Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) comic books 1944

Cover by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder, Dick MacKay and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Harry Parkhurst, Clem Weisbecker, Dick MacKay and unknown. What happens to Captain Marvel when he goes swimming? Read "Captain Marvel's Most Embarrassing Moment" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: Golden Arrow in "Balloons over the Sageland" with art by Harry Parkhurst; Spy Smasher in "The Mountain Menace of Horrido" with story by Otto Binder; Lance O'Casey in "The Code of the Penguins" with art by Clem Weisbecker; Richard Richard, Private Dick is introduced in "The Cemetery Plot" by Dick MacKay; Ibis the Invincible in "Loki, the Terrible"; and Wicky and O'Shawnessy in 2-page text story "The Million Dollar Dog" by Rod Reed. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by C. C. Beck, Al Carreno, and Alex Blum. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel is chosen to judge a beauty contest, but one of the contestants is the daughter of a wizard, who threatens an ugliness curse if she loses. Lance O'Casey and Mike investigate a supposed sea serpent, and find a secret Axis super-weapon. A hobo is transformed by Ibis's magical Ibistick into a second Ibis. Captain Marvel: The Beauty Contest; Golden Arrow: The Iron Horse; Spy Smasher: Mystery of Spy Island; Lance O'Casey: The Deadly Seadragon; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Ibis the Invincible: Bobo the Hobo. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by C. C. Beck and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Sivana threatens Captain Marvel with a "death day" greeting, in a story that also has CM choosing his own birthday. Golden Arrow tries to reveal the truth about a con man's "bottomless well" and his land deals on the far side of the globe. The magical fiend called the Dark One is aiding Hitler's naval forces, and when Ibis intervenes, he abducts Taia. Captain Marvel and His Death Day!; Golden Arrow: The Bottomless Well; Spy Smasher Needles the Nazis; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Ibis the Invincible: The Terrible Dark One. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Al Carreno and Pete Riss. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. In an amusing story, Billy Batson gets a night job in a munitions plant to aid the war effort, and works for a pushy Rosie the Riveter type. But Captain Marvel falls in love with her, resulting in conflict between the two identities! Golden Arrow suspects shenanigans when an animal trainer advertises a talking bear. Spy Smasher investigates when poisonous flowers are sent to military leaders. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing, Be a Junior Spy Smasher. Captain Marvel Falls in Love; Golden Arrow: The Talking Animals; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Flowers of Fear; Prince Ibis Pursues the Gay Nineties Gangster; Lance O' Casey: The Boy Beggar. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Al Carreno and Pete Costanza. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel is finagled into filling in for the absent mayor of tiny Yoklburg, who also serves as the local cop, fireman, justice of the peace, and even hotel bellboy. Sharp-shooting action girl Conchita Marquita Pepita Etcetera thinks her new mail-order husband is Golden Arrow, and when she finds out it's actually Pancho, the lead starts flying. Spy Smasher seeks the saboteurs targeting Spy Harbor. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing, Captain Marvel Puts the Scraps in the Scrap. Captain Marvel: Jack-of-All-Trades; Golden Arrow: Two-Gun Totin' Mama; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Wreckers of Spy Harbor; Ibis the Invincible: The Deadly Dead. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, and Al Carreno. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Capt. Marvel suspects Gideon Snoope's genealogy research is bogus, but then he learns about his many Marvel ancestors throughout history. Smoky Gulch gets its first telephone, and it helps Golden Arrow get the drop on a clueless outlaw who can't figure out where the sounds are coming from. Ibis uses the Ibistick against a deadly demon-monkey whose icy breath can kill, sent by his old foes Trug and Thorne. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing featuring Ibis, Anyone Can Be a Magician. Captain Marvel and His Family Tree; Golden Arrow: The Magic Bird of the Old West; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher Blacks Out the Blackout Brigands; Horace Hotstuff; Ibis the Invincible: The Murderous Ice Monkey. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, and Victor Pazmino. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel helps the radio station's advice columnist, but solving people's problems is a tough job, even for a superhero. Golden Arrow realizes that the strange cactus walking the desert and robbing people is actually a bandit in disguise! The only way to beat a clever shape-shifting phantom is for Ibis to die and become a ghost himself. Plus an ad for Mary Marvel fashions (dresses, not the costume). Captain Marvel: Mr. Agony's Ill-Will Hour; Golden Arrow: The Walking Cactus; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher Awakens the Sleep-Walkers; Hedda and Tails; Punkinhead; Trapped on the Trail; Opportunity Knoxx; Ibis the Invincible: The Slap-Happy Spook. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. When Billy Batson hears reports that Captain Marvel is going on strange sprees of violence late at night, he decides maybe it's time for Captain Marvel to retire. A new expert archer appears on the scene, leading to an old-fashioned archery contest with Golden Arrow. A mischievous goblin makes trouble for Ibis and Taia. Captain Marvel Retires; Golden Arrow Meets His Rival; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Mild Mr. Meek; Ibis the Invincible: The Little Man Who Isn't Here. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Alex Blum and Marc Swayze. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Billy Batson meets Reginald Q. Dishlather, who looks exactly like evil Dr. Sivana...or is this just another Sivana plot? Golden Arrow tries to save the Little Creek tribe from an epidemic by convincing them to listen to their med-school-educated chief's son, rather than the superstitious tribal shaman. Dare Devil Luke seeks Ibis's help after a wizard threatens to sabotage his entry into a dangerous sports contest. Captain Marvel: Sivana's Twin; Old Ironfoot; Golden Arrow: The Murderous Medicine Man; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Underpaid Spies; Ibis the Invincible: Ibis Makes a Pact with the Devil!. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck, Charlie Tomsey and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Professor Staunchheart's latest invention is supposed to find missing people, but all it does is find trouble for Captain Marvel. Golden Arrow wants to help Katy find out who's turning loose the animals in her father's traveling circus. Spy Smasher investigates when scientists suspect they've found fabled Atlantis. Captain Marvel Tangles with the Missing Persons Machine; Boy Underground; Golden Arrow: Under the Big Top; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Lost Land; Ibis the Invincible: The Case of Too Many Ibisticks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.