Whiz Comics
#8
(September 1940)
Fawcett,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-07-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fawcett Publication [Triangle]
- Editing
- Bill Parker
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3. Copyright No. 464241. See https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/application-card/CC19381945B_463000-46… for more details. No renewal record found on copyright.gov nor is any renewal notated in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series. Part 2: Periodicals Jan-Dec 1967: Vol 21.
[Saved by Captain Marvel!]
Captain Marvel / Shazam! / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
- Reprints
-
in The Shazam! Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 ([November] 1992)
-
- Keywords
- safes
[The Menace of the Skull]
Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 10.66 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Princess Patricia (performer); Mrs. Moneypenny; Horace Moneypenny (husband of Mrs. Moneypenny); Captain Death (villain, introduction); Professor Skull (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Billy discovers a connection between accidents occurring on the beach and the presence of a strange yacht anchored nearby. He discovers that wealthy people have disappeared and are being held for ransom; then the victims would be killed once the family has been bled dry.
- Reprints
- in Captain Marvel Thrill Book (Fawcett, 1941 series) #1 ([September 9] 1941)
- in The Shazam! Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 ([November] 1992)
-
- Keywords
- Shazam; Station WHIZ; The Skull (a yacht)
[Death Hits the Bull's-Eye]
Golden Arrow / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier; superhero
- Characters
- Bronk Braddock (Villain); Brute Braddock (Villain)
[The Islanders' Gorilla-god]
Lance O'Casey / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Marna Dale (Intro); Raider Brand (Villain; Intro; Death)
- Reprints
in [Menace of the Magnetic Mine]
Spy Smasher / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- The Mask (villain)
Counterfeiter's Conspiracy
Dan Dare / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; science fiction
- Characters
- Dan Dare
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Originally credited to Al Carreno. The eyes with high arched upper lid and some short lines below the outer corners, and sometimes hands with lines between fingers that don't go all the way down, page 2, 4 and 5. All good signs of Anderson. He had many Nyoka, Mr. Scarlet and also Lance O'Casey stories. Compare faces with his credited Red Gaucho in Master Comics #10.
[no title indexed]
Dr. Voodoo / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- While Doctor Voodoo and Maxinya plan for the future...
- Genre
- jungle; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Maxinya; Okoro (Villain); Dr. Gustave Schmidt (Villain; Introduction); Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey]; Jappa (jaguar); Nikko
- Synopsis
- Posing as orchid hunters, a group of criminals ally themselves with Okoro in order to loot the Blancas lost Temple of Gold. However, they are frightened away from the temple by unknown forces.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- drunkenness; hate worshipers; idols; liquor; medicine men; orchid hunters; signal drums; statues of Wangwa; stereotyping of Brazilian natives; Temple of Gold; volcanos
[no title indexed]
Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ibis -- it's the tomb of Amnos, the Black Pharoah, oh something dreadful will happen!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Carl Brand (villain); Ibis; Taia
Indexer Notes
story continues in next issue.
Ricca can be spotted by his rounded faces with squinting eyes and a small dent under the middle of the chin. Later he had a bit more open eyes.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Saved by Captain Marvel!]
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
1.
[The Menace of the Skull]
Captain Marvel / Shazam! -
2.
[Death Hits the Bull's-Eye]
Golden Arrow -
3.
[The Islanders' Gorilla-god]
Lance O'Casey -
4.
[Menace of the Magnetic Mine]
Spy Smasher -
5.
Counterfeiter's Conspiracy
Dan Dare -
6.
Jungle Luck
-
7.
["While Doctor Voodoo and Maxinya plan for the future..."]
Dr. Voodoo -
8.
["Ibis -- it's the tomb of Amnos, the Black Pharoah, oh something dreadful will happen!"]
Ibis the Invincible -
9.
Whiz Magic
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steinar Ådland
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Rob Martindale
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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