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Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 65

  • Issue #65
    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 65
    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) #65
    Published May 1945 by Fawcett.
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0258630007
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    Cover by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Billy Batson meets Diogenes Dinkle, whose magic lamp shows if people are crooked or honest, and gets him a job as the radio WHIZ night watchman. Ibis finds his magical powers may be useless when a scientist creates a giant amoeba. Plus the debut of the long-running "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton. This issue features useless but hilarious advice on "How to Cut Your Own Hair." Captain Marvel: The Lamp of Diogenes; Golden Arrow: Deep Rooted Trouble; Little Albert; The Culture Corner; Spy Smasher: The Code in the Head; Hard Way -- Sky Way; Ibis the Invincible: The Unhappy Amoeba. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.