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Issue: Whiz Comics #18 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1941
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Issues: #18 of 155 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFawcett
Brand: A Fawcett Publication [Triangle]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Fawcett Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/16/1941
Volume: 3
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): France Herron
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): C. C. Beck
Inker(s): C. C. Beck
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagSpecial Edition Series #1 published January 1974
In Content Item: FlagThe Shazam! Archives #2 published September 1999
as Whiz Comics #18 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inker revision from Pete Costanza ? to Beck per P. C. Hamerlinck, added by Craig Delich.
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The Awakening of Spy Smasher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): C. C. Beck
Inker(s): C. C. Beck
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Eve Corby; Geyer (villain, Nazi agent); Schwink (villain, Nazi agent); The Mask (villain, image, flashback)
Synopsis: Nazi agents approach Spy Smasher and offer him a medal from the War Lord (i.e. Adolf Hitler), saying that the War Lord wants Spy Smasher to take over his spying and sabotage work in America. But Spy Smasher refuses and the agents conspire to kill the hypnotized hero. However, Captain Marvel sees that Spy Smasher, even though the Brainograph has done its work well, still has some good qualities that come through. So when Spy Smasher destroys the Hypno-Chair of the Mask, Captain decides to try and break the spell through his will power and succeeds.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Shazam! Archives #2 published September 1999
as The Awakening of Spy Smasher [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Part 6 of the Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher storyline, which continues in the Spy Smasher story in this issue.

Panel two on page 6 depicts a reverse figure of Captain Marvel found on the cover to Captain Marvel Adventures #3.

Panel four on page 9 features the image of Captain Marvel as shown on the package containing "Captain Marvel's Magic Eyes", which readers could buy in the future.

Pencils credit revised from Costanza to Beck per Alter Ego #156 (January 2019).
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The Bandits Who Took a Town

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Pete Costanza ?
Inker(s): Pete Costanza ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Golden Arrow
Character(s): Golden Arrow [Roger Parsons]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Into the Volcano

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Clem Weisbecker ?
Inker(s): Clem Weisbecker ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Lance O'Casey
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story out of sequence, continues from next issue's story.
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Fighting Side-By-Side with Captain Marvel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Charles Sultan
Inker(s): Charles Sultan
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, superhero
Feature(s): Spy Smasher
Character(s): Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Eve Corby; Fritz (villain); Heine (villain)
Synopsis: Restored to his sanity by Captain Marvel, Spy Smasher vows to escape the clutches of the Nazi agents who have captured him and plan on torturing him.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Shazam! Archives #2 published September 1999
as Fighting Side-By-Side With Captain Marvel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Part 7 and the conclusion of the Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher storyline.
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The Case of the Tiger's Eye

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ken Battefield?
Inker(s): Ken Battefield?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Dan Dare
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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The Saving Dagger

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carl Formes (Larac Semrof)
Inker(s): Carl Formes (Larac Semrof)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mac Raboy
Inker(s): Mac Raboy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Dr. Voodoo
Character(s): Nero (introduction); Maxinya; Captain Perez (villain; introduction; death); Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey]
First Line: After finding the strange castle in the jungle, Hal Carey, known as Doctor Voodoo, as one chance to escape with his life...
Synopsis: A wizard sends Hal back in time to the days of the Spanish conquistadors in order to retrieve the golden flask.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Part 2 of Golden Flask Quest
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The Giant's House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Alex Blum?
Inker(s): Alex Blum?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Feature(s): Ibis the Invincible
Character(s): Trug (Villain)
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Story continues in next issue.

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