(September 1943)
Fawcett,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 5
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1943-07-30
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fawcett Magazine
- Editing
- Rod Reed (editor)
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.
Capt. Marvel Joins the Navy!
Captain Marvel / Shazam! / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- C. C. Beck
- Inks
- C. C. Beck
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
in 
How to Make Your Body Bring You Fame
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Charles Atlas (photograph)
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Captain Marvel Makes a Movie Hit
Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
- Keywords
- Colossal Studios; Los Angeles
Indexer Notes
City story: Los Angeles
The Pledge of the Gremlins
Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Marc Swayze
- Pencils
- C. C. Beck; C. C. Beck Shop
- Inks
- C. C. Beck; C. C. Beck Shop
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; The Gremlins
Indexer Notes
Writer credit verified by Swayze in his column in Alter Ego #27 (August, 2003), from which the art credits as listed were obtained.
Swayze also verified writing credit in Alter Ego #107 (February, 2012), but this time listed Beck as penciler and inker with shop assistance (changed by Craig Delich 2012-3-10 to reflect this change).
The Arabian Nights of Today
Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
[no title indexed]
Captain Midnight / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You don't scare us, you Nazi murderers!
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero; adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Captain Midnight
Indexer Notes
War bonds advertisement.
Beside Himself with Joy!
Captain Marvel / Shazam! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House advertisement for the Captain Marvel Club.
[no title indexed]
Captain Kid / public service announcement / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's the ball for, Captain Kid?
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Kid
- Keywords
- golf
Indexer Notes
Advocates collection of scrap paper to be utilized in the war effort.
The Monster Society of Evil Ch. 6: Mr. Mind on Earth
Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- C. C. Beck; C. C. Beck Shop
- Inks
- C. C. Beck; C. C. Beck Shop
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Steamboat; Mr. Mind (villain); Sterling Morris
- Synopsis
- Now on Earth, Mr. Mind uses his cosmic brain ray to command worms to eat away at the foundations of skyscrapers, causing them to collapse. Captain Marvel eventually discovers the villain hiding under his nose and decides to stop Mr. Mind once and for all by crushing him underfoot.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- mind control; WHIZ; worms
in Indexer Notes
Additional credit of C.C. Beck Shop added to art credits by Craig Delich 2012-3-10 per Marc Swayze in Alter Ego #17 (February, 2012).
[no title indexed]
Captain Marvel quiz / activity / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Quiz about the stories in this book.
Captain Tootsie and the Great Jewel Robbery
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Reed (credited)
- Pencils
- C. C. Beck (credited)
- Inks
- C. C. Beck (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Tootsie; Rollo
Indexer Notes
On back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Capt. Marvel Joins the Navy!
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
1.
How to Make Your Body Bring You Fame
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System -
2.
[no title indexed]
-
3.
Captain Marvel Makes a Movie Hit
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
4.
The Pledge of the Gremlins
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
5.
De Code in de Dose!
Little Sneezer -
6.
The Arabian Nights of Today
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
7.
["You don't scare us, you Nazi murderers!"]
Captain Midnight -
8.
The Bases Were Loaded
-
9.
Beside Himself with Joy!
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
10.
["What's the ball for, Captain Kid?"]
Captain Kid -
11.
The Monster Society of Evil Ch. 6: Mr. Mind on Earth
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
12.
[no title indexed]
Captain Marvel quiz -
13.
Captain Tootsie and the Great Jewel Robbery
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- John Pannozzi
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Kyle "The Dagger" Sullivan
- Jim Van Dore
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