Whiz Comics #115

(November 1949)

100,000 Model Builders Can't be Wrong (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Mechanix Illustrated / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Captain Marvel Battles the Marine Invasion! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

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Otto Binder

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Kurt Schaffenberger

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Far out at sea, a freighter carrying a fortune in gold...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; King Neptune [Jasper Joad] (villain); ship captain

Synopsis

King Neptune, using his power of mental waves to command sea creatures, attempts to rob a ship, destroy a coastal city, and battle Captain Marvel.

Keywords

ocean; sea creatures; sea serpent

Indexer Notes

Jasper Joad, posing as King Neptune, is also referred to as the 'modern man without a country'.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

The Captain Marvel Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Eddie Joost (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Lumbering (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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All right, Jenkins, you can put your shirt on.

Genre

humor; medical

Characters

Doc Sorebones; Jenkins

Reprints

• in Whiz Comics (L. Miller & Son, 1950 series) #104

Bandits Bombed by Bottles! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

No Hands! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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(Groan) Here comes that old nuisance Mr. Fusspot!

Genre

humor

Characters

Wilbur; Mr. Fusspot

Keywords

restaurant

How to Open a Sticky Window (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Basil Wolverton

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Basil Wolverton

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Basil Wolverton

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Basil Wolverton

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Basil Wolverton

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Is it a fright the way you fight to open your window every night?

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Croucher K. Conk; man; burglar

Reprints

• in The Culture Corner (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) (2010)

Keywords

window

Landslide Menace (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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When Golden Arrow, the Robin Hood of the Wild West, goes to the aid of an old friend...

Genre

western-frontier; superhero

Characters

Golden Arrow [Roger Parsons]; Bo Mason; store keeper; Steve Farmer; White Wind (horse); sheriff

Synopsis

Golden Arrow learns that his old friend Steve Farmer, along with Bo Mason have discovered a rich vein of gold. However, Mason wants it all for himself.

Keywords

Dry Gulch; dynamite; gold; landslide; ravine

Face Value (Table of Contents: 10)

Mr. Moneybags / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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And this is the latest photograph of my wife.

Genre

humor

Characters

Mr. Moneybags; Moneybag's friend

Synopsis

Mr. Moneybags shows a friend a recent photo of his wife after she has had her face lifted.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #95 (2014)

The Photo of Death (Table of Contents: 11)

Lance O'Casey / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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Louis Cazeneuve

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To shoot someone with a camera usually means to take a picture.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Lance O'Casey; Mike Bellew; Anton Riswold; Mentga

Synopsis

Lance is summoned by Anton Riswold, president of Ikestan, to find out who is trying to kill him while touring islands in the South Pacific.

Keywords

cameras; Ikestan; Manigona Island; syntronium

Indexer Notes

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…

Ozzie and Babs (Table of Contents: 12)

Comix Cards / illustration / 0.33 page (report information)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Ozzie Turner; Babs Forester

Indexer Notes

Two Comix Cards of Ozzie and Babs to cut out and paste on cardboard. The artwork is from the front covers of Ozzie and Babs (Fawcett, 1947 series) issues #1 and #13.

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Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Hollow! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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Here's your turkey!

Genre

humor

Characters

Wilbur; diner

Keywords

restaurant; turkey

Wicky and the Mad Scientist (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Rod Reed

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Murgo, the mad scientist, sat in his laboratory...

Genre

humor

Characters

Wicky Burke; Uncle Pete; O'Shawnessy (dog); Boit Bird; Clara Vandelaware; Mr. Burke; Murgo

Synopsis

Uncle Pete tells Wicky that if wants to become a famous writer, he should forget novels and write a gossip column.

The Poor Excuse (Table of Contents: 16)

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

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Where are you fellows going with roller skates...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Freddy; Stooge; Ace; Professor Little

Synopsis

Stooge and Ace try to play a trick on Freddy.

Keywords

roller skates; Western Union telegram

The Magic Mirror (Table of Contents: 17)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

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There were few who wept when when Perar, the tyrant and sorcerer died!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Prince Ibis; Taia; Perar; Charno

Synopsis

Ibis battles the tyrant Perar who uses black magic to return from the dead and inhabit the body of the new prime minister of Arbrazo.

Keywords

Arbrazo; mirror

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

The Whiz Quiz / activity / 0.33 page (report information)

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Although iron wasn't known in Europe...

Characters

Edgar Allan Poe

Indexer Notes

A quiz with five true or false questions.

Pursued by the Pirates (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

A Dreamland Drama FEETuring "Red" Walker; Ball-Band Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Get Your Prize This Easy Way (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

American Specialty Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I'll Help You Get a Daisy for Christmas, Partner! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Daisy BB Guns; Red Ryder / advertisement / 1 page (report information)