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Issue Details

Issue #16
Published April 1941
Cover Price 0.10
Editing France Herron

Cover Details

Genre superhero
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks Pete Costanza?
Reprinted in Shazam! Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #2

11 page Captain Marvel story "Confrontation with Spy Smasher"

Characters Spy Smasher
Genre superhero
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks Pete Costanza
Notes part 2 of Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher story; continues in Spy Smasher story in this issue
Reprinted in Shazam! Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #2

9 page Golden Arrow story "Carol Braddock--Marked For Death"

Genre western
Pencils Pete Costanza
Inks Pete Costanza

8 page Lance O'Casey story "The Land of the Leopard Men"

Genre adventure
Pencils Bob Kingett
Inks Bob Kingett

8 page Spy Smasher story "The Trap for Eve Corby"

Characters Captain Marvel
Genre spy; superhero
Pencils Charles Sultan
Inks Charles Sultan
Notes part 3 of Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher story; continues in Captain Marvel story in next issue
Reprinted in Shazam! Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #2

9 page Dan Dare story "The Gas Gun Murders"

Characters John Elton (Villain; Intro)
Genre detective
Pencils Greg Duncan
Inks Greg Duncan

2 page text story "Circus Hero"

Pencils Carl Formes
Inks Carl Formes
Letters Typeset

6 page Dr. Voodoo story "The Ivory Thieves"

Characters Ahmed (Villain; Intro; Death)
Genre jungle
Script John Hampton?
Pencils Mac Raboy
Inks Mac Raboy
Colors John Hampton?

9 page Ibis the Invincible story "The Man Whose Words Came True"

Characters Trug (Villain); Osiris (Intro)
Genre occult; superhero
Pencils Alex Blum?
Inks Alex Blum?
Notes Story continues in next issue.