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Issue Details

Issue #18
Published June 1941
Cover Price 0.10 USD
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 "The Awakening of Spy Smasher"

Characters Spy Smasher
Genre superhero
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks Pete Costanza
Notes part 5 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 "The Bandits Who Took a Town"

Genre western
Pencils Pete Costanza?
Inks Pete Costanza?

8 page Lance O'Casey story "Into the Volcano"

Genre adventure
Pencils Clem Weisbacker?
Inks Clem Weisbacker?
Notes Story out of sequence, continues from next issue's story.

8 page Spy Smasher story "Fighting Side-By-Side With Captain Marvel"

Characters Captain Marvel
Genre spy; superhero
Pencils Charles Sultan
Inks Charles Sultan
Notes part 6 (conclusion) of Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher story
Reprinted in Shazam! Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #2

9 page Dan Dare story "The Case of the Tiger's Eye"

Genre detective
Pencils Ken Battefield?
Inks Ken Battefield?

2 page text story "The Saving Dagger"

Pencils Carl Formes (Larac Semrof)
Inks Carl Formes (Larac Semrof)

6 page Dr. Voodoo story "Quest For the Golden Flask"

Characters Nero (Intro); Maxinya (Guest Star); King Richard (Guest Star); Captain Perez (Villain; Intro; Death)
Genre jungle
Pencils Mac Raboy
Inks Mac Raboy
Notes Part 2 of Golden Flask Quest

9 page Ibis the Invincible story "The Giant's House"

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