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Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 51

  • Issue #51
    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 51

    Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by C. C. Beck, Al Carreno, and Alex Blum. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel is chosen to judge a beauty contest, but one of the contestants is the daughter of a wizard, who threatens an ugliness curse if she loses. Lance O'Casey and Mike investigate a supposed sea serpent, and find a secret Axis super-weapon. A hobo is transformed by Ibis's magical Ibistick into a second Ibis. Captain Marvel: The Beauty Contest; Golden Arrow: The Iron Horse; Spy Smasher: Mystery of Spy Island; Lance O'Casey: The Deadly Seadragon; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Ibis the Invincible: Bobo the Hobo. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.