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Issue: Whiz Comics #29 Public Domain
Publication Date: April 1942
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Issues: #29 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: 03/20/1942
Volume: 5
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 16 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.
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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
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Pan-American Olympics

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Reprint Notes: in Alter-Ego (TwoMorrows, 1999 series) Vol. 3 #4 (Spring, 2000) [in black and white]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pencil credit for Beck verified in P.C. Hamerlinck article in Alter-Ego #4.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Welcome to the screen, Spy Smasher!
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Pages: 1
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Contents page

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Dr. Voodoo; Orpo
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Pages: 1
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Capt. Marvel at the Pan-American Olympics

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Kerrigo; Sugg; Zeb Batson; Schneer; Potlyk
Synopsis: Kerrigo and Sugg plan to disrupt the Pan-American Olympics figuring that Captain Marvel can only be in one place at a time.
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Pages: 15
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First Line: Xzkgzrm nzievo xofy, qlrm glwzb!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for the Captain Marvel Club and enrollment form.
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The Taming of Buffalo Bull

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): White Wind; Buffalo Bull Regan; Colonel Peters; Smokey; Clem
Synopsis: Golden Arrow has to stop Buffalo Bull from killing buffaloes.
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Story title taken from the contents page.

Art credits by Craig Delich, per P. C. Hamerlinck, in Alter Ego #147 (July 2017).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Wahoo, western fans! Here's the magazine you've been waiting for!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover of Golden Arrow #[1] (1942) Fawcett, 1942 Series.
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The Stolen Lighthouse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Mrs. Bennett; Schnoutz
Synopsis: Spy Smasher discovers a spy ring operating from a lighthouse.
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Pages: 9
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Dr. Riddle
First Line: Hi-diddle-diddle can you solve this riddle?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Bulletman #5.
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Shazam: Achilles -- Who Never Feared

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Peleus; Thetis; Patroclus; Telephus; Hector; Memnon; Paris
Synopsis: The legend of Achilles.
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Pages: 2
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The White Lord of Boru Bu

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Lorela; Ching; Mr. Hogan; John Dumont; Harry; Joe; Aber; Basu
Synopsis: Lance and company arrive at the island of Boru Bu.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Contents page title.

Anderson can be spotted by the faces with high arched upper and almost flat lower eyelids, long thin eyebrows, and small lines under outer corner of eyes. Mouth has often two lines that don't meet in the middle.
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The Song of the Slaves

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Genres: jungle
Character(s): Nero; Anita; Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey]; Emir Abdullah
Synopsis: Hal is joined by Nero and Anita as he leaves Castle Duma. They are set upon by slavers who take them to auction where they are purchased by Emir Abdullah. Hal and Nero lead a slave rebellion. Abdullah escapes with Anita and the Flask.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Contents page title; Part 11 of Golden Flask Quest.
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Alaric

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Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Famous Blitzkriegs of the Past
Character(s): Alaric
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Ruthven the Warlock

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Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): Ruthven (villain; introduction; death); Orpo (villain; introduction); Vera Hungate; Stokes
Synopsis: Ruthven summons the demon Orpo to make Vera marry him.
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Pages: 10
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Uncle Sam wants you to build model war planes!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Mechanix Illustrated (1938 series) volume 28 #1.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: See his thrilling adventures on the screen!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for the Spy Smasher movie serial from Republic.

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