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Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 74

  • Issue #74
    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 74
    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) #74
    Published May 1946 by Fawcett.
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    Auction opens March 16
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. 3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Only one staple (manufacturing).

    Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel faces a rogue sea captain with strange powers. Ibis uses magic to discover how the con is performed at a rigged horse race. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Boot a Fly off Your Snoot." Captain Marvel and Old Man River; Horace Hotstuff; Golden Arrow: The Horse's Hoax; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.; Wilbur the Waiter; Spy Smasher: The Exploding Mains; Night Chase; Whipper-Snappers; The Culture Corner; Ibis the Invincible: Ibis Goes to the Races; Doc Sorebones; Mickey the Monitor Dishes It Out; Captain Marvel: The Berserk Giant. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.