Fawcett, 1942 series) #1 (1942)
-
Danger Lurks on Every Trail for Golden Arrow
Golden Arrow / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier; superhero
- Characters
- Golden Arrow; Billy the Cad (villain)
- Reprints
- in Gift Comics (Fawcett, 1942 series) #1 (1942)
-
Hercules--the Strongest and Bravest
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Manly Wade Wellman (credited as Juan Lopez)
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Hercules
- Reprints
- in Gift Comics (Fawcett, 1942 series) #1 (1942)
-
Indexer Notes
Part 2 of Origin of Shazam series.
The Schooner of Scoundrels
Lance O'Casey / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Lance O'Casey; Daniel Doom (guest star, last appearance); Lorela
- Reprints
- in Gift Comics (Fawcett, 1942 series) #1 (1942)
-
[Spiggetti, the Knife-Throwing Saboteur]
Spy Smasher / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Eve Corby; Ferdie; Dolly; Angelo Spiggetti (villain); Musso (villain)
- Synopsis
- Angelo hates the U.S. with a passion for jailing him for 10 years, and he is ordered to attend a Defense Ball in Washington D.C. and kill a specific government official.
- Reprints
- in Gift Comics (Fawcett, 1942 series) #1 (1942)
- in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #77 ([February] 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-10-09.
The Castle of Doom
Dr. Voodoo / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dr. Voodoo is pursuing the Death Guards to Don Marco's Castle of Doom...
- Genre
- jungle; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey]; Don; Marco (villain); Death Guards
- Synopsis
- Hal approaches the Castle of Doom and is taken by the Death Guards.
- Reprints
- in Gift Comics (Fawcett, 1942 series) #1 (1942)
-
- Keywords
- Castle of Doom; disguises; dogs; giant hawks; time travel; vultures; whips
Indexer Notes
Part 9 of Golden Flask Quest. The title from the last issue blurb.
[The Return of Rameses]
Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ibis; Taia; Rameses (villain); the Sphinx (villain); Bes (villain)
- Reprints
- in Gift Comics (Fawcett, 1942 series) #1 (1942)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues in next issue.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Gordon Fawcett (credited as Gordon W. Fawcett) (business manager); Lillian M. Bushley (notary public)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Statement of ownership for Whiz Comics for October 1, 1941. Sworn to and submitted by Gordon Fawcett, business manager, before Lillian M. Bushley, notary public, on September 22, 1941.
Owners of Fawcett listed are Fawcett Publications, Inc., Greenwich, Conn.; W. H. Fawcett, Jr., Stamford, Conn.; Marion F. Bagg, Tulsa, Okla.; Roger Fawcett, Larchmont, N. Y.; Gordon Fawcett, N. Stamford, Conn.; Roscoe Kent Fawcett, New Canaan, Conn.; Allan Adams, Stamford, Conn.; W. H. Fawcett Estate, Brainerd, Minn.; Gloria Fawcett Trust, Minneapolis, Minn.; John Fawcett, Puerto Rico; and Virginia Lee Fawcett, Albuquerque, N. M.
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Table of Contents
-
0.
[Captain Marvel Mightiest of Mortals!]
Captain Marvel [Fawcett/DC] -
1.
The Amazing Trip into Time
Captain Marvel [Fawcett/DC] -
2.
Danger Lurks on Every Trail for Golden Arrow
Golden Arrow -
3.
Hercules--the Strongest and Bravest
-
4.
The Schooner of Scoundrels
Lance O'Casey -
5.
[Spiggetti, the Knife-Throwing Saboteur]
Spy Smasher -
6.
The Castle of Doom
Dr. Voodoo -
7.
[The Return of Rameses]
Ibis the Invincible -
8.
[no title indexed]
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