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40July 1943
$0.10

Master Comics #40

Fawcett · July 1943 · on sale 1943-06-04

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Identification plate

Series
Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
July 1943
Key date
1943-07-00
On-sale date
1943-06-04
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mac Raboy; inks: Mac RaboyCaptain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
1In This Issuetable of contents1
2The Punching Poltiescomic story12script: Otto Binder; pencils: Mac Raboy; inks: Mac RaboyCaptain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Professor Hex (first appearance); a group of poltergeists (first appearance)
3Chapter XII: One Against Furytext story3script: Joseph Millard [as Joseph J. Millard]; pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typesetHoodoo Hannigan
4Bull's-Eye for Captain Marvel Jr.promo (ad from the publisher)1
5Bulletman Fights the Gagman!comic story13pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack BinderBulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; The Gag Man [Mr. Harker] (first appearance; villain)
6Holy Moley! Is This the End of Captain Marvel?promo (ad from the publisher)1Billy Batson [Captain Marvel]
7The Ray of Hatecomic story10script: Bert Whitman; pencils: Bert Whitman; inks: Bert WhitmanDr. Vee (Villain; Intro)
8Balbo's Own Magic Pageactivity2Balbo
9Hopalong Cassidy Is Hanged by the Neckcomic story7pencils: Ralph Carlson; inks: Ralph CarlsonHopalong Cassidy; Topper (horse); Mesquite Jenkins (deputy); Harte Gang
10New! Now!promo (ad from the publisher)1Captain Marvel; Capt. Marvel Jr.; Golden Arrow; Spy Smasher; Capt. Midnight
11Mystery At the O.C.S.comic story12pencils: Phil Bard; inks: Phil BardMinute Man [Jack Weston]; Johnny Reb (first appearance)
12Captain Marvelpublic service announcement1

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