Publishers / Fawcett / Whiz Comics (1940) / #117
117January 1950
$0.10

Whiz Comics #117

Fawcett · January 1950 · on sale 1949-11-09

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Identification plate

Series
Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series)
Issue
#117
Publication date
January 1950
Key date
1950-01-00
On-sale date
1949-11-09
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Captain Marvel versus Sivana's Sciencecover1pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sivana; Golden Arrow (inset)
2Captain Marvel versus Sivana's Sciencecomic story9.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana (villain)
3Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
4Chicken Croquettecomic story0.5
5The Captain Marvel Clubpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
6Dead-Eye Wicktext story2script: Rod ReedWicky; O'Shawnessy
8-public service announcement0.5Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
9The Cattle Fraudcomic story6.67Golden Arrow
10Gabby Hayesillustration0.33Gabby Hayes
11The Plight of Homer Whittington, Jr.comic story7pencils: Clem Weisbecker; letters: Sam RosenLance O'Casey; Homer Whittington, Jr.
12Clean Sweepcomic story1Doc Sorebones
14Is Fowled Up!comic story0.5Wilbur
15How to Bowcomic story5script: Basil Wolverton; pencils: Basil Wolverton; inks: Basil Wolverton; colors: Basil WolvertonCroucher K. Conk
16A Course in Salesmanship!comic story4Freddy
17Apollyon's Bookcomic story7Ibis; Taia; Professor Hertz (death); Brane (villain, death); Apollyon the Destroyer (villain, death)
18Medical Examcomic story1Happy Hal

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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