Issue Details

Issue	#124
Published	August 1950
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	52
Editing	Virginia Provisiero

Cover Details

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger ?
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger ?
Reprinted	in Whiz Comics (Derby Publishing, 1950 series) #124

1 page The "Popsicle" Hall of Fame advertisement "See this is fun"

Notes

The top half of the ad is in sequential art form.

9 page Captain Marvel story "The Slow-Down Menace"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Professor Cobb; Slick Harry
Synopsis	Slick Harry, a not-so-reformed criminal, steals his boss' Slowness Gas and slows down the entire city, including Billy Batson.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Notes	Last page has a promo for The Captain Marvel Club, including a coupon.
Reprinted	in Whiz Comics (Derby, 1950 series) #124.

Half page The Captain Marvel Club promo (ad from the publisher) "Prescription for excitement.."

6 page Golden Arrow story "The Great Reward Swindle"

Characters	Golden Arrow; White Wind; Jonathan Carr
Synopsis	Golden Arrow rescues a man from a well and swindler named Jonathan Carr uses it as an excuse to collect money from everyone in town as a reward.
Genre	western
Notes	Last page includes a Quiz about world history.
Reprinted	in Whiz Comics (Derby, 1950 series) #124.

Half page filler "Quiz"

7 page Lance O'Casey story "The Death Warrants"

Characters	Lance O'Casey; Rex Hart; Mike; Marks Templarr; Taga
Synopsis	Lance O'Casey takes a job as a sea reporter to arrest a dictator.
Genre	adventure

2 page A Wicky & O'Shawnessy Story text story "Wicky's Battle"

Characters	Wicky Burke; Sluggs
Synopsis	Wicky Burke learns how to defend himself from candy-stealing bullies.
Genre	Humour
Script	Rod Reed
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	in Whiz Comics (Derby, 1950 series) #124.

4 page Freshman Freddy story "Swap Your Partner"

Characters	Freddy; Harriet; Ace
Synopsis	Ace tries to trick Freddy by setting him up with an ugly girl for a "Swap Your Partner" dance, but the trick backfires.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Little
Pencils	Frank Bolle
Inks	Frank Bolle
Colors	Frank Little

9 page Ibis the Invincible story "The Masquerade of Death!"

Characters	Prince Ibis; Taia; Prince Lucifer; Torquemada [Alexander Madden]
Synopsis	Alexander Madden lures Price Ibis and Taia to his castle, but in reality he is actually Torquemada.
Genre	occult; superhero
Reprinted	in Whiz Comics (Derby, 1950 series) #124.

Half page Dubble Bubble advertisement "Heel and Toe and Strut Yer Stuff..."

Synopsis	Square dancing.
Genre	Humor
Notes	Ad in sequential art form.

Half page Wilbur the Waiter story "Grounds for Complaint!"

Characters	Wilbur the Waiter
Synopsis	Wilbur recommends a customer drink hot water every morning for his health.
Genre	gag

1 page Jim Wise; "P-F" Canvas Shoes advertisement "Trouble at Ghost-Town!"

Notes

Ad in sequential art form.