(August 1948)

Fawcett, 1945 Series
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Volume
5
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1948-06-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Ralph Daigh (editorial director); Al Allard (art director)

Issue Notes

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, 1948.

The Mystery of the Floating Ocean Liner! (Table of Contents)

Mary Marvel / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Binder
Inks
Jack Binder
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mary Marvel

Master Gadget (Table of Contents: 1)

Mary Marvel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Jack Binder
Inks
Jack Binder
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Mr. Gadget (villain)
Keywords
circus; monkeys; trapeze

Ewell Blackwell (Table of Contents: 2)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports

Words Can Kill (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Steinfeldt (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

One Flavor Too Many (Table of Contents: 4)

Freshman Freddy / comic story / 3.8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Freddy
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Mary Marvel Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The House That Jack Built! (Table of Contents: 6)

Mary Marvel / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Binder
Inks
Jack Binder
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich 9/05.

Elastic Feet (Table of Contents: 7)

Dizzy Daisy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Howard Boughner
Pencils
Howard Boughner
Inks
Howard Boughner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Script and art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

No Kick Coming (Table of Contents: 8)

Vita Min / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Won - By a Whisper! (Table of Contents: 9)

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports

Strained Affairs (Table of Contents: 10)

Vita Min / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Pen Name (Table of Contents: 11)

Dizzy Daisy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Howard Boughner
Pencils
Howard Boughner
Inks
Howard Boughner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Script and art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

The Floating Liner! (Table of Contents: 12)

Mary Marvel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Binder
Inks
Jack Binder
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Sly Kelly (villain)
Synopsis
Upon leaving her dentist's office, Mary suddenly looks up to see an ocean liner floating in the air, and when she discovers that the Captain is missing, who is an inventor at heart, she concludes that he must be responsible for this.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-15-08.

Sabotage, Sweet Sabotage (Table of Contents: 13)

Dashiell Hammett's Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit (Table of Contents: 14)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Secret Legion: Captain Tootsie; Rollo
Mr. Bingling; Miss Trixie; Zulu
Synopsis
The Captain and his pals figure out who has been tampering with the circus trapeze equipment.
Keywords
circus; monkeys; trapeze

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Gillette Bike Tire Facts; Gillette Bicycle Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

On the inside back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Mystery of the Floating Ocean Liner!
    Mary Marvel
  2. 1. Master Gadget
    Mary Marvel
  3. 2. Ewell Blackwell
    Wheaties
  4. 3. Words Can Kill
  5. 4. One Flavor Too Many
    Freshman Freddy
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Mary Marvel Club
  7. 6. The House That Jack Built!
    Mary Marvel
  8. 7. Elastic Feet
    Dizzy Daisy
  9. 8. No Kick Coming
    Vita Min
  10. 9. Won - By a Whisper!
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  11. 10. Strained Affairs
    Vita Min
  12. 11. Pen Name
    Dizzy Daisy
  13. 12. The Floating Liner!
    Mary Marvel
  14. 13. Sabotage, Sweet Sabotage
    Dashiell Hammett's Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  15. 14. Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Gillette Bike Tire Facts; Gillette Bicycle Tires
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • John Pannozzi
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore