(July 1944)

Fawcett, 1940 Series
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Volume
10
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Magazine
Editing
J. B. Magill

Issue Notes

Circulation: 696,768 copies (data from Audit Bureau of Circulation via Russ Maheras)

Captain Marvel Tells You What the Future Will Be! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Buy one of these war stamps today!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel
Reprints
Keywords
war savings stamps; World War II

[Contents Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Captain Marvel Designs the Future (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

The Happy Hermit (Table of Contents: 3)

Golden Arrow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Harry Parkhurst
Inks
Harry Parkhurst
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier; superhero
Characters
Golden Arrow; White Wind (horse); Molly Kane; Pete; Hezekiah Kane
Synopsis
An old hermit has inherited a ranch but will not return to the hated civilization.

Indexer Notes

This story is Parkhurst's. The inking, layout, fuzzy hair, and a horse with bull terrier face in profile on the last page all point to him.

The Nazi Prisoners of War (Table of Contents: 4)

Spy Smasher / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy; superhero

When Billy Batson Says Shazam (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Marvel / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

paper-drive feature

Whatever He Does He Just Does It -- That's All! (Table of Contents: 6)

Eaglebeak Spruder / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom McNamara
Pencils
Tom McNamara
Inks
Tom McNamara
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Eaglebeak Spreader

Indexer Notes

Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

A Gee Grows in Brooklyn (Table of Contents: 7)

Wicky and O'Shawnessy / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed
Letters
typeset

Ibis Becomes a Gangster (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Horace Hotstuff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How'd you like to bet on a horse, Pete?
Genre
humor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Captain Marvel Tells You What the Future Will Be!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. [Contents Page]
  3. 2. Captain Marvel Designs the Future
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  4. 3. The Happy Hermit
    Golden Arrow
  5. 4. The Nazi Prisoners of War
    Spy Smasher
  6. 5. When Billy Batson Says Shazam
    Captain Marvel
  7. 6. Whatever He Does He Just Does It -- That's All!
    Eaglebeak Spruder
  8. 7. A Gee Grows in Brooklyn
    Wicky and O'Shawnessy
  9. 8. Ibis Becomes a Gangster
    Ibis the Invincible
  10. 9. ["How'd you like to bet on a horse, Pete?"]
    Horace Hotstuff
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore