Comic books December 1948

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Al Zere, Louis Cazeneuve, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Sivana tricks Captain Marvel must into creating a machine that can destroy Captain Marvel. Ibis battles an evil mage who can call forth beings from an enchanted tapestry to do his murderous bidding. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Sharpen Your Wits." Captain Marvel: The World's Mightiest Machine; Doc Sorebones; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner; Little Miss Money Bags; Nautical Nancy; Bell Bottom Bill; Golden Arrow: The Vanishing Payrolls!; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Freshman Freddy: In the Dog House; The Whiz Quiz; Ibis the Invincible: The Tapestry of Terror; Lance O'Casey: The Peril of the Pearls! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. "The Key to the Pole Vault"; Wilbur tries pole vaulting for the school. "The Clean-Up"; Wilbur tries selling an electric washer to a farm woman. "The World Beater"; Wilbur accidentally breaks Dripwaite's globe and has to get a replacement. 2 Wilbur Puzzle Pages. "A Lemon's Aid"; Wilbur helps his dad with the new refrigerator. "Three's a Crowd"; Wilbur and Slats try to spend time with Laurie at the carnival. "The Knit-Wit"; Linda is knitting socks for Wilbur. "Suit Yourself" text story; Wilbur has to drop his father's tuxedo off at the cleaners and help Red with a clothing drive. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Randy takes Katy and Sis ice skating. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne and William R. Shelton. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Ruben Moreira, Frank Fermonetti, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Murderous thugs will do anything to stop reporter Jane Martin from meeting a germ-warfare scientist; King of the Congo seeks ivory hunters and a lost safari; Mr. Pupin kidnaps a man's children to force him to steal a jet, but Captain Wings is on the case. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; King of the Congo; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story; Zegra battles Tugga, a female wrestler who has come to the jungle. "A Destiny Pearl!", script by John Lanier (as Jed Lewis); A girl and her uncle battle over a pearl bed, while Zegra tries to keep them out of trouble. "Modern Harbor Pirates" article. "Jungle Oddities," script and art by Taylor Orr; Facts about African tribes and animals. "Tropical Topics"; Facts about African animals. "The Jilted Canary," script and art by Henkel; Mike Mallory is a detective on the radio who gets a murderer to confess to the killing of a singer while on the air. Indicia states "Zegra". 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.