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Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) comic books 1939-1941

  • Issue #1
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 1

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    Cover art by Harry Fisk. The Origin of Master Man, art by Newt Alfred; first appearance of Master Man. The Jeweled Crown of Ramistan starring White Rajah. Enter: The Devil's Dagger, pencils by Ken Battefield. The Island of Felicia starring Morton Murch, The Hillbilly Hero, art by Newt Alfred. The Diabolical Dr. Drown starring Shipwreck Roberts, art by Mike Suchorsky. The New Marshal of Big Savage starring Frontier Marshall. Introducing Mr. Clue; a mystery story. Boy Newsreel Reporter starring Streak Sloan, art by Martin Nodel. The Search For Harrington Grey starring El Carim, art by Sven Elven. Showdown With Sidi-Ahmed starring Rick O'Shay. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 2

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    Cover by Harry Fisk. Stories and art by Newt Alfred, Ken Battefield, Marty Nodell, Carl Formes, Sven Elven, Reg Greenwood and Mike Suchorsky. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres. Master Man, one of the Superman clones that briefly proliferated before DC shut them down, decides to end all war. Shipwreck Roberts, courageous diver, takes on the inventively named villain Doctor Drown. Two-fisted American soldier of fortune Rick O'Shay fights for "American interests" in the Arab world. Plus a vintage ad featuring an offer for early Captain Marvel merch, the Captain Marvel Power Siren. Unusual size of issues #1 - 6 accounts for low availability of some issues. Master Man; White Rajah and the Lost Mummy; Devil's Dagger; Morton Murch, the Hillbilly Hero; Shipwreck Roberts; Frontier Marshall; Lost But Found; Master Puzzlers; Amazing Oddities; Mr. Clue; Streak Sloan; El Carim: Master of Magic and the Jewel Thieves; Rick O'Shay. 10 1/2-in. x 14-in.; 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 3

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    Stories and art by Ken Battefield and others. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres. Master Man, a short-lived Superman expy who was created by childhood doses of "every source of energy known to man," faces the menace called Death, Incorporated. Shipwreck Roberts, courageous diver, investigates a series of mysterious bombings. Magician-hero El Carim uses illusion to battle the Dread Pirates of the Mississippi Delta. Unusual size of issues #1 - 6 accounts for low availability of some issues. Master Man; White Rajah: The Renegade Princess; Devil's Dagger; Morton Murch, the Hillbilly Hero; Shipwreck Roberts; Repaid with Interest; Voice from the Grave; Mr. Clue; Streak Sloan; El Carim; Rick O'Shay; Frontier Marshall. 10 1/2-in. x 14-in.; 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 4

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    Cover by Harry Fisk. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Newt Alfred, Mike Suchorsky, and Sven Elven. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres. White Rajah, who is (you guessed it) a white adventurer in India, must rescue Princess Derissa. Two-fisted American soldier of fortune Rick O'Shay, in Arabia, faces the Horde of Abdul Ben Hassar. The Frontier Marshall (sic) tracks the Jake Trask Gang, suspecting that they're the rustlers targeting nearby ranchers. Unusual size of issues #1 - 6 accounts for low availability of some issues. Master Man; White Rajah; Devil's Dagger; Shipwreck Roberts; The Scar; El Carim Fights the Firehawk; Rick O'Shay; Frontier Marshall. 10 1/2-in. x 14-in.; 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 5

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    Stories and art by Ken Battefield and others. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres. Master Man, a short-lived Superman type, surveys the world from his mountaintop fortress, can see any evil activity instantly, and rise to defeat it. The Devil's Dagger, an early superhero inspired by the Green Hornet, is a crusading reporter with a chauffeur sidekick, a masked secret identity, and a cool car, The Speed Ghost. Unusual size of issues #1 - 6 accounts for low availability of some issues. Master Man; White Rajah; Devil's Dagger; Shipwreck Roberts; The Preacher's Reward; Slap-Dippy; El Carim; Rick O'Shay; Frontier Marshall. 10 1/2-in. x 14-in.; 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 6

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    Stories and art by Ken Battefield and others. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres. Master Man, a short-lived Superman knockoff, faces The Living Death, in his final adventure before the threat of a lawsuit from DC sent the character to Knockoff Heaven. Meanwhile, the Frontier Marshall (sic) series gains a new protagonist, movie cowboy Buck Jones. Two-fisted American soldier of fortune Rick O'Shay fights for "American interests" in Central Africa. Unusual size of issues #1 - 6 accounts for low availability of some issues. Master Man: The Living Death; White Rajah; Pad Foot's Glory; Devil's Dagger; Shipwreck Roberts; Living Proof; El Carim: The Flaming Circle; Rick O'Shay; Buck Jones, Frontier Marshall. 10 1/2-in. x 14-in.; 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 7

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    The Revenge of Mara Myle starring Bulletman, art by Jon Smalle. The Cantrell Gang Strikes, pencils by Ken Battefield; The Cantrell Gang has blown up a safe, and when tracing them, Buck is ambushed and taken to their cabin hold out. Mr. H and the Dope Ring featuring Devil's Dagger, pencils by Ken Battefield. The Menace of the House of Monsters starring El Carim, art by Sven Elven. Captured By the Cavemen starring Mark Swift and the Time Retarder. The Menace of Manfred starring War Bird. The Sea-Devil starring Shipwreck Roberts, art by Mike Suchorsky. The Queen of the Elephants starring Lee Granger, Jungle King. The Curse of Imelda Loree starring Zoro, The Mystery Man, art by Al Duca. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 8

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    The Alliance of Boss Garlow, art by Jon Smalle; Bulletman explodes a spy plot. The Munitions Plant Robbery featuring Devil's Dagger, art by Ken Battefield. Grimmac and the Gold Map starring Lee Granger, Jungle King. The Invasion of the Scanlos starring Captain Venture and the Planet Princess. Tim's Red Sweater text story. Battle In Belravia starring War Bird. The Twister starring El Carim, art by Sven Elven. The Oil War starring Red Gaucho, art by Harry Anderson. The Trial of Cantrell, pencils by Ken Battefield; Buck manages to disarm his captor before they arrive at the gang's hideout; Soon the possse arrives and the outlaws are captured; A new adventure begins with a threat for Buck to leave the town, signed The White Arrow. The Pearl of Porra starring Zoro, The Mystery Man, art by Jack Binder. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 9

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    Cover inks by Pete Costanza. Boss Kizer's Political Power Play starring Bulletman, art by Jon Smalle. The Hijacked Bomber, art by Ken Battefield; Devil's Dagger vs. Mr. H. Quest For Jimmie's Parents; El Carim vs. The Duke. Captured By the Djungas; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess vs. Djungas and King Leon. The Drought of Doom starring Lee Granger, Jungle King. Framed For Kidnapping starring Red Gaucho, art by Harry Anderson; a western story. Mark of the White Arrow, pencils by Ken Battefield; In compliance with a mysterious note, Buck heads for the saloon to bait his trap for the unknown "White Arrow" who signed the threat. The Horned Masks starring Zoro, The Mystery Man, art by Jack Binder. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 10

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    Pakro's Crime Battalion starring Bulletman, art by Jon Smalle. Mr. H's Gold Grab, pencils by Ken Battefield; Devil's Dagger vs. Mr.H. Brevoort's Gambling Racket starring El Carim, art by Sven Elven. The Monster of Djung; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess vs. Djungas, King Leon, and the Monster of Djung. Spy Encounter starring Lee Granger, Jungle King, art by Tom Hickey. The Mine Kidnappers starring Red Gaucho, art by Harry Anderson; a western story. The Sheepmen's Trap starring Buck Jones, Frontier Marshall, pencils by Ken Battefield; Chasing murderous sheepmen who drove their herd onto McPherson's range and kidnaped his daughter, Buck is trapped in a shack by the outlaws. Drago and the Saboteurs starring Zoro, The Mystery Man, art by Jack Binder. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 11

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    Stories and art by Mac Raboy, Jon Small, Ken Battefield, Charles Sultan, and Ralph Carlson. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Bulletman. Bulletman must rescue Eve Scott from a kidnapping. In his first appearance, Army private Jack Weston becomes the patriotic superhero Minute Man, a one-man special operatives unit. Buck Jones faces a trap at the Z-Bar-O Ranch. Plus a story with art by Mac Raboy. Bulletman; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Pirates; Devil's Dagger; Minute Man; Red Gaucho; El Carim; Buck Jones; Zoro, the Mystery Man. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 12
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split with some splitting through next wrap, cover and centerfold detached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Stories and art by Mac Raboy, George Tuska, Ken Battefield, Charles Sultan, and Ralph Carlson. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Bulletman. Bulletman faces Dr. Theron and learns why he is called "the Triple Threat." Patriotic superhero Minute-Man meets his opposite number, the femme fatale Illyria, Queen of the Spies. Magician-hero El Carim investigates the murder of Woo Fang. Plus a story (and maybe a cover) with art by Mac Raboy. Bulletman; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Pirates; Devil's Dagger; Minute Man; Red Gaucho; El Carim; Buck Jones; Zoro, the Mystery Man. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 13

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    Cover by Charles Sultan. Stories and art by Mac Raboy, George Tuska, Ken Battefield, Charles Sultan, Alex Blum and Ralph Carlson. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Bulletman creates another "gravity helmet" for his girlfriend Susan Kent, daughter of a police sergeant, and the hero Bulletgirl is born. Captain Venture and the Planet Princess battle King Leon's Rocket Fleet and the Djungans. Buck Jones, Frontier Marshal, faces the masked riders known as The Purple Hoods. Plus a story with art by Mac Raboy. Bulletman; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Waggy; Devil's Dagger; Minute Man; Red Gaucho; El Carim; Buck Jones; Zoro, the Mystery Man. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 14

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    Cover by Charles Sultan. Stories and art by Mac Raboy, George Tuska, Ken Battefield, Charles Sultan, and Ralph Carlson. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Bulletman investigates the Becker kidnap plot. The heroes known as The Companions Three must respond when The Crystal crashes a costume ball, in a story continued from Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) #15. Zoro, the Mystery Man (not the masked swordsman Zorro) must save the Dalai Lama, in a story with art by Mac Raboy. Bulletman; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Amazing Oddities; Good for Evil; Devil's Dagger; Minute Man; Companions Three; El Carim; Buck Jones; Zoro, the Mystery Man. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #15
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 15
    • INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing. Interrupts art and story.
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    Cover by Charles Sultan. Stories and art by Mac Raboy, George Tuska, Rafael Astarita, Ken Battefield, Charles Sultan, and Ralph Carlson. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Bulletman and Bulletgirl face the killer called Mr. Murder. Captain Venture and the Planet Princess must venture to The Ice Planet of King Frigio. Zoro, the Mystery Man (not the masked swordsman Zorro) seeks the Secret of Rantrill Mansion, in a story with art by Mac Raboy. Classic Bulletman/Bulletgirl cover, possibly by Raboy. Bulletman; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Amazing Oddities; An Old Man's Wrath; Devil's Dagger; Minute Man; Companions Three; El Carim; Buck Jones; Zoro, the Mystery Man. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 16

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    Cover by Charles Sultan. Stories and art by Mac Raboy, George Tuska, Ken Battefield, Charles Sultan, and Ralph Carlson. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Minute Man must prevent super-spy Illyria from carrying out her Doom Plot on the Fourth of July. Buck Jones, "the hard ridin', two-gun totin', rope-slinginest marshal of the whole west," tries to get to the bottom of a shady real-estate deal involving Sam's ranch and a fake autograph book. Zoro, the Mystery Man (not the masked swordsman Zorro) investigates when rubber-plantation workers are led to revolt by the jungle god Mumbo Jumbo, in a story with art by Mac Raboy. Classic Minute Man cover by Charles Sultan. Bulletman; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Amazing Oddities; Larry Dean, the Flyin' Fool; Devil's Dagger; Minute Man; Companions Three; El Carim; Buck Jones; Zoro, the Mystery Man. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 17

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    Cover art by Charles Sultan. The Unholy Three, art by Charles Sultan; Bulletman and Bulletgirl vs. the Unholy Three and Dr. Twiddley Fairchild. The Bus Explosions, pencils by Ken Battefield; Devil's Dagger vs. Mr. H. The Lifters, art by George Tuska; El Carim vs. The Lifters. The Robot Spy, art by Charles Sultan; Minute-Man vs. Illyria and X-33 (a robot). Rocket-Tank of Gold; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess vs. King Leon. The Return of Hook Harrigan; Companions Three vs. Hook Harrigan and Seena. The Menace of Blackie Moore starring Buck Jones, Frontier Marshall, art by Ralph Carlson; Buck and Mesquite tangles with cattle rustlers and save the life of an innocent man accused of rustling. Mystery At Manor Hotel starring Zoro, The Mystery Man, art by Mac Raboy. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 18

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    Cover art by Charles Sultan. Return of the Unholy Three, art by Charles Sultan; Bulletman [Jim Barr] and Bulletgirl [Susan Kent] vs. the Unholy Three [Nosey, Herbert, Brutus] and Dr. Twiddley Fairchild. Peril At the Power Plant, pencils by Ken Battefield; Devil's Dagger vs. Mr. H. The Dreaded Black Hood, art by George Tuska; El Carim vs. The Black Hood. Notice To Dictators, art by Charles Sultan; Minute Man [Jack Weston] vs. Adolf Hitler and Capt. Von Gurn. The Hydro-People, script by Otto Binder, art by Rafael Astarita; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess vs. King Leon. The Mammoth and the Caveman starring Companions Three, art by Kin Platt. Del Riego, the Scourge of the Border starring Buck Jones, Frontier Marshall, art by Ralph Carlson; Miss Ellerton is kidnapped by the border bandit Del Riego. Zanelli, Duce of Racketeers starring Zoro, The Mystery Man, art by Mac Raboy. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 19

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    Cover art by Mac Raboy. Susan Kent Gone!, art by Charles Sultan; Bulletman [Jim Barr] and Bulletgirl [Susan Kent] vs. the Unholy Three [Nosey, Herbert, Brutus]. Mr. H Attacks the Daily Blade, pencils by Ken Battefield; Devil's Dagger vs. Mr. H. Illyria and the Bomber Plane Plans, art by Charles Sultan; After the death of Jerome Motley, a Secret Service man who had secured plans for an amazing new bomber from an enemy nation, Minute Man is ordered to secure the plans before they fall into criminal hands. A Girl Claimed By Death starring El Carim and Death, art by George Tuska. The Center World of Djung starring Captain Venture and the Planet Princess, script by Otto Binder, art by Rafael Astarita; Captain Venture vs. King Leon. The Diamond of Death starring Companions Three, art by Kin Platt. Alkali, Scourge of the Plains starring Buck Jones, Frontier Marshall, art by Ralph Carlson; Buck and Mesquite chase stage robbers. The Throttler starring Zoro, The Mystery Man, art by Mac Raboy. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 20

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    Cover art by Mac Raboy. Vampire Castle; Captain Marvel announces that he knows Bulletman's secret identity. Untitled Devil's Dagger story, pencils by Ken Battefield. Untitled Minute Man story. Famous Blitzkriegs of the Past article. Untitled El Carim story. Untitled Captain Venture and the Planet Princess story; King Leon unleashes an atomic bomb. Fight, Frolic or Football starring Companions Three. Untitled Buck Jones, Frontier Marshall story, art by Ralph Carlson; Buck and Mesquite come to grips with the notorious Maexican bandit, Valejo and his gang. Untitled Zoro, The Mystery Man story. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #21
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 21
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #17-2C06FE4-012
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    Cover art by Mac Raboy. The Coming of Captain Nazi, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Mac Raboy; Hitler introduces a new foe for the super heroes in America: Captain Nazi, who is sent to the United States specifically to destroy its weakling "heroes." The Black Dragon Society, art by Charles Sultan; Minute Man [Jack Weston] vs. the Black Dragon Society. The Curse of the Balandrachu starring El Carim, art by George Tuska. The Goat People and the Dragon, script by Otto Binder, art by Rafael Astarita; Captain Venture vs. King Leon. The Peacemakers starring the Companions Three. The Landers-Benson Range War, art by Ralph Carlson; Buck and Mike run smack into a range war, and have to make peace. Black Giant, the Man From the Grave starring Zoro, The Mystery Man. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.