Golden-Age Greats #4

(1995)

[Portion of cover from Captain Midnight #10] (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Midnight / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils:

Mac Raboy

Inks:

Mac Raboy

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Captain Midnight

Reprints:

• from Captain Midnight (Fawcett, 1942 series) #10 (July 1943) [portion of cover]

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Cover reprint minus logo.

The Fawcett Heroes (Table of Contents: 2)

Golden-Age Greats / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

(various)

Inks:

(various)

Letters:

typeset

Characters:

Bulletman (cameo); Bulletgirl (cameo); Mr. Scarlett (cameo); Pinky (cameo); Ibis (cameo); Minute Man (cameo); Spy Smasher (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Title page with headshots of the heroes, credits, and a list of creators.

Captain Billy's Whiz Gang (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Black

Pencils:

(various)

Inks:

(various)

Letters:

typeset

Characters:

Captain Billy Fawcett (drawing); Steve Geppi (photo); Ibis (cameo); Minute Man (cameo); Mr. Scarlet (cameo); Pinky (cameo); Captain Marvel, Jr. (cameo)

Synopsis:

Article on Fawcett Golden Age comics. Prices paid for Fawcetts noted, ($176,000 by Steve Geppi for Whiz Comics #2), and comments on Jerry Ordway's Power of Shazam! series.

Indexer Notes

Illustrated with panel and cover reprints, a portrait drawing, and a photo.

Hunt for Hitler! (Table of Contents: 4)

Spy Smasher / comic story / 21.5 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Alex Blum

Inks:

Alex Blum

Letters:

?

Genre:

spy; superhero

Characters:

Spy Smasher; Adolf Hitler; Hermann Goering

Reprints:

• from Spy Smasher (Fawcett, 1941 series) #10 (January 27, 1943)

Spy Smasher Checklist (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Characters:

Spy Smasher

Indexer Notes

List of Spy Smasher appearances in Fawcett Golden Age comics.

The Homicidal Hijackers (Table of Contents: 6)

Bulletman / comic story / 10.5 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Fujitani

Inks:

Bob Fujitani

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Bulletman; Bulletgirl

Reprints:

• from Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #98 (December 1948)

Bulletman Checklist (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Ward

Inks:

Bill Ward

Letters:

typeset

Characters:

Bulletman

Indexer Notes

List of Bulletman appearances in Golden Age Fawcett comics.

The Man Who Demanded Death (Table of Contents: 8)

Minute Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Phil Bard; ? (Captain Marvel, Jr. alterations)

Inks:

Phil Bard; ? (Captain Marvel, Jr. alterations)

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Crime Crusaders Club [Minute Man; Mr. Scarlet; Bulletman; Bulletgirl]

Reprints:

• from Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #41 (August 1943)

Indexer Notes

First and only appearance of Crime Crusaders Club. Captain Marvel Jr. (owned by DC) replaced here by Mr. Scarlet.

The Viking Horde (Table of Contents: 9)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 14.8 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Emil Gershwin

Inks:

Emil Gershwin

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Ibis; Taia

Reprints:

• from Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #45 (August 1943)

Indexer Notes

10 pages in original comic.

Ibis the Invincible Checklist (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 0.2 page (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

List of Ibis appearances in Golden Age Fawcett comics.

The Black Sphinx (Table of Contents: 11)

Mr. Scarlet / comic story / 19.4 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Binder

Inks:

Jack Binder

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mr. Scarlet; Pinky; The Black Sphinx (villain)

Reprints:

• from Wow Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #7 (October 14, 1942)

Mr. Scarlet Checklist (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 0.6 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Fujitani

Inks:

Bob Fujitani

Letters:

typeset

Characters:

Mr. Scarlet; Pinky

Indexer Notes

List of Mr. Scarlet appearances in Golden Age Fawcett comics.

Spy Smasher: The Movie (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Black

Pencils:

? (photos)

Inks:

? (photos)

Letters:

typeset

Characters:

Spy Smasher (photo of Kane Richmond); Eve Corby (photo of Marguerite Chapman); The Mask (photo of Hans Schumm)

Synopsis:

Spy Smasher battles the Mask and his band of saboteurs.

Indexer Notes

Chapter by chapter summary of Republic's 1942 movie serial "Spy Smasher," illustrated with movie stills.

[Golden-Age Greats] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

[Portion of cover from Captain Midnight #22] (Table of Contents: 15)

Captain Midnight / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils:

Mac Raboy

Inks:

Mac Raboy

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Captain Midnight

Reprints:

• from Captain Midnight (Fawcett, 1942 series) #22 (July 1944) [portion of cover]

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Cover reprint minus logo.

From Out of the Past! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Golden-Age Greats / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)