Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) comic books 1941-1943

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.

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Cover by Marc Swayze. Stories and art by Dave Berg, Otto Binder, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. In only her second appearance (after her debut in Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) #18), Mary Marvel tracks sinister Santas stealing orphans' toys, and gets help from Mr. Scarlet, Pinky and the original Captain Marvel. Commando Yank must retrieve Dr. Nordlung and his plans for an "unsmashable tank" from the Norwegian castle of a Nazi "Quisling" - even if he needs the help of ancient Vikings to do it. In a turning point for the series, Mr. Scarlet and Pinky have been so effective at stopping crime that Scarlet's alter ego, Brian Butler, loses his job as DA. Plus an early story by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist Dave Berg. Mary Marvel: The Night Before Xmas; Last Ship from Marseilles; Mr. Scarlet: Make-Believe Mastermind; Phantom Eagle: Down Under; Commando Yank: The Terrific Toy; Spooks: Creepy Fantasy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marc Swayze. Stories and art by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel and her wealthy mother buy an old abandoned school to create an orphanage, unaware that gangsters are using it as a criminal training camp. Commando Yank encounters a French "holdout" from World War I who is still killing German soldiers in World War II. Crash-landing on a remote island after battling Axis forces, Phantom Eagle meets a modern-day Robinson Crusoe. Mary Marvel: Gangsterdom in Retirement!; Whipper-Snappers; Phantom Eagle: The Airman Robinson Crusoe; Commando Yank: Ghosts of the Maginot Line; Padlock Jones: The Episode of the Absent-Minded Fox; Mr. Scarlet: Crime a la Carte! 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marc Swayze. Stories and art by Bill Finger, Marc Swayze, Bert Whitman, Carl C. Hodges, and Jack Binder. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel helps a young Native American chief (a college student) when gangsters are stealing his tribe's oil, in a story written by Batman legend Bill Finger. Commando Yank suspects that Nazi spies are using ancient rune stones to send secret messages to Axis U-boat commanders. Phantom Eagle tries to help the natives of "Fizzam" resist an Axis invasion, in story that ends with a War Bonds PSA. Mary Marvel: A Telegram to Adventure; Commando Yank: The Secret of the Stone; Ski Freight to Alaska; Phantom Eagle: The Fuzzies of Fizzam; Padlock Jones: The Case of the Purple Pagan; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Adventure of the Red-Hot Dollar! 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Joe Millard and Jack Binder. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. A charity auction run by Count De Ceet isn't on the level, and - well, the opening caption says it best: "...It takes that petite powerhouse, Mary Marvel, the Shazam girl, to mop up the mess and chasten a chain of charity chiselers!!" Commando Yank sets out to liberate French POWs in Africa; this issue also features detailed instructions on how to build Commando Yank's training course in your own backyard. When a strange, gigantic bird attacks Allied airfields with a death-ray, young Mickey Malone decides it's time for Phantom Eagle to take flight. Fun cover featuring "The Shazam Girl" Mary Marvel may be the work of Jack Binder. Mary Marvel: The Anxious Auctioneer; Commando Yank Opens the African Front; Toughen Up...Get Healthy With Commando Yank's Special Training Course; Phantom Eagle: The Sun Has Wings; Monkey Luck; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky Fight Nobody. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Otto Binder and Jack Binder. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel meets Dr. Finale, whose doomsday predictions seem to be coming true, but even Mary doesn't suspect he's an Axis agent. Commando Yank 's secret identity is revealed while he investigates the Enemy Express. Phantom Eagle gains two important allies, Jerry Sloane (his female sidekick going forward) and the Cometplane. Mary Marvel: The End of the World; Willie Wow; Commando Yank: The Adventure of the Enemy Express; Phantom Eagle: Cometplane: Airplane of Your Tomorrow; Murders Aren't Accidents; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Enigma of the Needle in the Haystack. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Bert Whitman and Jack Binder. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel and Mr. Tinkerman go to Rainbow Land, where there actually is gold at the end of the rainbow, but they are followed by gangster Porky Snork and the sinister Mr. Night. Commando Yank tries to teach a thing or two to Napoleon Pietz, a young descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte who wants to rule his school like Napoleon did Europe. When Mickey Malone loses his memory, his female sidekick Jerry helps him remember he's the Phantom Eagle. Another great cover by Jack Binder. Mary Marvel Goes Over the Rainbow; Commando Yank: The Schoolboy Dictator; Phantom Eagle: Has the Phantom Eagle Lost His Nerve?; Voyage to Valor; Mr. Scarlet: The House of 1,000 Rooms. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder and Bert Whitman. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. When a Lorelei entrances Central Park visitors with her magical music, Mary Marvel must prevent a mobster from taking advantage of her power. Private eye Richard Richard investigates when thieves steal every tire from every car in Podunk Valley. Phantom Eagle meets the Japanese spy IM Fishi, so entranced with Hollywood that he dresses like a director and talks like a comedian, even while taking hostages. Plus a PSA on War Bonds featuring the original Captain Marvel, and more WWII-era ads geared toward the military-minded young reader. Mary Marvel: The Mermaid in Central Park; Commando Yank: Swiss Victory Watch; Phantom Eagle: The World's Corniest Villain!; The Ignition Key Murder; Mr. Scarlet: The Tragedy of the Tenor's Tonsils; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Case of the Missing Tires. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Dick MacKay and Maurice Whitman. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. On her first trip to outer space, Mary Marvel must rescue a scientist whose space ark crashed on the Moon, and battle the Stone Men (no relation to the Stone Men of Saturn). Commando Yank discovers that supposed Chinese prince Li Fo is actually an Axis spy. Phantom Eagle is perplexed when "flying pillboxes" fire on Axis and Allied planes alike, but he doesn't know about the "World Haters." Plus a PSA on War Bonds featuring the original Captain Marvel. Mary Marvel: The Stone Men of the Moon; Commando Yank Defends the Great Wall of China; Phantom Eagle: Against the World Haters; Double Frame-Up; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Case of the Elephant Who Forgot; Mr. Scarlet: Crooks For a Day. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder and Bert Whitman. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel investigates after someone poisons the city's milk supply with a chemical that makes people grumpy and mean. Commando Yank and his new canine sidekick - Ranger the Wonder Dog - come to the aid of a tiny pro-American encampment in the heart of Nazi Germany. Phantom Eagle can't believe his eyes when he beholds Peg Leg and his Sky Pirates, who raid airplanes in midflight! Plus a PSA on War Bonds featuring the original Captain Marvel. Mary Marvel: The Milk of Inhuman Kindness; Commando Yank: The Saga of a Midget America in Naziland; Phantom Eagle: The Nazi Kids Who Played Pirates; Tail End of a Miracle; Jittery Jeepers; Mr. Scarlet: The Golden Touch. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder and Bert Whitman. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. This issue marks the debut of beloved longtime Marvel Family member "Uncle Marvel." Discovering Mary Marvel's secret identity, lovable con man Dudley claims to be a member of the Marvel Family too - but his real secret is that he has no actual superpowers. Commando Yank catches a ride on a Chinese fighter plane - on the OUTside of the plane - to stop the execution of American prisoners in Japan. Much to the surprise of gathered party guests, a hunter's bear trophy comes to life and begins stalking the hunter. Mary Marvel Meets Her Uncle Marvel; Commando Yank: Mikado For a Day; Phantom Eagle: The Ace of Blades; For Faithful Service; Mr. Scarlet: The Mad Drama of the Hunted Hunter. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Phil Bard, and Bert Whitman. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky head west when a rancher is threatened by "wolf-men" that seem magical in nature - or are they? Commando Yank discovers that a Nazi submarine base is disguised as a peaceful French fishing village. Phantom Eagle gains a Blackhawk-like team to aid his one-man campaign against the Axis: the Phoenix Squadron. Mary Marvel Reforms a Ghost!; Commando Yank: The White Lily of France; Phantom Eagle: The Flame Planes; Mission Accomplished!; Mr. Scarlet: The Wolf-Men of the West! 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Dick MacKay, and Bert Whitman. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet battles germophobic gangster Hypo Kondriak, who wants the secret of The Germ-Proof Vest that can resist biological attacks. Commando Yank goes undercover as war correspondent Chase Yale to find out why and how Allied soldiers are disappearing during training maneuvers. Mary Marvel helps a ghost get published in his favorite "ghostly tales" magazine. Mary Marvel: The Frustrated Phantom; Commando Yank: The Anti-Commandos; Phantom Eagle: Paper Planes; Frontier Fort; Helpful Hugo; Richard Richard, Private Dick Cracks the Nut Case; Mr. Scarlet: The Germ-Proof Vest. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.