Whiz Comics
#83
(March 1947)
Fawcett,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 14
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1947-01-08
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fawcett Publication
- Editing
- Virginia Provisiero
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
Captain Marvel and the Magic Locket
Captain Marvel / Shazam! / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where to now, Mr. Morris?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel; Sterling Morris; Crime Smasher (inset)
- Reprints
- Keywords
- automatic pistols; scimitars; turbans
in 
[no title indexed]
Wilbur the Waiter / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And now to finish the meal, I'll have a cup of coffee!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
How to Eat Crackers in Bed
The Culture Corner / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Croucher K. Conk
- Reprints
in The Ghostly Cavalier
Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ibis; Taia; Lord Loncreagh
- Synopsis
- In 1676, a Lord Loncreagh was killed defending his castle and swore on his deathbed that no one but a true Loncreagh would ever own his castle. Now, in 1946, the current Lord Loncreagh is re-building the castle, but faces mysterious attempts to kill him. The answer is discovered by Ibis when he discovers that the current owner is not a true Loncreagh, but received his nobility from the King. Using the Ibistick, the Prince materializes the true Lord Loncreagh for a final confrontation.
- Reprints
Crime Smasher Goes for a Ride
Crime Smasher / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; superhero
- Reprints
The Cow Boogie Man
Golden Arrow / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harry Parkhurst (signed as HP)
- Inks
- Harry Parkhurst (signed as HP)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier; superhero
- Characters
- Golden Arrow; Tradin' Sam; Eddie (bartender); Happy Jack Slack (crooked showman); Zeb
- Synopsis
- A crooked showman ties Tradin' Sam to a mule and forces him to jump over a cliff into the river to keep him from telling the marshal of his crooked sideshow dealings. Golden Arrow saves him by some fancy archery.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Signed in the last panel.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Captain Marvel and the Magic Locket
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
1.
[Contents Page]
-
2.
The Magic Locket
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
3.
["And now to finish the meal, I'll have a cup of coffee!"]
Wilbur the Waiter -
4.
The Elephant's Trunk
Pee Wee Pete -
5.
Not a Bed Idea
Doc Sorebones -
6.
How to Eat Crackers in Bed
The Culture Corner -
7.
The Ghostly Cavalier
Ibis the Invincible -
8.
O'Shawnessy Sets a Record
Wicky and O'Shawnessy -
9.
Crime Smasher Goes for a Ride
Crime Smasher -
10.
Hard to Believe
Judge Smudge -
11.
[no title indexed]
The Whiz Quiz -
12.
The Cow Boogie Man
Golden Arrow
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steinar Ådland
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mazzella
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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