Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) comic books 1953

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Howard Boughner, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. Master Comics was one of the cornerstones of the Fawcett lineup during the 1940s. When Freddy Freeman finds a US Army canteen in the river containing maps of Korea, he realizes it has something to do with the War then going on in Korea. Nyoka helps police track a killer into the jungle, but he manages to trick them and strand them all on Whirlpool Island. The corrupt boss of a gambling casino wants to get rid of Western hero Tom Mix, but first he must discredit him, and a visiting virtuoso gives him just the thing. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Note from Nowhere; Dizzy Daisy; Muscle Hedd; Vacuum Bloobstutter: Death Ray Gun; Nyoka: Whirlpool Island; College Boy Baxter; Ozzie: The Dirty White Lie; Tom Mix: The Command Performance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Clem Weisbecker, Dick Dillin, Howard Boughner, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. Master Comics was one of the cornerstones of the Fawcett lineup during the 1940s. A discredited Civil War soldier returns from the grave, or so it seems, and Captain Marvel, Jr. is determined to get to the bottom of it. Tough soldier Bill Battle and his company are ordered to the front lines in Korea by General "Iron Pants" Rowley, and that's just fine for Bill Battle. Western hero Tom Mix investigates after a white man kills a Native so he can provide gold nuggets to the sinister Evil Eye Doggin. This final issue of the series features horror and war elements (as seen on the cover), two hallmarks of 1950s American comics. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Living Dead; Dizzy Daisy; Muscle Hedd; Vacuum Bloobstutter: Mystery in the Sky; Ozzie and Babs: Easy Money; Tom Mix: Evil Eye Doggin's Revenge! Bill Battle: The Biggest Brass There Is! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.