Issue Details

Issue	#16
Published	April 1941
Cover Price	0.10
Editing	France Herron

Cover Details

Genre	superhero
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	Pete Costanza?
Reprinted	in Shazam! Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #2

11 page Captain Marvel story "Confrontation with Spy Smasher"

Characters	Spy Smasher
Genre	superhero
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	Pete Costanza
Notes	part 2 of Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher story; continues in Spy Smasher story in this issue
Reprinted	in Shazam! Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #2

9 page Golden Arrow story "Carol Braddock--Marked For Death"

Genre	western
Pencils	Pete Costanza
Inks	Pete Costanza

8 page Lance O'Casey story "The Land of the Leopard Men"

Genre	adventure
Pencils	Bob Kingett
Inks	Bob Kingett

8 page Spy Smasher story "The Trap for Eve Corby"

Characters	Captain Marvel
Genre	spy; superhero
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan
Notes	part 3 of Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher story; continues in Captain Marvel story in next issue
Reprinted	in Shazam! Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #2

9 page Dan Dare story "The Gas Gun Murders"

Characters	John Elton (Villain; Intro)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Greg Duncan
Inks	Greg Duncan

2 page text story "Circus Hero"

Pencils	Carl Formes
Inks	Carl Formes
Letters	Typeset

6 page Dr. Voodoo story "The Ivory Thieves"

Characters	Ahmed (Villain; Intro; Death)
Genre	jungle
Script	John Hampton?
Pencils	Mac Raboy
Inks	Mac Raboy
Colors	John Hampton?

9 page Ibis the Invincible story "The Man Whose Words Came True"

Characters	Trug (Villain); Osiris (Intro)
Genre	occult; superhero
Pencils	Alex Blum?
Inks	Alex Blum?
Notes	Story continues in next issue.