Issue Details

Issue	#47
Published	October 1943
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Editing	Rod Reed

Cover Details

Genre	superhero
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	C. C. Beck

1 page filler "Contents Page"

16 page Captain Marvel story "Captain Marvel's Birthday"

Characters	Billy Batson (Origin; details); Captain Marvel (Origin retold); Captain Marvel, Jr. (Guest Star); Mary Marvel (Guest Star); Spy Smasher (Guest Star); Ibis (Guest Star); Taia (Guest Star); Lance O'Casey (Guest Star); Golden Arrow (Guest Star); Bulletman (Guest Star); Captain Midnight (Guest Star); Shazam (Cameo)
Synopsis	Captain Marvel appeals to readers to give him a birthday.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	C. C. Beck

9 page Golden Arrow story "The Silver Slingshot"

Genre	western
Pencils	Harry Parkhurst
Inks	Harry Parkhurst

13 page Spy Smasher story "The Siren's Song"

Genre

spy; superhero

2 page Pee Wee Pete filler

Genre

gag

8 page Lance O'Casey story "Madness of the Pigmy Island"

Genre	adventure
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Clem Weisbecker
Inks	Clem Weisbecker

2 page text story "Time and the East"

Script	J. J. Wentworth (John B. Wentworth?)
Letters	Typeset

9 page Ibis the Invincible story "Moon Monsters"

Characters	Luna (Villain); Moon Monsters (Villain; Intro)
Genre	occult; superhero
Pencils	Alex Blum?
Inks	Alex Blum?

1 page Hedda and Tails filler

Genre	gag
Script	Victor E. Pazmiño
Pencils	Victor E. Pazmiño
Inks	Victor E. Pazmiño
Colors	Victor E. Pazmiño