(October 1947)

Fawcett, 1940 Series
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Volume
15
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1947-08-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Will Lieberson

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Pete Costanza ?
Inks
Pete Costanza ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel; Ibis the Invincible; Golden Arrow

The Mail Girl (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Pete Costanza ?
Inks
Pete Costanza ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

How to Save Your Sox (Table of Contents: 2)

The Culture Corner / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Basil Wolverton
Pencils
Basil Wolverton
Inks
Basil Wolverton
Colors
Basil Wolverton
Letters
?

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Croucher K. Conk
Reprints

The Balloon Robbers (Table of Contents: 3)

Golden Arrow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irvin Steinberg
Inks
Irvin Steinberg
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier; superhero
Characters
Golden Arrow; White Wind (horse); Brown; Zack; Zeke
Synopsis
Golden Arrow chases two robbers escaping in a balloon.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The horses match some samples Steinberg's work from Hopalong Cassidy covers as well as faces and inking from T-Man.

The Threat of the Goons (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Rod Reed
Colors
Rod Reed
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Wicky; O'Shawnessy

Double Talk (Table of Contents: 5)

Doc Sorebones / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

School for Sorcerors (Table of Contents: 6)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ibis; Taia; Karnok [later Karnak]; Leku
Synopsis
Students in Karnok's school of sorcery are told, for their final test, they are to bring in a sacrifice to the god of sorcerers, Fa-lij.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-31-08.
Credit from Woolfolk's records.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. The Mail Girl
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  3. 2. How to Save Your Sox
    The Culture Corner
  4. 3. The Balloon Robbers
    Golden Arrow
  5. 4. The Threat of the Goons
    Wicky and O'Shawnessy
  6. 5. Double Talk
    Doc Sorebones
  7. 6. School for Sorcerors
    Ibis the Invincible
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore