(January 1949)

Fawcett, 1940 Series
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Volume
18
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Mercedes Shull

Issue Notes

Cover gives date as "January"

The Son of Shazam (Table of Contents)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (also inset); Golden Arrow [Roger Parsons] (inset); The Son of Shazam
Reprints
Keywords
flails; shoe shining; thrones

[Contents Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Marvel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

The Son of Shazam (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Wizard Shazam; The Son of Shazam (villain, introduction)

No Object (Table of Contents: 3)

Doc Sorebones / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

How to Cool Your Gruel (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Murder on the Movie Set (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Duo of Crime (Table of Contents: 6)

Golden Arrow / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier; superhero

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks were originally attributed to Louis Cazeneuve but that was refuted by Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2021/05/two-who-drew-lance-ocasey-and-one…

Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc. (Table of Contents: 7)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Wicky's Pony Express (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Rod Reed
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Meets Longo of the Congo (Table of Contents: 9)

Lance O'Casey / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve
Inks
Louis Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As King of Congo Island, I've only one word to say to you...Helllllpppp!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Lance O'Casey; Mike Bellew; Longo (introduction); Drupsa (introduction)
Synopsis
Longo would rather work as a porter at the Hotel Las Palmas than return to his native island, where Drupsa's father (the island shaman) has decreed he must marry her.
Reprints
Keywords
copra; Ishogu; Mermytrtr; schooner Starfish

Indexer Notes

Woolfolk wrote this script in July 1948, as transcribed and found by Martin O'Hearn on his blog www.Martinohearn.blogspot.com
Martin O'Hearn identifies the pencils and inks as Louis Cazeneuve at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2021/05/two-who-drew-lance-ocasey-and-one…

Gabby Hayes (Table of Contents: 10)

Comix Cards / illustration / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gabby Hayes

The Pay Off (Table of Contents: 11)

Wilbur the Waiter / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Saved by Trade & Mark (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Baby Face Bandit (Table of Contents: 13)

Freshman Freddy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Little
Pencils
Frank Bolle
Inks
Frank Bolle
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Little

Genre
humor; teen

Specialist (Table of Contents: 14)

Doc Sorebones / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

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

The Captain Marvel Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Skull of Evil (Table of Contents: 16)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charlie Tomsey
Inks
Charlie Tomsey
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ba-Zhan

New! Jim Prentice, Amazing, Exciting, 1949 Electric Football (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Electric Game Co., Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Son of Shazam
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. [Contents Page]
    Captain Marvel
  3. 2. The Son of Shazam
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  4. 3. No Object
    Doc Sorebones
  5. 4. How to Cool Your Gruel
    The Culture Corner
  6. 5. Murder on the Movie Set
    Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  7. 6. The Duo of Crime
    Golden Arrow
  8. 7. Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.
  9. 8. Wicky's Pony Express
    A Wicky and O'Shawnessy Story
  10. 9. Meets Longo of the Congo
    Lance O'Casey
  11. 10. Gabby Hayes
    Comix Cards
  12. 11. The Pay Off
    Wilbur the Waiter
  13. 12. Saved by Trade & Mark
    Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  14. 13. The Baby Face Bandit
    Freshman Freddy
  15. 14. Specialist
    Doc Sorebones
  16. 15. ["Get on the band wagon!"]
    The Captain Marvel Club
  17. 16. The Skull of Evil
    Ibis the Invincible
  18. 17. New! Jim Prentice, Amazing, Exciting, 1949 Electric Football
    Electric Game Co., Inc.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Darci
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky