(August 12, 1942 - November 11, 1942)

Fawcett, 1941 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
On-sale date
1942-08-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications, Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Otto Binder

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. 3.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel; Spy Smasher; Bulletman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ray Harford
Inks
Ray Harford
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Bulletman [Jim Barr]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Penciler revision from C. C. Beck and inker revision from Pete Costanza ? to Harford by Craig Delich, per P.C. Hamerlinck on Page 91 of Alter Ego #139 (May, 2016). The original cover art is also portrayed.

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Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Bumble-Brained Bridegroom (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain); Beautia; Professor Edgewise; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Eve Corby; Lance O'Casey; Golden Arrow [Roger Parsons]; Ibis; Taia
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Who Said the Pacific Islands Are Conquered? (Table of Contents: 3)

Spy Smasher / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Blum ?
Inks
Alex Blum ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Eve Corby

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Chubby / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom McNamara
Pencils
Tom McNamara
Inks
Tom McNamara
Colors
?
Letters
Tom McNamara
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betcha these fish are this big!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Chubby

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-2-4.

The Case of the Purple Blackout (Table of Contents: 5)

Bulletman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]

The Sands of Time (Table of Contents: 6)

Minute Man / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Phil Bard
Inks
Clem Weisbacker ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Minute Man [Jack Weston]; Dr. Feit (villain, introduction); Malva Stone (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Minute Man begins wearing a mask in this story.
Writer credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.

The Crime College (Table of Contents: 7)

Mr. Scarlet / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler]; Pinky

Destroyer Gob (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Nathaniel Nitkin (signed)
Letters
typeset

[Commando Yank Cheats the Nazi Executioners] (Table of Contents: 9)

Commando Yank / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Commando Yank [Chase Yale]; the Nazis (villains)

Indexer Notes

Story title taken from the contents page.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Marvel; Spy Smasher; Bulletman
  2. 1. Contents
  3. 2. The Bumble-Brained Bridegroom
    Captain Marvel
  4. 3. Who Said the Pacific Islands Are Conquered?
    Spy Smasher
  5. 4. ["Betcha these fish are this big!"]
    Chubby
  6. 5. The Case of the Purple Blackout
    Bulletman
  7. 6. The Sands of Time
    Minute Man
  8. 7. The Crime College
    Mr. Scarlet
  9. 8. Destroyer Gob
  10. 9. [Commando Yank Cheats the Nazi Executioners]
    Commando Yank
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