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Issue Details

Issue #105
Published December 1948
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Mercedes Shull

Cover Details - "The Son of Shazam"

Genre superhero
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks C. C. Beck

1 page Captain Marvel foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Contents Page"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Genre Superhero

9 page Captain Marvel story "The Son of Shazam"

Characters Shazam
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger

Half page Doc Sorebones filler "No Object"

Genre gag

Half page The Culture Corner filler "How to Cool Your Gruel"

Characters Croucher K. Conk
Genre humor
Script Basil Wolverton
Pencils Basil Wolverton
Inks Basil Wolverton
Colors Basil Wolverton
Reprinted in Culture Corner, The (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) #[nn]

1 page Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil advertisement "Murder on the Movie Set"

Notes Ad in sequential art form.

6 page Golden Arrow story "The Duo of Crime"

Genre western
Pencils Louis Cazeneuve
Inks Louis Cazeneuve

Half page text article "Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc."

Letters typeset

2 page A Wicky and O'Shawnessy Story text story "Wicky's Pony Express"

Script Rod Reed
Pencils ? (illustration)
Inks ? (illustration)
Letters Typeset

8 page Lance O'Casey story "Meets Longo of the Congo"

Genre adventure

Half page filler "Comix Cards"

Characters Gabby Hayes

Half page Wilbur the Waiter filler "The Pay Off"

Genre gag

Half page Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops advertisement "Saved by Trade & Mark"

Notes Ad in sequential art form.

4 page Freshman Freddy story "The Baby Face Bandit"

Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Little
Pencils Frank Bolle
Inks Frank Bolle
Letters Frank Little

Half page Doc Sorebones filler "Specialist"

Genre gag

Half page The Captain Marvel Club promo (ad from the publisher) "Get on the band wagon!"

Characters Billy Batson

8 page Ibis the Invincible story "The Skull of Evil"

Characters Ba-Zhan
Genre occult; superhero
Pencils Charles Tomsey
Inks Charles Tomsey

1 page Electric Game Co., Inc. advertisement "New! Jim Prentice, Amazing, Exciting, 1949 Electric Football"

Notes Ad in sequential art form. On back cover.