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Whiz Comics (1940) · The Collector

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Fawcett
Whiz Comics (1940)

Whiz Comics

Fawcett · 1940–1953

Format: Ongoing series
Status: Ended
Issues: 155
Frequency: Monthly
Cover price: 10¢
Key issues: 23

Super-Hero

An anthology comic book series.

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New issues go on your pull list in Releases, with the date to order each one by.

Issues
Key issues
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Characters
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Issues

155 issues · 23 keys

#1–1001940–1948
#101–2001948–1953
Other numbers1940

Jump to1940s 1950s

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Sources

Grand Comics Database series 189
Metron series 5275

Catalog data from Metron and the Grand Comics Database is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 and was normalized by The Collector. Cover images belong to their publishers.

Whiz Comics

#2

Feb 1940

Origin of Billy Batson

Whiz Comics (1940) #3 cover

#3

Mar 1940

1st appearance of Taki

Whiz Comics (1940) #5 cover

#5

Jun 1940

Whiz Comics (1940) #6 cover

#6

Jul 1940

Whiz Comics (1940) #7 cover

#7

Aug 1940

1st appearance of Maxinya

Whiz Comics (1940) #8 cover

#8

Sep 1940

Whiz Comics (1940) #9 cover

#9

Oct 1940

1st appearance of Maxinya's father

Whiz Comics (1940) #10 cover

#10

Nov 1940

Whiz Comics (1940) #11 cover

#11

Dec 1940

Whiz Comics (1940) #12 cover

#12

Jan 1941

Whiz Comics (1940) #13 cover

#13

Feb 1941

Whiz Comics (1940) #14 cover

#14

Mar 1941

Whiz Comics (1940) #15 cover

#15

Mar 1941

Origin of Beautia Sivana

Whiz Comics (1940) #16 cover

#16

Apr 1941

Whiz Comics (1940) #17 cover

#17

May 1941

1st appearance of King Richard

Whiz Comics (1940) #18 cover

#18

Jun 1941

1st appearance of Nero

Whiz Comics (1940) #19 cover

#19

Jul 1941

Whiz Comics (1940) #20 cover

#20

Aug 1941

1st appearance of Anita

Whiz Comics (1940) #21 cover

#21

Sep 1941

Whiz Comics (1940) #22 cover

#22

Oct 1941

1st appearance of Whitey Murphy

Whiz Comics (1940) #23 cover

#23

Oct 1941

1st appearance of Lulette

Whiz Comics (1940) #24 cover

#24

Nov 1941

Whiz Comics (1940) #25 cover

#25

Dec 1941

Whiz Comics (1940) #26 cover

#26

Jan 1942

Whiz Comics (1940) #27 cover

#27

Feb 1942

Whiz Comics (1940) #28 cover

#28

Mar 1942

1st appearance of Dervish of Ank-Har

Whiz Comics (1940) #29 cover

#29

Apr 1942

Whiz Comics (1940) #30 cover

#30

May 1942

Whiz Comics (1940) #31 cover

#31

Jun 1942

1st appearance of Mike Bellew

Whiz Comics (1940) #32 cover

#32

Jul 1942

1st appearance of The Trolls

Whiz Comics (1940) #33 cover

#33

Aug 1942

Whiz Comics (1940) #34 cover

#34

Sep 1942

Whiz Comics (1940) #35 cover

#35

Oct 1942

Whiz Comics (1940) #36 cover

#36

Oct 1942

Whiz Comics (1940) #37 cover

#37

Nov 1942

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#38

Dec 1942

Whiz Comics (1940) #39 cover

#39

Jan 1943

Whiz Comics (1940) #40 cover

#40

Feb 1943

Whiz Comics (1940) #41 cover

#41

Apr 1943

1st appearance of CapMarv, the Captain Marvel of 2943

Whiz Comics (1940) #42 cover

#42

May 1943

Whiz Comics (1940) #43 cover

#43

Jun 1943

Whiz Comics (1940) #44 cover

#44

Jul 1943

1st appearance of Junior Spy Smashers

Whiz Comics (1940) #45 cover

#45

Aug 1943

Whiz Comics (1940) #46 cover

#46

Sep 1943

1st appearance of Dr. Roach

Whiz Comics (1940) #47 cover

#47

Oct 1943

Whiz Comics (1940) #48 cover

#48

Nov 1943

Whiz Comics (1940) #49 cover

#49

Dec 1943

1st appearance of Aka

Whiz Comics (1940) #50 cover

#50

Jan 1944

1st appearance of Old Man of the Mountains

Whiz Comics (1940) #51 cover

#51

Feb 1944

Whiz Comics (1940) #52 cover

#52

Mar 1944

Whiz Comics (1940) #53 cover

#53

Apr 1944

Whiz Comics (1940) #54 cover

#54

May 1944

Whiz Comics (1940) #55 cover

#55

Jun 1944

Whiz Comics (1940) #56 cover

#56

Jul 1944

Whiz Comics (1940) #57 cover

#57

Aug 1944

Whiz Comics (1940) #58 cover

#58

Sep 1944

1st appearance of Golden Bow

Whiz Comics (1940) #59 cover

#59

Oct 1944

Whiz Comics (1940) #60 cover

#60

Nov 1944

Whiz Comics (1940) #61 cover

#61

Jan 1945

Whiz Comics (1940) #62 cover

#62

Feb 1945

Whiz Comics (1940) #63 cover

#63

Mar 1945

Whiz Comics (1940) #64 cover

#64

Apr 1945

Whiz Comics (1940) #65 cover

#65

May 1945

1st appearance of Flotso

Whiz Comics (1940) #66 cover

#66

Jul 1945

Whiz Comics (1940) #67 cover

#67

Oct 1945

Whiz Comics (1940) #68 cover

#68

Dec 1945

Whiz Comics (1940) #69 cover

#69

Dec 1945

Whiz Comics (1940) #70 cover

#70

Jan 1946

Whiz Comics (1940) #71 cover

#71

Feb 1946

Whiz Comics (1940) #72 cover

#72

Mar 1946

Whiz Comics (1940) #73 cover

#73

Apr 1946

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#74

May 1946

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#75

Jun 1946

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#76

Jul 1946

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#77

Aug 1946

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#78

Sep 1946

Whiz Comics (1940) #79 cover

#79

Oct 1946

Whiz Comics (1940) #80 cover

#80

Nov 1946

Whiz Comics (1940) #81 cover

#81

Dec 1946

Whiz Comics (1940) #82 cover

#82

Feb 1947

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#83

Mar 1947

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#84

Apr 1947

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#85

May 1947

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#86

Jun 1947

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#87

Jul 1947

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#88

Aug 1947

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#89

Sep 1947

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#90

Oct 1947

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#91

Nov 1947

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#92

Dec 1947

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#93

Jan 1948

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#94

Feb 1948

Whiz Comics (1940) #95 cover

#95

Mar 1948

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#96

Apr 1948

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#97

May 1948

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#98

Jun 1948

Whiz Comics (1940) #99 cover

#99

Jul 1948

Whiz Comics (1940) #100 cover

#100

Aug 1948

Key issues

First appearances, origins and turning points, led by the debuts of the characters who appear most across the catalog.

23 keys

Whiz Comics (1940) #50 cover

#50

Jan 1944

1st appearance of Old Man of the Mountains

Whiz Comics

#2

Feb 1940

Origin of Billy Batson

Whiz Comics (1940) #15 cover

#15

Mar 1941

Origin of Beautia Sivana

Whiz Comics (1940) #18 cover

#18

Jun 1941

1st appearance of Nero

Whiz Comics (1940) #49 cover

#49

Dec 1943

1st appearance of Aka

Whiz Comics (1940) #20 cover

#20

Aug 1941

1st appearance of Anita

Whiz Comics (1940) #122 cover

#122

Jun 1950

1st appearance of Moloch

Whiz Comics (1940) #31 cover

#31

Jun 1942

1st appearance of Mike Bellew

Whiz Comics (1940) #17 cover

#17

May 1941

1st appearance of King Richard

Whiz Comics (1940) #22 cover

#22

Oct 1941

1st appearance of Whitey Murphy

Whiz Comics (1940) #7 cover

#7

Aug 1940

1st appearance of Maxinya

Whiz Comics (1940) #3 cover

#3

Mar 1940

1st appearance of Taki

11 more key issues

#91st appearance of Maxinya's father
#231st appearance of Lulette · 1st appearance of Sir Roger Fittz-Down Chipley
#281st appearance of Dervish of Ank-Har
#321st appearance of The Trolls · 1st appearance of Adolf-Puss · 1st appearance of Blabbermouth Musso
#411st appearance of CapMarv, the Captain Marvel of 2943

Creators

Who made the most issues of this run, with the issues they span.

85 people credited

Writers

Otto Binder100 issues · #21–#155
Bill Woolfolk64 issues · #13–#155
Basil Wolverton63 issues · #65–#146
Bill Parker15 issues · #2–#15
John Hampton10 issues · #7–#16
Frank Little8 issues · #103–#131
Tom McNamara5 issues · #23–#56
Victor Pazmiño4 issues · #44–#57

Artists

Kurt Schaffenberger76 issues · #68–#155
C. C. Beck70 issues · #2–#99
Basil Wolverton63 issues · #65–#146
Pete Costanza35 issues · #2–#124
Clem Weisbecker29 issues · #18–#131
Charlie Tomsey27 issues · #60–#147
Harry Parkhurst22 issues · #25–#83
Anthony Cataldo20 issues · #129–#148

Cover artists

C. C. Beck116 issues · #2–#155
Pete Costanza48 issues · #16–#151
Kurt Schaffenberger16 issues · #113–#154
Ray Harford3 issues · #31–#36
Marc Swayze2 issues · #37–#38
Emil Gershwin1 issue

Inkers: Kurt Schaffenberger (74), Basil Wolverton (63), C. C. Beck (54)
Colorists: Basil Wolverton (59), Bill Parker (10), John Hampton (7)
Letterers: Bill Parker (6), Basil Wolverton (4), Frank Little (4)
Editors: Ginny Provisiero (35), Mercedes Shull (32), Will Lieberson (21)

Characters and teams

Who appears most often in this run, by issues they appear in.

592 characters

Golden Arrow80
Captain Marvel79
Croucher K. Conk60
Ibis56
Lance O'Casey50
Taia41
White Wind40
Spy Smasher34
Doctor Voodoo25
Billy Batson23
Mike Bellew23
Death)18
Alan Armstrong17
Prince Amentep17
introduction)16
Roger Parsons16
Nero15
Sterling Morris14
Anita12
Dan Dare12
Eve Corby12
The Mask12
Princess Taia11
Sivana11

First appearances in this run

Characters who debut here, led by those who appear most across the catalog. 47 in all.

Thor#50
Captain Marvel#2
Spike#15
Ibis#2
Golden Arrow

Teams: The Lieutenant Marvels (1)

Publication details

Publication notes

According to the Fawcett Companion: The Best of FCA, Whiz Comics magazine sold 500,000 per issue its first year (eleven issues published that 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 January 1944 – 788,950 February 1944 – 779,982 March 1944 – 779,956 April 1944 – 775,477 May 1944 – 762,936 June 1944 – 757,022 July 1944 – 696,768 August 1944 – 735,369 September 1944 – 739,481 October 1944 – 732,536 November 1944 – 721,481 December 1944 – No issues published

January 1945 – 735,862 February 1945 – 722,717 March 1945 – 711,973 April 1945 – 718,553 May 1945 – 718,500 June 1945 – No issues published July 1945 – 744,004 August 1945 – No issues published September/October 1945 – 733,461 November/December 1945 – 708,659 December 1945 – 863,932

January 1946 – 877,653 February 1946 – 846,413 March 1946 – 705,670 April 1946 – 570,403 May 1946 – 572,724 June 1946 – 471,777 July 1946 – 525,686 August 1946 – 497,724 September 1946 – 534,975 October 1946 – 516,786 November 1946 – 535,045 December 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.

From the Grand Comics Database.

Publishing format: was ongoing series
Binding: saddle-stitched
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

#44

1st appearance of Junior Spy Smashers · 1st appearance of Dukwadl

#461st appearance of Dr. Roach

#581st appearance of Golden Bow

#651st appearance of Flotso

#1051st appearance of Longo · 1st appearance of Drupsa

#1521st appearance of The Beauty Maker

#2

Lance O'Casey#2

Richard Richard#50