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Series: Whiz Comics Public Domain
Years in Print: 1940 - 1953
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Publisher: FlagFawcett Country: Flag United States Language: English Issues: #2 - #155 (155 Issues) Continued From Continued From: none Continued In Continued In: none Disclose Tracking Notes:   Disclose Notes: According to the Fawcett Companion: The Best of FCA, Whiz Comics magazine sold 500,000 per issue its 1st year (eleven issues published this year). Information on Fawcett Comics' annual sales of Whiz Comics from 1941 to the mid-1950s is taken from the book "Juvenile Delinquency" (from 1950).

CIRCULATION DATA
1941 - 3,963,535
1942 - 4,686,658
1943 - 7,773,028
1944 - 8,269,958
1945 - 6,657,661
1946 - 7,149,869
1947 - 4,852,948
1948 - 4,149,523
1949 - 3,270,005
1950 (First 6 months) - 1,406,254

CIRCULATION DATA: Data from Audit Bureau of Circulations via Russ Mahera
Jan 1944 – 788,950
Feb 1944 – 779,982
Mar 1944 – 779,956
Apr 1944 – 775,477
May 1944 – 762,936
Jun 1944 – 757,022
Jul 1944 – 696,768
Aug 1944 – 735,369
Sep 1944 – 739,481
Oct 1944 – 732,536
Nov 1944 – 721,481
Dec 1944 – No issues published

Jan 1945 – 735,862
Feb 1945 – 722,717
Mar 1945 – 711,973
Apr 1945 – 718,553
May 1945 – 718,500
Jun 1945 – No issues published
Jul 1945 – 744,004
Aug 1945 – No issues published
Sep/Oct 1945 – 733,461
Nov/Dec 1945 – 708,659
Dec 1945 – 863,932

Jan 1946 – 877,653
Feb 1946 – 846,413
Mar 1946 – 705,670
Apr 1946 – 570,403
May 1946 – 572,724
Jun 1946 – 471,777
Jul 1946 – 525,686
Aug 1946 – 497,724
Sep 1946 – 534,975
Oct 1946 – 516,786
Nov 1946 – 535,045
Dec 1946 – 495,013

CONTRIBUTORS AND INDEXERS:
Some of these issues were provided on microfiche by Pat Iacovone for indexing. Thanks also to Jerry Bails and Mike Tiefenbacher for their support and contributions to indexing this series.
Disclose Format
Publication Type: Comic Books
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Issue # View Issue Images Icon Volume Publication Date Pages Content Items
#132 View Issue Images Icon 22 April 1951 52 14 (11 stories, 1 cover)
#2 View Issue Images Icon 1/1 1 February 1940 68 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#3 View Issue Images Icon 1 March 1940 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#4 (3) View Issue Images Icon 2 1 April 1940 68 11 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#5 (4) View Issue Images Icon 2 1 May 1940 68 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
#5 View Issue Images Icon 2 1 June 1940 68 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
#6 View Issue Images Icon 1 July 1940 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#7 View Issue Images Icon 2 1 August 1940 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#8 View Issue Images Icon 2 1 September 1940 68 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
#9 View Issue Images Icon 2 1 October 1940 68 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
#10 View Issue Images Icon 2 1 November 1940 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#11 View Issue Images Icon 2 2 December 1940 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#12 View Issue Images Icon 2 2 January 1941 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#13 View Issue Images Icon 2 3 February 1941 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#14 View Issue Images Icon 2 3 March 1941 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#15 View Issue Images Icon 2 3 March 1941 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#16 View Issue Images Icon 3 April 1941 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#17 View Issue Images Icon 3 May 1941 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#18 View Issue Images Icon 3 3 June 1941 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#19 View Issue Images Icon 2 4 July 1941 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#20 View Issue Images Icon 3 4 August 1941 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#21 View Issue Images Icon 2 4 September 1941 68 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)
#22 View Issue Images Icon 2 4 October 1941 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#23 View Issue Images Icon 2 4 October 1941 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#24 View Issue Images Icon 2 4 November 1941 68 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#25 View Issue Images Icon 2 5 December 1941 68 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#26 View Issue Images Icon 5 January 1942 68 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#27 View Issue Images Icon 2/1 5 February 1942 68 14 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#28 View Issue Images Icon 2 5 March 1942 68 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#29 View Issue Images Icon 5 April 1942 68 10 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#30 View Issue Images Icon 5 May 1942 68 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#31 View Issue Images Icon 2 5 June 1942 68 10 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#32 View Issue Images Icon 2 5 July 1942 68 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#33 View Issue Images Icon 2 6 August 1942 68 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#34 View Issue Images Icon 2 6 September 1942 68 10 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#35 View Issue Images Icon 6 October 1942 68 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#36 View Issue Images Icon 6 October 1942 68 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#37 View Issue Images Icon 2 7 November 1942 68 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#38 View Issue Images Icon 7 December 1942 68 10 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#39 View Issue Images Icon 7 January 1943 68 10 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#40 View Issue Images Icon 7 February 1943 68 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#41 View Issue Images Icon 7 April 1943 68 10 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#42 View Issue Images Icon 7 May 1943 68 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#43 View Issue Images Icon 8 June 1943 68 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
#44 View Issue Images Icon 8 July 1943 68 10 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#45 View Issue Images Icon 8 August 1943 68 11 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#46 View Issue Images Icon 8 September 1943 68 10 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#47 View Issue Images Icon 8 October 1943 68 10 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#48 View Issue Images Icon 8 November 1943 68 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#49 View Issue Images Icon 9 December 1943 68 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)
#50 View Issue Images Icon 9 January 1944 68 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#51 View Issue Images Icon 9 February 1944 60 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
#52 View Issue Images Icon 2 9 March 1944 52 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
#53 View Issue Images Icon 9 April 1944 52 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
#54 View Issue Images Icon 9 May 1944 52 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)
#55 View Issue Images Icon 10 June 1944 52 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#56 View Issue Images Icon 2 10 July 1944 52 10 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#57 View Issue Images Icon 10 August 1944 52 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#58 View Issue Images Icon 10 September 1944 36 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
#59 View Issue Images Icon 10 October 1944 36 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
#60 View Issue Images Icon 10 November 1944 36 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)
#61 View Issue Images Icon 11 January 1945 36 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
#62 View Issue Images Icon 2 11 February 1945 36 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
#63 View Issue Images Icon 11 March 1945 36 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#64 View Issue Images Icon 2 11 April 1945 36 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
#65 View Issue Images Icon 11 May 1945 36 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#66 View Issue Images Icon 11 July 1945 36 10 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#67 View Issue Images Icon 12 September 1945 36 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#68 View Issue Images Icon 12 November 1945 36 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)
#69 View Issue Images Icon 2 12 December 1945 36 11 (6 stories, 1 cover)
#70 View Issue Images Icon 12 January 1946 36 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#71 View Issue Images Icon 12 February 1946 32 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
#72 View Issue Images Icon 12 March 1946 52 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)
#73 View Issue Images Icon 13 April 1946 52 14 (11 stories, 1 cover)
#74 View Issue Images Icon 2 13 May 1946 52 15 (12 stories, 1 cover)
#75 View Issue Images Icon 13 June 1946 52 13 (11 stories, 1 cover)
#76 View Issue Images Icon 13 July 1946 52 12 (9 stories, 1 cover)
#77 View Issue Images Icon 13 August 1946 52 12 (9 stories, 1 cover)
#78 View Issue Images Icon 2 13 September 1946 52 20 (10 stories, 1 cover)
#79 View Issue Images Icon 14 October 1946 52 21 (10 stories, 1 cover)
#80 View Issue Images Icon 14 November 1946 52 23 (10 stories, 1 cover)
#81 View Issue Images Icon 14 December 1946 52 14 (10 stories, 1 cover)
#82 View Issue Images Icon 14 February 1947 52 12 (9 stories, 1 cover)
#83 View Issue Images Icon 14 March 1947 52 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)
#84 View Issue Images Icon 14 April 1947 36 11 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#85 View Issue Images Icon 15 May 1947 36 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#86 View Issue Images Icon 15 June 1947 36 12 (5 stories, 1 cover)
#87 View Issue Images Icon 15 July 1947 36 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#88 View Issue Images Icon 2 15 August 1947 36 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
#89 View Issue Images Icon 15 September 1947 36 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
#90 View Issue Images Icon 15 October 1947 36 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
#91 View Issue Images Icon 16 November 1947 36 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#92 View Issue Images Icon 16 December 1947 36 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
#93 View Issue Images Icon 16 January 1948 36 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)
#94 View Issue Images Icon 2 16 February 1948 36 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#95 View Issue Images Icon 16 March 1948 36 14 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#96 View Issue Images Icon 16 April 1948 36 14 (10 stories, 1 cover)
#97 View Issue Images Icon 17 May 1948 36 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#98 View Issue Images Icon 2 17 June 1948 36 19 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#99 View Issue Images Icon 3/1 17 July 1948 36 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)

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