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Whiz Comics 4

WHIZ COMICS #4

Cover Date: April 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1940-02-23

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Cover Credits:
Art: C.C. Beck


Story: [No Title] (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Parker
ArtC.C. Beck
LetteringC.C. Beck
ColorsBill Parker
EditingBill Parker

Feature Character(s):

Captain Marvel

Villain(s):

Doctor Sivana (disguised as Professor Xerxes Smith; flies to Venus; learns Captain Marvel's secret identity)
Beautia Sivana (first appearance; Queen of the Venusian Frog-Men)

Location(s):

Earth-S
Belair (first appearance; a suburb)
Venus (with a breathable atmosphere)

Story Reprinted in:

The Shazam! Archives #1 (1992)


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Second Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Parker
ArtPete Costanza
ColorsBill Parker
EditingBill Parker

Feature Character(s):

Golden Arrow

Supporting Character(s):

White Wind

Villain(s):

Mex Kane and his gang (first appearance)
Brand Braddock (dies)
Bronk and Brute Braddock
Comanche Pete (first appearance; kills Braddock to frame Golden Arrow)

Location(s):

American Southwest


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Third Story: [No Title] (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Parker
PencilsC.C. Beck
InksPete Costanza
ColorsBill Parker
EditingBill Parker

Feature Character(s):

Spy Smasher

Supporting Character(s):

Admiral Corby
Eve Corby

Villain(s):

Mask (uses a large anti-aircraft gun to shoot down planes)

Location(s):

Washington, DC
Colorado


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Parker
ArtC.C. Beck
LetteringC.C. Beck
ColorsBill Parker
EditingBill Parker

Feature Character(s):

Ibis

Supporting Character(s):

Taia

Other Character(s):

King Senwosri (first appearance; a contemporary king brought back to life; returns to sleep)

Location(s):

New Thebes
Algeria


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Parker
ArtGreg Duncan
ColorsBill Parker
EditingBill Parker

Feature Character(s):

Scoop Smith (find the Fountain of Youth, which dries up)

Supporting Character(s):

Bruce Lane
"Blimp" Black

Location(s):

Brazil


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Sixth Story: [No Title] (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Parker
ArtBob Kinglet
LetteringBob Kinglet
ColorsBill Parker
EditingBill Parker

Feature Character(s):

Lance O'Casey

Supporting Character(s):

Mister Hogan

Villain(s):

Knife Scarr and his crew (first appearance for all; pirates)

Location(s):

Malonana
South Seas


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