Master Comics
#25
(April 1942)
Fawcett,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 5
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-03-06
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fawcett Publication
- Editing
- France Herron
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. 2.
[Captain Marvel Junior Smashes Jap Invasion]
Captain Marvel Jr. / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; the Japanese
- Reprints
-
in The Shazam! Family Archives (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([November] 2006)
-
The Case of the Face in the Dark!
Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 14 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Snaiki-Yaki (villain, introduction); the Japanese (villains, many die)
- Synopsis
- When Captain Marvel Jr. closely examines a child's broken balloon, he discovers a secret message on it, all part of a Japanese plot to sabotage commmunications to Alaska.
- Reprints
-
in Captain Marvel Jr. (Cleland, 1947 series) #3 - in The Shazam! Family Archives (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([November] 2006)
-
- Keywords
- Captain Marvel (magic words); Snootley's Department Store
Indexer Notes
The cover scene is replicated in panel 2 on page 12.
Writer credit added by Craig Delich 2011-28-11 per Woolfolk article in Alter-Ego #6 (Autumn, 2000), although P. C. Hamerlinck, in Alter Ego #145 (March 2017), states that the writer is unknown.
The last panel on page 14 gives the title to next issues' story: "The Return of Mr. Macabre".
Tooth for a Clue
Bulletman [Fawcett] / comic story / 14 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bulletman [Jim Barr]
The Vaudevillains
Minute Man / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Minute Man [Jack Weston]
Indexer Notes
Story title taken from the contents page.
The Kid Kids the Kidnappers
El Carim / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- El Carim
Indexer Notes
Story title taken from the contents page.
[Buck Jones Turns Bandit]
Buck Jones / comic story / 7 pages
- Feature Logo
- Buck Jones, Frontier Marshal
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Buck Jones
The Vaults of Villa Castillo
Companions Three / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Companions Three [Don; Nifty; Spike]
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Captain Marvel Junior Smashes Jap Invasion]
Captain Marvel Jr. -
1.
The Ring Master Presents
-
2.
The Case of the Face in the Dark!
Captain Marvel Jr. -
3.
Tooth for a Clue
Bulletman [Fawcett] -
4.
The Vaudevillains
Minute Man -
5.
The Kid Kids the Kidnappers
El Carim -
6.
[Buck Jones Turns Bandit]
Buck Jones -
7.
Bandit Off Balance
-
8.
The Vaults of Villa Castillo
Companions Three
This issue was most recently modified by:
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- Terry Jeffress
- Del Gruber
- Jim Van Dore
- Craig Delich
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
- Michael Hoskin
- Gregory Fischer
- Clint Maxwell
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