Wow Comics
#56
(July 1947)
Fawcett,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 10
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1947
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fawcett Publication
- Editing
- Roy Ald
The Sacred Pearls of Comatash!
Mary Marvel; Phantom Eagle / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; aviation
- Characters
- Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Phantom Eagle [Mickey Malone]
The Sacred Pearls of Comatosh!
Mary Marvel / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Dr. Encyclo (villain, introduction)
Win, Place and Death
Mr. Scarlet and Pinky / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Feature Logo
- Mr. Scarlet and Pinky, the Crimson Crusaders of Justice
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler]; Pinky [Pinky Butler]; George Dixon (jockey, death); Mr. Rice (head of the Racing Association); Osbourne (villain, Rice's secretary); gang of killers (villains)
- Synopsis
- When a young horse jockey is kidnapped and murdered, Brian gets the idea of putting Pinky into the role of jockey in order to smoke out the killers.
- Reprints
-
in Wow Comics (Cleland, 1946 series) #14 (1947) -
in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #21 (2000), #102 (2016) - in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #20 (2020)
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Indexer Notes
Art credits confirmed by Mark Heike, added by Craig Delich.
The bottom third of Page 7 is an illustrated ad for the Mary Marvel Club, which offers the membership card and the Mary Marvel Magic Lapel Pin.
The Aerial Vikings
Phantom Eagle / comic story / 11 pages
- Feature Logo
- The Phantom Eagle, Guardian of the Airways
- Genre
- aviation
- Characters
- The Phantom Eagle [Mickey Malone]; Jerry Sloane; Sven; Black Viking (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- No aircraft is safe over the fjords of Norway, as a mysterious flying Viking ship attacks them, leaving no wreckage behind.
- Reprints
- in Wow Comics (Cleland, 1946 series) #15 ([1947])
- in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #71 ([July] 2008), #102 (2016)
- in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #20 (2020)
-
- Keywords
- Daily Record
Indexer Notes
Writer revision from Marc Swayze to ? and art credit revision from Marc Swayze to Charles Tomsey, plus some information and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2008-11-18. Swayze did NOT do this art, which he verified in Alter Ego #10 (September, 2001).
Escape by Night
Penny Graves / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Dick Kraus (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Penny Graves
The Fish Story
Richard Richard, Private Dick / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Richard Richard
- Reprints
- in Wow Comics (Cleland, 1946 series) #15 ([1947])
-
The Banana King
Commando Yank / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Commando Yank [Chase Yale]; Captain Luego (Policeman); Powder Mike King (villain, dope smuggler); King's gang (villains)
- Synopsis
- Making a goodwill tour of Latin America, Chase finishes a broadcast and notes bananas being loaded aboard a ship. He goes over and grabs one to eat, when thugs approach him, take the banana from him, knocks him out and throws him into the ocean to drown. Emerging as Commando Yank, he discovers each banana contains a metal tube full of dope, and the man behind the dope smuggling: Powder Mike King.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Santa Doma
Indexer Notes
? removed behind Pfeufer credits by Craig Delich, confirmed by Mark Heike.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Sacred Pearls of Comatash!
Mary Marvel; Phantom Eagle -
1.
[Contents Page]
-
2.
The Sacred Pearls of Comatosh!
Mary Marvel -
3.
A Stop Gap
Muscle Hedd -
4.
Win, Place and Death
Mr. Scarlet and Pinky -
5.
Easy Does It
Boy Scout Bob -
6.
The Aerial Vikings
Phantom Eagle -
7.
Escape by Night
Penny Graves -
8.
Homeward Bound
Muscle Hedd -
9.
The Fish Story
Richard Richard, Private Dick -
10.
The Banana King
Commando Yank
This issue was modified by, among others
- Craig Delich
- Katy Hayhurst
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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