Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) comic books 1943-1945

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Louis Cazeneuve, George Storm, Binder Studio, Clem Weisbecker, Bob Hebberd and unknown. Quiet? Yes! But watch the action when "Captain Marvel Finds Utopia" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by C.C. Beck. Plus: Golden Arrow tale with art by Louis Cazeneuve; "Colonel Porterhouse Rides Again" parody tale with art by George Storm; "The Mad Artist Buys a Bond" 1-pager; 2-page text story "Jungle Raid" by Claude Dunnagan; Spy Smasher in "The New Year's Eve Plot!" by Otto Binder and Binder Studio; Lance O'Casey tale with art by Clem Weisbecker; and Ibis the Invincible in "The Slave of the Lamp" with art by Bob Hebberd. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder, Henry Lynne Perkins and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Louis Cazeneuve, Clem Weisbecker, Bob Hebberd and unknown. Captain Marvel and the Three Lieutenant Marvels are featured in "The Earth's Four Corners" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: Golden Arrow in "Marriage Lottery" with art by Louis Cazeneuve; Spy Smasher in "The Nazis' Secret Weapon" with story by Otto Binder; 2-page text story "Fightin' Wildcat" by Carl Formes; Lance O'Casey in "The Phantom Sub" with art by Clem Weisbecker; Skipper McGee in "The Fighting Fogs"; and Ibis the Invincible in "The Adventure of the Living Paintings" with plot by Henry Lynne Perkins and art by Bob Hebberd. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Written by Tom McNamara and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Louis Cazeneuve, Tom McNamara, Clem Weisbecker, Bob Hebberd and unknown. Captain Marvel stars in an amazing story of life in the ruins of civilization: "One Thousand Years from Now" with art by C.C. Beck (continues next issue). Plus: Golden Arrow in "Badman Carew" with art by Louis Cazeneuve; 2-page text story "The Last Shot" by Ray Tender; Spy Smasher in "The Bomber's Farm"; Cousin Egbert tale "A Good Guy in the Bad Lands" by Tom McNamara; Little Albert 1-pager; "Lance O'Casey Saves the Panama Canal" with art by Clem Weisbecker; and Ibis the Invincible in "The Jonah Curse" with art by Bob Hebberd. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Emil Gershwin, Clem Weisbecker, Louis Cazeneuve and unknown. Captain Marvel returns in the Time Chair in "One Thousand Years from Now: Part 2" with art by C.C. Beck (continued from the previous issue). Plus: 2-page text story "Bottoms Up" by Ray Tender; Ibis the Invincible in "The Black Sorceror"; Little Albert 1-pager; "Spy Smasher Battles the Brazen Colossus of Japan" by Otto Binder and Emil Gershwin; Lance O'Casey in "Ape Island" with art by Clem Weisbecker; and "Golden Arrow Defeats Death in Lost Canyon!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Alex Blum, Harry Parkhurst and unknown. Will Whiz Comics be kept from being printed? Find out in "Captain Marvel Battles Sabotage at the Printing Plant" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: "Spy Smasher Discovers the Streamlined Treasure Island!" by Otto Binder and Alex Blum; "Golden Arrow and the Petrified Forest" with art by Harry Parkhurst; Lance O'Casey in "The Mystery of the Ghost Destroyer"; 2-page text story "As Good as Dead" by Ray Tender; and Ibis the Invincible in "The Man Who Sold His Soul to the Devil"! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Harry Parkhurst, Dick Briefer, Emil Gershwin, Clem Weisbecker and unknown. Featuring "The Life Story of Captain Marvel" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Golden Arrow in "The Grizzly Bear Mystery" with art by Harry Parkhurst; "Jack the Second (Modern Giant Killer)" with art by Dick Briefer; "Spy Smasher Joins the Junior Spy Smashers" with art by Emil Gershwin; Hedda and Tails 1-pager by Victor Pazmino; Lance O'Casey in "Dukwadl, Maker of Zombies" with art by Clem Weisbecker; 2-page text story "The Fox Hole" by Nathaniel Nitkin; and Ibis the Invincible in "The City of Skeletons"! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Harry Parkhurst, Emil Gershwin, Alex Blum, Clem Weisbecker and unknown. Captain Marvel cures his critics in "Captain Marvel and His Carping Critics" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Simp the Sailor 1-pager; Golden Arrow in "The Great Dam Disaster" with art by Harry Parkhurst; Spy Smasher in "Winds of Death" with art by Emil Gershwin; 2-page text story "Sergeants Can Holler" by Burton English; Ibis the Invincible in "The Viking Horde" with pencils by Alex Blum; Pee Wee Pete 2-pager; and Lance O'Casey in "Cannibal Isle" with art by Clem Weisbecker. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Bob Hebberd, Jack Binder and unknown. Featuring "Captain Marvel and the Old Cowboy" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: Ibis the Invincible in "The Mystery of the Missing Leprechaun" with art by Bob Hebberd; Spy Smasher in "The Upside Down Mystery" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by Jack Binder; 2-page text story "The Sun Shines Bright" by Jess Benton; Widgey's Whirligigs 1-pager; Golden Arrow in "Butu, the Ancient Bow-Man"; Rubbernose Randolph 1-pager "He Isn't as Dumb as He Looks" by Art Helfant; and Lance O'Casey in "The Man-Made Monster"! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Harry Parkhurst, Clem Weisbecker, Alex Blum and unknown. Captain Marvel needs a birthday in "Captain Marvel's Birthday" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: Golden Arrow in "The Silver Slingshot" with art by Harry Parkhurst; Spy Smasher in "The Siren's Song"; Pee Wee Pete 2-pager; Lance O'Casey in "Madness of the Pigmy Island" by Otto Binder and Clem Weisbecker; Ibis the Invincible in "Moon Monsters" with art by Alex Blum; 2-page text story "Time and the East" by J.J. Wentworth; and Hedda and Tails 1-pager by Victor Pazmino. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Kurt Menzer, Clem Weisbecker and unknown. Captain Marvel -- America's pin-up favorite -- in "Pin-Up Boy" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: "Golden Arrow and the Prairie Schooner Pirate" with art by Kurt Menzer; "Spy Smasher Against...the Vulture!" with story by Otto Binder; Ibis the Invincible in "Horror in the Himalayas"; Lance O'Casey in "The Island of the White Giants" by Otto Binder and Clem Weisbecker; Hedda and Tails 1-pager by Victor Pazmino; and introduction of Wicky and O'Shawnessy in 2-page text story "House on Fire" by Rod Reed. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Kurt Menzer, Emil Gershwin, Bob Hebberd and Clem Weisbecker. Captain Marvel in "Trouble in Tin Pan Alley" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: Golden Arrow in "The Fiddler" with art by Kurt Menzer; Spy Smasher in "The Wires of Death" by Otto Binder and Emil Gershwin; Ibis the Invincible in "Ignus, the Fire Fiend" with art by Bob Hebberd; Lance O'Casey in "Plague of the Seas" with art by Clem Weisbecker; Horace Hotstuff 1-pager by Howard Boughner; Wicky and O'Shawnessy in 2-page text story "The Dog Plays Fullback" by Rod Reed; Pee Wee Pete 2-pager; and Ezry of the Ozarks 1-pager. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder, Dick MacKay and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Harry Parkhurst, Clem Weisbecker, Dick MacKay and unknown. What happens to Captain Marvel when he goes swimming? Read "Captain Marvel's Most Embarrassing Moment" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: Golden Arrow in "Balloons over the Sageland" with art by Harry Parkhurst; Spy Smasher in "The Mountain Menace of Horrido" with story by Otto Binder; Lance O'Casey in "The Code of the Penguins" with art by Clem Weisbecker; Richard Richard, Private Dick is introduced in "The Cemetery Plot" by Dick MacKay; Ibis the Invincible in "Loki, the Terrible"; and Wicky and O'Shawnessy in 2-page text story "The Million Dollar Dog" by Rod Reed. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by C. C. Beck, Al Carreno, and Alex Blum. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel is chosen to judge a beauty contest, but one of the contestants is the daughter of a wizard, who threatens an ugliness curse if she loses. Lance O'Casey and Mike investigate a supposed sea serpent, and find a secret Axis super-weapon. A hobo is transformed by Ibis's magical Ibistick into a second Ibis. Captain Marvel: The Beauty Contest; Golden Arrow: The Iron Horse; Spy Smasher: Mystery of Spy Island; Lance O'Casey: The Deadly Seadragon; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Ibis the Invincible: Bobo the Hobo. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by C. C. Beck and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Sivana threatens Captain Marvel with a "death day" greeting, in a story that also has CM choosing his own birthday. Golden Arrow tries to reveal the truth about a con man's "bottomless well" and his land deals on the far side of the globe. The magical fiend called the Dark One is aiding Hitler's naval forces, and when Ibis intervenes, he abducts Taia. Captain Marvel and His Death Day!; Golden Arrow: The Bottomless Well; Spy Smasher Needles the Nazis; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Ibis the Invincible: The Terrible Dark One. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Al Carreno and Pete Riss. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. In an amusing story, Billy Batson gets a night job in a munitions plant to aid the war effort, and works for a pushy Rosie the Riveter type. But Captain Marvel falls in love with her, resulting in conflict between the two identities! Golden Arrow suspects shenanigans when an animal trainer advertises a talking bear. Spy Smasher investigates when poisonous flowers are sent to military leaders. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing, Be a Junior Spy Smasher. Captain Marvel Falls in Love; Golden Arrow: The Talking Animals; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Flowers of Fear; Prince Ibis Pursues the Gay Nineties Gangster; Lance O' Casey: The Boy Beggar. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Al Carreno and Pete Costanza. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel is finagled into filling in for the absent mayor of tiny Yoklburg, who also serves as the local cop, fireman, justice of the peace, and even hotel bellboy. Sharp-shooting action girl Conchita Marquita Pepita Etcetera thinks her new mail-order husband is Golden Arrow, and when she finds out it's actually Pancho, the lead starts flying. Spy Smasher seeks the saboteurs targeting Spy Harbor. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing, Captain Marvel Puts the Scraps in the Scrap. Captain Marvel: Jack-of-All-Trades; Golden Arrow: Two-Gun Totin' Mama; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Wreckers of Spy Harbor; Ibis the Invincible: The Deadly Dead. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, and Al Carreno. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Capt. Marvel suspects Gideon Snoope's genealogy research is bogus, but then he learns about his many Marvel ancestors throughout history. Smoky Gulch gets its first telephone, and it helps Golden Arrow get the drop on a clueless outlaw who can't figure out where the sounds are coming from. Ibis uses the Ibistick against a deadly demon-monkey whose icy breath can kill, sent by his old foes Trug and Thorne. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing featuring Ibis, Anyone Can Be a Magician. Captain Marvel and His Family Tree; Golden Arrow: The Magic Bird of the Old West; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher Blacks Out the Blackout Brigands; Horace Hotstuff; Ibis the Invincible: The Murderous Ice Monkey. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Harry Parkhurst and Tom McNamara. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Eccentric inventor Professor Whimm seeks Capt. Marvel's endorsement for his futuristic creations, like rocket bicycles, but the world isn't ready for them. Golden Arrow is elected to tell hermit Hezekiah that he's inherited a ranch, and to help the antisocial rascal return to civilization. A gangster gets hold of a scientist's invention that turns bad guys good, and uses it to turn Ibis into a criminal. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing featuring Captain Marvel, When Billy Batson Says Shazam; the cover is a War Stamps PSA. Captain Marvel Designs the Future; Golden Arrow: The Happy Hermit; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Nazi Prisoners of War; Eaglebeak Spruder; Ibis the Invincible: Ibis Becomes a Gangster; Horace Hotstuff. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, and Victor Pazmino. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel helps the radio station's advice columnist, but solving people's problems is a tough job, even for a superhero. Golden Arrow realizes that the strange cactus walking the desert and robbing people is actually a bandit in disguise! The only way to beat a clever shape-shifting phantom is for Ibis to die and become a ghost himself. Plus an ad for Mary Marvel fashions (dresses, not the costume). Captain Marvel: Mr. Agony's Ill-Will Hour; Golden Arrow: The Walking Cactus; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher Awakens the Sleep-Walkers; Hedda and Tails; Punkinhead; Trapped on the Trail; Opportunity Knoxx; Ibis the Invincible: The Slap-Happy Spook. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. When Billy Batson hears reports that Captain Marvel is going on strange sprees of violence late at night, he decides maybe it's time for Captain Marvel to retire. A new expert archer appears on the scene, leading to an old-fashioned archery contest with Golden Arrow. A mischievous goblin makes trouble for Ibis and Taia. Captain Marvel Retires; Golden Arrow Meets His Rival; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Mild Mr. Meek; Ibis the Invincible: The Little Man Who Isn't Here. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Alex Blum and Marc Swayze. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Billy Batson meets Reginald Q. Dishlather, who looks exactly like evil Dr. Sivana...or is this just another Sivana plot? Golden Arrow tries to save the Little Creek tribe from an epidemic by convincing them to listen to their med-school-educated chief's son, rather than the superstitious tribal shaman. Dare Devil Luke seeks Ibis's help after a wizard threatens to sabotage his entry into a dangerous sports contest. Captain Marvel: Sivana's Twin; Old Ironfoot; Golden Arrow: The Murderous Medicine Man; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Underpaid Spies; Ibis the Invincible: Ibis Makes a Pact with the Devil!. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck, Charlie Tomsey and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Professor Staunchheart's latest invention is supposed to find missing people, but all it does is find trouble for Captain Marvel. Golden Arrow wants to help Katy find out who's turning loose the animals in her father's traveling circus. Spy Smasher investigates when scientists suspect they've found fabled Atlantis. Captain Marvel Tangles with the Missing Persons Machine; Boy Underground; Golden Arrow: Under the Big Top; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Lost Land; Ibis the Invincible: The Case of Too Many Ibisticks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Charlie Tomsey and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. When Captain Marvel realizes he doesn't have a first name, he experiments with a few, including the memorable Marvin Milton Marvel. Golden Arrow tries to prove to the townspeople that Elias Cockburn's new school is a fake, but Elias is one step ahead. Ibis discovers that the all-powerful Rod of Hermes has been sold to a random stranger at an auction for a dollar, and he must get it back before the new owner does irreparable harm. Captain Marvel Gets a First Name; Boy Underground; Golden Arrow: Two Faced Town; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: Victory Treasure Hunt; Ibis the Invincible: The Rod of Hermes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Pete Costanza and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel gets mixed up in the rivalry between two bands, and winds up playing the bass fiddle. Golden Arrow tries to encourage fair play when the hands from two rival ranches have a baseball game that will decide who owns both ranches. Ibis must battle the spirit of Death itself to prevent it from taking either Taia or a professor with a powerful secret. Captain Marvel Plays in a Band; Chief of the Red Demon; Golden Arrow: Batter Up! Batter Down; Spy Smasher: The Butterflies of Doom; Ibis the Invincible: The Duel with Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Charlie Tomsey and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. A pickpocket at a carnival swipes an Indian fakir's magic rope, and Captain Marvel must prevent him from doing any serious damage. Golden Arrow tries to figure out a con artist's trickery before he gets away with the town's money. Ibis probes the secret behind The Great Cypher's "Magic of Numbers" that foretell doom. Captain Marvel: The Great Indian Rope Trick; Rubbernose Randolph; Golden Arrow: The Prestidigital Pilgrim; Spy Smasher: The Deadly Weapon; Ibis the Invincible: The Wicked Prophet; Horace Hotstuff; Davie Crockett at the Alamo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Charlie Tomsey and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. The invention of rocket-powered "seven league boots" leads to Captain Marvel becoming a murder suspect. Spy Smasher investigates when faulty sand causes delays in Allied ship-building during WWII. Ibis uses his powers to help a troubled man go straight after mistakes lead him to a life of crime. Plus an ad for Mary Marvel fashions (dresses, not the costume). Captain Marvel: The Seven League Boots; Golden Arrow: The Fighting Challenge; Spy Smasher: The Japanese Sandman; Ibis the Invincible: The End of the Wrong Road; Horace Hotstuff; David Had a Slingshot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Gus Ricca, and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Golden Arrow investigates strange notes sent to the sheriff's office from people who have no memory of sending them. A pianist gets the transplanted hands of a murderer, but the Ibistick inadvertently allows the executed killer to take over the mind of the musician. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on " How to Improve Your Posture." Captain Marvel vs. Billy Batson in the Trial of Mr. Morris; Golden Arrow: Letter of the Law; Horn Paul Hears from Home; The Culture Corner; Spy Smasher vs. Pie Masher; Horace Hotstuff; Ibis the Invincible: The Hands of Horror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Seemingly harmless stamp collecting leads to trouble for Captain Marvel. Ibis steps in with his magic when strange seeds produce horrifying plants. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Stop Brooding If Your Ears Are Protruding."And a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Captures Red the Terror!, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Captain Marvel: The Marvel Stamps; Golden Arrow: Gone with the White Wind; Tommy Clock's Tap Routine; The Culture Corner; Spy Smasher Fills a Dead Man's Shoes; Pie Masher; Horace Hotstuff; Ibis the Invincible: The Sinister Seeds! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Dr. Sivana's latest invention is a spray that causes anyone to laugh uncontrollably, even Captain Marvel. Spy Smasher learns a hospital's horrifying secret. Plus two "Culture Corner" strips by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Get Out of Bed Gracefully" and "How to Kick a Person in the Teeth." Captain Marvel: The Laugh Lotion; Golden Arrow Draws the Line; A Czechoslovak Heroine; The Culture Corner; Spy Smasher: Hospital of Horror; Horace Hotstuff; Boxcar Benny; Ibis the Invincible: The Fiend's Blood. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Charlie Tomsey, and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel must travel to the planet Mercury to avert a disaster. Spy Smasher seeks a hidden Axis base in the Sierra Nevadas, but if he gets caught, mines and "robot bombs" will destroy everything. When the Tulsa Kid hides out by dressing as a woman, Golden Arrow likewise dresses in drag to catch him! Captain Marvel: Mission to Mercury; Golden Arrow: The Weaker Sex; Kaput Was the Word for It; Spy Smasher: The Nest of Spies; Horace Hotstuff; Whipper-Snappers; Ibis the Invincible: The Noose of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.