(August 1943)

Fawcett, 1942 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1943-07-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Magazine
Editing
Rod Reed

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 3.

[Murder in Mexico; Captain Midnight and the Day of Kukulkan] (Table of Contents)

Captain Midnight / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Captain Midnight [Captain Jim Albright]
Reprints

The Day of the Maya (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Midnight / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Captain Midnight [Captain Jim Albright]

Death Can Be Cheated (Table of Contents: 2)

Red Skye / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Millard
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Reprints

The Water Fuel (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Midnight / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Captain Midnight [Captain Jim Albright]; Ichabod Mudd [aka Icky]; Captain Isho (villain)
Synopsis
Captain Albright is sent to New Guinea on a trouble-shooting mission for the government, and discovers that there is a fuel shortage in the area to supply our troops. So, Albright whips up a batch of his "water fuel" to tide them over, but the Japanese commander, Captain Isho, learns of it and decides to steal the formula (and Ikky) for his country!
Reprints
Keywords
water fuel

Indexer Notes

The AC reprint has the strip titled Major Midnight.

Meets the Worlds Worst Public Enemies! (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Midnight / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Captain Midnight [Captain Jim Albright]; Ichabod Mudd [aka Icky]; Adolf Hitler (villain); Benito Mussolini (villain); Emperor Hirohito (villain)
Synopsis
When Captain Albright reads of the three Axis leaders having a meeting at Rhine Castle to discuss war strategy, he decides to "drop in" on the meeting as well as trying out his new aircraft carrier invention, the rotating extension deck.
Reprints
Keywords
Rhine Castle

Indexer Notes

In the AC reprint, the strip is titled "Major Midnight".

[Episode 2] (Table of Contents: 5)

Johnny Blair, in the Air / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Keller
Inks
Jack Keller
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

The Polar Peril (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Midnight / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Captain Midnight [Captain Jim Albright]
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Murder in Mexico; Captain Midnight and the Day of Kukulkan]
    Captain Midnight
  2. 1. The Day of the Maya
    Captain Midnight
  3. 2. Death Can Be Cheated
    Red Skye
  4. 3. The Water Fuel
    Captain Midnight
  5. 4. Meets the Worlds Worst Public Enemies!
    Captain Midnight
  6. 5. [Episode 2]
    Johnny Blair, in the Air
  7. 6. The Polar Peril
    Captain Midnight
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)