Wow Comics
#68
(July 1948)
Fawcett,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 12
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1948-05-19
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fawcett Publication
- Printer
- Printed in U. S. A.
- Editing
- Roy Ald (credited) (editor); William Lieberson (credited) (executive editor); Ralph Daigh (credited) (editorial director); Wilfred Fawcett (credited as W. H. Fawcett Jr.) (president); Roger Fawcett (credited) (vice-president); Allen E. Norman (credited) (secretary); Gordon Fawcett (credited) (treasurer); Eliott D. Odell (credited) (advertising director); Roscoe Fawcett (credited as Roscoe K. Fawcett) (circulation director); Al Allard (credited) (art director)
Issue Notes
Subscriptions 1.20 USD for 12 issues in the United States and Canada. 1.70 USD subscription rate for international subscriptions.
Fawcett was listed as a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
Indexed updated from digital copy missing the Phantom Eagle story, so its exact sequence is uncertain.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 2, Part 2, No. 1, Periodicals, January-June 1948.
Fawcett was listed as a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
Indexed updated from digital copy missing the Phantom Eagle story, so its exact sequence is uncertain.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 2, Part 2, No. 1, Periodicals, January-June 1948.
Contents
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Characters
- Ozzie Turner (inset); Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler] (inset); Pinky [Pinkerton Butler] (inset); Phantom Eagle [Mickey Malone] (inset); Tom Mix (inset)
Circus Daze
Ozzie / comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at that!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ozzie Turner; Dip; Babs Turner; Slick; unnamed female and male of Ozzie's friends; Mr. Forester; Mr. Tingling; Lulu (an elephant); unnamed magician; unnamed circus ringleader; unnamed Gorilla; unnamed troupe of human pyramid performers
- Synopsis
- Ozzie shows off his skills riding a bicycle on a high wire. His efforts lead Ozzie to join a circus.
- Keywords
- Tingling's Touring Circus
Adventures of "R.C." and Quickie"
Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Two Much!
Muscle Hedd / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm burned up!
- Genre
- humor; sports
- Characters
- Muscle Hedd; unnamed clothing store salesman
- Synopsis
- Muscle wants his money back over two pairs of pants.
Alone
Bobo / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bobo! Did you do your homework?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Bobo; Miss Simpkins; unnamed classmates of Bobo
- Synopsis
- Bobo's arithmetic arouses Miss Simpkins suspicions.
The Gargoyle
Mr. Scarlet and Pinky / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler]; Pinky [Pinkerton Butler]; The Gargoyle (villain); unnamed Gargoyle victims; unnamed police officer
- Synopsis
- Mr. Scarlet and Pinky try to stop a master of disguise and jewel thief, the Gargoyle.
Nyoka
Comix Cards / illustration / 0.33 page
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Nyoka
Indexer Notes
Nyoka action scenes that can be cut out and used as trading cards.
The Case Of The Killer Cat!
Dashiell Hammett's Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Magic Book
Bobo / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Bobo; Bobo's mom; unnamed female guest
- Synopsis
- Bobo surprises his mother with an interest in a book.
His Brain Swims
Muscle Hedd / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; sports
- Characters
- Muscle Hedd; unnamed male
- Synopsis
- Muscle confuses fishing with swimming.
The Bronze Raven
Penny Graves / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Dick Kraus
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Penny Graves; Ben Morgan (Chief of Police); Baron Marzac (villain)
- Synopsis
- Penny tries to stop Baron Marzac from stealing the crown jewels of Bulgaria.
The Case of the Used Car
Richard Richard, Private Dick / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Richard Richard; Flub Dub (talking dog); Ah Choo; The Demon Bandit; unnamed used car salesman; unnamed police officers
- Synopsis
- Richard Richard's bad driving helps capture the Demon Bandit.
The Jungle of Doom
Phantom Eagle / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Marc Swayze (see notes)
- Pencils
- Marc Swayze (see notes)
- Inks
- Marc Swayze (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Phantom Eagle [Mickey Malone]
Indexer Notes
Writer and art credits verified by Swayze in Alter-Ego (Twomorrows, 1999 series) #10 (September 2001).
Challenge To Death
Tom Mix / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Tom Mix; Blondy Barron (villain); Sam (death); Shivering Henry; Mike Shaw (sheriff); Tom D'Arcy (villain); Ed D'Arcy (villain); Doc; unnamed boy; numerous unnamed cowboys
- Synopsis
- Tom Mix finds himself having to take on Blondy Barron, the fastest and surest gunman in that part of the country, as well as the D'Arcy Brothers to in an effort to bring them all to justice for the killing of Sam and the shooting of Sheriff Shaw.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I said 'steady'--not 'ready,' you dope!"]
Ozzie -
1.
Gillette Bike Tire Facts
-
2.
Contents
-
3.
Circus Daze
Ozzie -
4.
Adventures of "R.C." and Quickie"
Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola -
5.
Two Much!
Muscle Hedd -
6.
Alone
Bobo -
7.
Captain Tootsie Tames A Tornado
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll -
8.
The Gargoyle
Mr. Scarlet and Pinky -
9.
Nyoka
Comix Cards -
10.
The Case Of The Killer Cat!
Dashiell Hammett's Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic -
11.
Magic Book
Bobo -
12.
His Brain Swims
Muscle Hedd -
13.
["Something important that you should know... the winning secret of "Broad Jump Joe""]
Ball-Band Arch-Gards -
14.
The Bronze Raven
Penny Graves -
15.
The Case of the Used Car
Richard Richard, Private Dick -
16.
The Jungle of Doom
Phantom Eagle -
17.
Challenge To Death
Tom Mix -
18.
["Hi, Pardner!"]
-
19.
The Secret of Mystery Mountain!
Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; B.F. Goodrich and Hood Rubber Company -
20.
["Build and fly MI models [sic]"]
-
21.
["-In the ring"]
Butterfinger
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