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Issue Details

Issue #30
Published May 1942
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Editing Otto Binder

Cover Details

Genre superhero
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks Pete Costanza?

1 page filler "contents page"

15 page Captain Marvel story "The Heritage of the Batsons"

Characters Steamboat; B. X Batson (Intro; possibly Billy's grandfather)
Genre superhero
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks C. C. Beck

9 page Golden Arrow story "Golden Arrow Elects a Sheriff"

Genre western
Pencils Al Carreno?
Inks Al Carreno?
Notes contents page title

9 page Spy Smasher story "Mr. Zero"

Characters Herr Zero [Carl Davis] (Villain; Intro)
Genre spy; superhero
Notes contents page title

2 page text story "Shazam! Mercury, Swifter Than Thought"

Script Juan Lopez
Letters Typeset
Notes sixth and final part of Origin of Shazam series

8 page Lance O'Casey story "Pearl Dive of Doom"

Characters Monk Hogan (last appearance)
Genre adventure
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Harry Anderson?
Inks Harry Anderson?
Notes Title from contents page.

6 page Dr. Voodoo story "March of the Crusaders"

Characters Anita (Guest Star); Nero (Guest Star); Hungar (Villain; Intro)
Genre jungle
Pencils Mark Schneider
Inks Mark Schneider
Notes Part 12 of Golden Flask Quest

10 page Ibis the Invincible story "The Headless Horseman"

Genre occult; superhero
Pencils Al Carreno?
Inks Al Carreno?
Notes contents page title