(March 2000)

DC, 2000 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
3.95 USD; 6.25 CAD
Pages
68
On-sale Date
2000-01-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC Comics Millennium Editions
Barcode
761941223766 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Dale Crain (credited) (editor - collected edition); Michael Wright (credited) (assistant editor - collected edition); Bill Parker (credited) (editor - original series); Mike Carlin (credited) (executive editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

The Newsstand Debut of Whiz Comics (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
C. C. Beck (credited)
Inks
C. C. Beck (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel
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Indexer Notes

Price triangle and caption at bottom deleted from original cover.

Whiz Comics #2 Captain Marvel Debuts (Table of Contents: 1)

Remembering the Millennium / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Greenberger (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Gives the details of the creation of Captain Marvel and Whiz Comics.

Indexer Notes

Printed on the inside front and back covers.

[Introducing Captain Marvel] (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Parker (credited)
Pencils
C. C. Beck (credited)
Inks
C. C. Beck (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam; Ebenezer Batson (cameo); Sterling Morris; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana
Synopsis
Billy Batson is given the powers of the gods by the wizard Shazam and secures a job at Amalgamated Broadcasting Co. by bringing in Sivana as Captain Marvel.
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[Ibis Lives Again] (Table of Contents: 3)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Parker (credited)
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ibis; Princess Taia
Synopsis
Ancient Egyptian Ibis comes back to life and raises Princess Taia, but loses his Ibistick.
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Indexer Notes

Story continues in Whiz Comics #3. Art is incorrectly credited to Bob Kingett in this issue; credit for Beck is included in the corrections list in Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (DC, 2001 series).

[Origin of Golden Arrow] (Table of Contents: 4)

Golden Arrow / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Parker
Pencils
Pete Costanza ?; Gregor Duncan ?
Inks
Pete Costanza ?; Gregor Duncan ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier; superhero
Characters
Paul Parsons; Gloria Parsons; Brand Braddock; Nugget Ned; Golden Arrow [Roger Parsons]
Synopsis
Orphaned Golden Arrow sets out to find the people responsible for the deaths of his parents.
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Indexer Notes

Costanza art credit from GCD index of Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #2. Duncan art credit from the corrections list in Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (DC, 2001 series). Both sources agree on Parker script credit. Story and art credited as “unknown” in this issue.

[The Coming of Spy Smasher] (Table of Contents: 5)

Spy Smasher / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Parker
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Admiral Corby; Eve Corby; Zambo; The Mask
Synopsis
Spy Smasher thwarts the theft of secret naval plans.
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Indexer Notes

Creator credits supplied by GCD index of Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #2 and the corrections list in Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (DC, 2001 series). Credited as “unknown” in this issue.

[The Radium Theft of Dr. Death] (Table of Contents: 6)

Scoop Smith / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Parker
Pencils
Gregor Duncan
Inks
Gregor Duncan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
John Galt; Brice Lane; Scoop Smith; Blimp Black; Bruce Lane; Dr. Death [James Kirk]
Synopsis
Scoop investigates the theft of radium from City Hospital.
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Indexer Notes

Creator credits supplied by GCD index of Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 seris) #2 and the corrections list in Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (DC, 2001 series). Credited as “unknown” in this issue.

[Incident at Maloana] (Table of Contents: 7)

Lance O'Casey / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Parker (credited)
Pencils
Bob Kingett
Inks
Bob Kingett
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Lance O'Casey ; Barracuda Brent; Bentley Brewster; Betty Brewster
Synopsis
Lance’s discovery of a wounded trader leads him to Barracuda Brent’s jungle palace and his two hostages.
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Indexer Notes

Art credited to Bob Kingett on GCD index of Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #2 and the corrections list in Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (DC, 2001 series), which supersedes the Pete Costanza credit printed in this issue. Also Bill Parker formerly had a question mark for Script on GCD index of Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #2, but is credited in this issue.

Seals of Doom (Table of Contents: 8)

Dan Dare / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Parker
Pencils
Gregor Duncan
Inks
Gregor Duncan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
Dan Dare; Carol Clews; Carlos Peseta
Synopsis
Dan Dare travels to Florida to solve a murder.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Creator credits supplied by GCD index of Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #2 and the corrections list in Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (DC, 2001 series). Credited as “unknown” in this issue.

[Lucky Seven Cash Contest] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

3 Musketeers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Newsstand Debut of Whiz Comics
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. Whiz Comics #2 Captain Marvel Debuts
    Remembering the Millennium
  3. 2. [Introducing Captain Marvel]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  4. 3. [Ibis Lives Again]
    Ibis the Invincible
  5. 4. [Origin of Golden Arrow]
    Golden Arrow
  6. 5. [The Coming of Spy Smasher]
    Spy Smasher
  7. 6. [The Radium Theft of Dr. Death]
    Scoop Smith
  8. 7. [Incident at Maloana]
    Lance O'Casey
  9. 8. Seals of Doom
    Dan Dare
  10. 9. [Lucky Seven Cash Contest]
  11. 10. ["They have a vision..."]
    3 Musketeers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Pat Lang
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Andrew S. Troth
  • Jim Van Dore