Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) comic books 1950-1959

Add to cart FR 1.0 $41.00 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.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $38.00 View scan 6" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $45.00 or Best Offer View scan Interior is complete, but nearing brittle. 6" cumulative spine split through cover and most wraps, cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, Charlie Tomsey, Anthony Cataldo, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. When Captain Marvel learns that stamps from around the world are prized by collectors, he decides to see what they are worth to stamp collectors from other worlds, and goes on a tour of the universe. Lance helps a government agency track seal poachers. Ibis faces his old foe Karnok again, and this time he's got the Termite Men doing his dirty work. Captain Marvel: The Universe Stamp Collection; Lance O'Casey: The Seal Pirates; Doc Sorebones; Golden Arrow: Bull Jeffer's Reign of Terror; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Ibis the Invincible: The Termite Men. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $199.00 View scan Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back Label #4276005024 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, Howard Boughner, Charlie Tomsey, Anthony Cataldo, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Lance and Mike discover that a warning beacon has been tampered with to cause shipwrecks on a hidden reef. Golden Arrow discovers that there is such a thing as "wheat rustlers," and they're plaguing the farmers of the area. After a close encounter with the tome "the Necromicon," Ibis finds himself a prisoner on Charon's ferry. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Unfetter a Sealed Letter." Captain Marvel: The Mystery of the Flying Studio; Doc Sorebones; The Culture Corner; Lance O'Casey: The Beacon of Death; Golden Arrow: The Harvest Rustlers; Dizzy Daisy Needs Coaching; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: Prisoner on Charon's Ferry. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $80.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel learns that not only have the insects of the remote Amazon Jungle created their own civilization...but they have The Bomb. Lance and Mike get into an Indiana Jones-style adventure while helping Prof. Rand find the lost Mayan relic called the Red Jaguar. Ibis and Taia must save humanity after a scientist's Alec Holland-like experiment creates weeds that are sentient...and mobile. Captain Marvel Battles the Bug Bombs; Doc Sorebones; Lance O'Casey: The Mystery of the Red Jaguar; Golden Arrow: The Indian Uprising; Brainy Buster; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: The Menace of the Horror Weeds. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $62.00 View scans 1" Cumulative spine split.

Cover by Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, George Marko, Otto Binder, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. A mysterious dancing plague sweeps over America, and Captain Marvel must discover who's behind it before people dance themselves to death. Lance and Mike go undercover on an offshore gambling ship to help a reporter investigate gangster Giant Pretts. Ibis investigates a strange river flood and encounters the otherworldly Riverman. Captain Marvel Battles the Dancing Plague; Doc Sorebones; Lance O'Casey: Gamble with Death; Golden Arrow: Wanted for Murder and Robbery; Brainy Buster; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; What's the Name?; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible Battles the Amazing Riverman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $85.00 View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Tear seals. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. When Earth gains a new moon, Dr. Sivana sees a chance to have his own world again. As Western hero Golden Arrow bows out of the pages of Whiz Comics, horror host Dr. Death makes his debut. When a sea monster surfaces, Ibis becomes gigantic, to battle it kaiju-to-kaiju. Captain Marvel: Sivanas Monster World; Doc Sorebones; Lance O'Casey: The Killers of Shark Pool; Golden Arrow: Trail of Death!; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: The Man-Eater from the Deep. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $285.00 or Best Offer View scans 1.25" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, Pete Morisi and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. In his final adventure in Whiz Comics, Billy Batson investigates mysterious disappearances and discovers the "human deep-freeze" maintained by the intelligent, many-tentacled Kraken of legend. Like any Lovecraftian hero, a temporarily Shazam-less Billy responds, "No - No! I'll go gibbering mad!" In another horror-themed tale, war hero Jaspar's spirit pursues his murderer. When archaeologists unleash evil spirits from the tomb of Pharaoh En-Tep, only Ibis knows how to contain them. Captain Marvel: The Legend Horror; Doc Sorebones; Lance O'Casey: Undercover Warfare; Dr. Death: The Heros Spirit; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Sacrifice Play; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: The Guardians of the Tomb. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.