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Issue Details

Issue	#22
Published	October 1941
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Editing	France Herron

Cover Details

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	Pete Costanza
Reprinted	in Shazam! Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #3 (November 2002)

11 page Captain Marvel story "The Temple of Itzalotahui"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Whitey Murphy (first appearance); Miss Dalshaw (first appearance); Pauncho (first appearance); John Malcolm
Synopsis	Billy and Whitey go to Central America to rescue Mr. Malcolm.
Genre	superhero
Script	C. C. Beck
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	Pete Costanza
Colors	C. C. Beck
Notes	Whitey is from The Adventures of Captain Marvel movie serial.
Reprinted	in Shazam! Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #3 (November 2002)

9 page Golden Arrow story "The Rattler"

Characters	The Rattler (Villain; Intro)
Genre	western
Pencils	Alex Blum?
Inks	Alex Blum?

9 page Spy Smasher story "Showdown With Kurt Bund"

Characters	Kurt Bund (Villain); Blitzys (Villain)
Genre	spy; superhero
Script	Otto Binder?
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan
Colors	Otto Binder?

8 page Lance O'Casey story "The End of the Mutineers"

Genre	adventure
Pencils	Clem Weisbecker?
Inks	Clem Weisbecker?

2 page text story "Paid In Full"

Pencils	Carl Formes
Inks	Carl Formes
Letters	Typeset

8 page Dan Dare story "The Sinister Spider"

Characters	The Spider [Dr. Phoebus Weber] (Villain; Intro)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ken Battefield?
Inks	Ken Battefield?
Notes	Last Dan Dare story.

6 page Dr. Voodoo story "Battle On the Cliffs"

Characters	Anita (Guest Star); Nero (Guest Star); Herculo Svenson (Villain; Intro)
Genre	jungle
Pencils	Mac Raboy
Inks	Mac Raboy
Notes	Part 6 of Golden Flask Quest; title from last issue blurb

9 page Ibis the Invincible story "Into the Black Hole"

Characters	Half-Man (Villain)
Genre	occult; superhero
Pencils	Pete Costanza?
Inks	Pete Costanza?
Notes	Story continues in next issue.