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Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 56 VG 4.0

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    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) #56 VG 4.0
    Published Jul 1944 by Fawcett.

    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 56 VG 4.0

    Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

    Starts Jul 4

    Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Harry Parkhurst and Tom McNamara. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Eccentric inventor Professor Whimm seeks Capt. Marvel's endorsement for his futuristic creations, like rocket bicycles, but the world isn't ready for them. Golden Arrow is elected to tell hermit Hezekiah that he's inherited a ranch, and to help the antisocial rascal return to civilization. A gangster gets hold of a scientist's invention that turns bad guys good, and uses it to turn Ibis into a criminal. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing featuring Captain Marvel, When Billy Batson Says Shazam; the cover is a War Stamps PSA. Captain Marvel Designs the Future; Golden Arrow: The Happy Hermit; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Nazi Prisoners of War; Eaglebeak Spruder; Ibis the Invincible: Ibis Becomes a Gangster; Horace Hotstuff. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: VG 4.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)