Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) comic books 1948-1950

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $325.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #3992734002

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Frank Bolle, Charlie Tomsey, Al Zere, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. When a "volcanist" scientist correctly predicts a volcano will erupt in the city, then demands a fortune to stop it, Captain Marvel suspects shenanigans. Golden Arrow agrees to protect timid tenderfoot Jaspar Meake when he arrives in the West, but Jasper didn't warn him about the real danger he faces. Prince Ibis and Taia discover that vampire Baron Ornzy and his sister Maryani have come to America aboard an ocean liner. Captain Marvel: Volcano Villainy; Freshman Freddy: Tricked; Wilbur the Waiter; Golden Arrow: Night Watch; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Fuzzy Bear; Ibis the Invincible and the Vampire Twins. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $530.00 View scans Paper: White Label #3709288004

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Charlie Tomsey, Kurt Schaffenberger and Howard Boughner. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel tries to contain the chaos after gold is discovered in the city. Outlaws capture Golden Arrow and make him the target in a game of William Tell, but they didn't reckon on his lightning reflexes. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Belay Your Neck Array." And Captain Marvel offers a patriotic song, "I'm the You in the U.S.A." Captain Marvel and the Modern Gold Rush; Doc Sorebones; Wilbur the Waiter; Kanvasback: Sideshow Capers; Golden Arrow: The Arrows of Destruction; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; The Culture Corner; Bulletman: The Case of the Lapsed Memory; Judge Smudge; Freshman Freddy: Hokus Pokus; The Whiz Quiz; Ibis the Invincible: The Enchanted Maiden. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $37.00 View scan Severe water damage, soiling, cover and centerfold coming loose at staples, 4" cumulative spine split.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Louis Cazeneuve, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. A boy genius invents a model rocket that could travel to the moon, and Captain Marvel must keep a crook from stealing it. Golden Arrow faces the legendary Headless Horseman, or so it seems. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Hold Up Your Trousers." And a vintage ad for The Captain Marvel Club. Captain Marvel Rockets to the Moon; Wilbur the Waiter; Freshman Freddy: The Storm; The Culture Corner; Golden Arrow: The Headless Horseman; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Lance O'Casey: The Strange Fight; Doc Sorebones; Peaceful Perkins; Algernon; Ibis the Invincible: The Monster and the Medium. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.