Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) comic books 1940-1942

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, France Herron, Pierce Rice, James Wilcox, Gus Ricca, Ken Battefield, and Harold Sharp. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Brian Butler is the District Attorney of Gotham City (not Batman's Gotham, but still the first known use of this city name in comics). He fights crime with a more hands-on approach as the masked superhero Mr. Scarlet, in a story with early art by comics legend Jack Kirby. Seeking the truth about his superhuman strength and smarts, Atom Blake, "boy wizard," learns that atomic-ray treatments from his scientist father gave him superpowers. Before he can learn more, he must stop a bank robbery and prevent bad guys from launching Janie Smart into space. Mystery-magazine editor Jim Dolan solves real crimes in his spare time. Mr. Scarlet; Atom Blake; Puzzlettes; Jim Dolan; Diamond Jack; Who'da Thought It?; Rick O'Shay; Shipwreck Roberts; Our Strange Planet; White Rajah; Lucky Lawton. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Pierce Rice, James Wilcox, and Ken Battefield. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet, nicknamed "the Crimson Knight," meets three of his greatest foes in quick succession, including: Dr. Death, whose strange musical compositions bring death to those who play them; The Ghost, a living skeleton out of the Scooby-Doo school of villainy; and jewel thief the Horned Hood, who looks like a bad Batman knockoff (though Bats was only a year old himself at the time). All three were future members of the "Death Battalion" (as well as Jon Morris's 2013 book The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains). Atomic-powered superkid Atom Blake reveals his latest superpower - splitting into two identical Atom Blakes - before flying off to Mercury in search of his father, and being captured by Mercury's gigantic insects. Wealthy playboy Allan Lanier is so inspired by the film Hunchback of Notre Dame, that he dresses as the Hunchback to fight crime, surely one of the stranger superhero identities. Mr. Scarlet: Melodious Death; Mr. Scarlet Meets the Ghost; Mr. Scarlet: The Horned Hood; Atom Blake: The Worlds of Time, Part 1; Jim Dolan; The Man Who Forgot; Rick O'Shay; Hunchback: The Underworld Trembles. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Pierce Rice, James Wilcox, and Ken Battefield. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet, nicknamed "the Crimson Knight," meets three more of his greatest foes, including: The Black Thorn, whose "mummy ray" turns people into mummified corpses; The Black Clown and his army of circus performers gone wrong; and jewel thief the Laughing Skull, who forces his victims to read their own gravestones. All three were future members of the "Death Battalion" (as well as Jon Morris's 2013 book The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains). Atomic-powered superkid Atom Blake finally finds his long-lost father, in the clutches of the robotic Black Monster. Two-fisted American soldier of fortune Rick O'Shay learns the Nazis have a cannon as big as the legendary Big Bertha. Mr. Scarlet: The Mummy Ray; Mr. Scarlet: The Black Clown; Mr. Scarlet: The Laughing Skull; Atom Blake: The Worlds of Time, Part 2; Jim Dolan; Death Strikes Four; Rick O'Shay; Hunchback. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Pierce Rice, James Wilcox, and Ken Battefield. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet adopts teen sidekick Pinky the Whiz Kid while battling the murderous Mr. Hyde. In other stories, Mr. Scarlet battles the musical hit man called The Hummer, and tries to keep a modern-day Bluebeard from killing again. The strange crime-fighter who dresses like the Hunchback of Notre Dame investigates a shipyard bombing conspiracy. Mr. Scarlet: Mr. Hyde; Mr. Scarlet: The Hummer; Mr. Scarlet Meets Bluebeard; Atom Blake: The Worlds of Time, Part 3; Jim Dolan; Gunsmoke Promotion; Rick O'Shay; Hunchback. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Jack Binder, Charles Tomsey, Mac Raboy, Joseph Millard, Ken Battefield, James Wilcox, and Pierce Rice. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky face the strange Moon Torchman, whose beam of light causes people and animals to go insane. Then they face the hulking Boss and the arsonist Fire Fiend. Two-fisted American soldier of fortune Rick O'Shay is assigned to destroy the Voskay Dam. The Hunchback, the strange crime-fighter who dresses like the Hunchback of Notre Dame, investigates Spinto's Submarine Gang, which uses a submersible for their crimes. Mr. Scarlet: The Moon Torchman; Mr. Scarlet: The Boss; Mr. Scarlet: The Fire Fiend; Atom Blake: The Planet Where Time Stood Still; Jim Dolan; The Death Peddlers; Rick O'Shay; Hunchback. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dave Berg, Otto Binder, Clem Weisbecker, and Phil Bard. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky seek the mysterious figure known only as The Voice, a villain who resembles The Shadow. War correspondent Chase Yale dons a Captain America-like costume and fights for the Allied cause as Commando Yank. In the debut of another long-running Wow Comics hero, teen Mickey Malone is too young to join the RAF, so he secretly becomes the air ace Phantom Eagle. Plus an early story by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist Dave Berg. Mr. Scarlet: The Voice; Commando Yank: We Dare Death; Phantom Eagle; Murder at the Hazing; Spooks; Mr. Scarlet: Murder Without Clues. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dave Berg, Otto Binder, Clem Weisbecker, and Phil Bard. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky seek the killer of a circus owner and meet The Mask, a strange killer who can apparently be in two places at once. Phantom Eagle tries to prevent Trantee from carrying out an air base attack in Asia. The Black Sphinx tries to frame DA Brian Butler for a jewel robbery, but he doesn't know that Butler is crimefighter Mr. Scarlet. Plus an early story by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist Dave Berg. Mr. Scarlet and the Mask of the Circus; Commando Yank Lashes the Nazis!; Barking Six-Guns; Phantom Eagle Burns up the Skies Over Asia!; Spooks; Mr. Scarlet Battles the Black Sphinx! 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dave Berg, Otto Binder, and Henry Lynne Perkins. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky face The Croaker, who can apparently raise dead criminals from the grave. Then they battle the piratical Hook, who terrorizes young women with his metal hook-hand, but only because he's seeking the pieces of a lost treasure map. The Phantom Eagle relocates to Australia to counter the Axis threat in Asia. Plus an early story by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist Dave Berg, and an ad teasing the debut of Mary Marvel. Mr. Scarlet: The Gangsters from the Grave; Commando Yank: Only Those Are Fit to Live Who Arent Afraid to Die; Spooks; Phantom Eagle Defeats the Flying Radios; Mr. Scarlet Hooks the Hook. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.