Whiz Comics #79 (1946) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. Beck	Captain Marvel; Billy Batson; an unnamed artist; Crime Smasher (inset)
1	Intro Page	table of contents	1		Shazam; Billy Batson; Captain Marvel
2	Captain Marvel Goes to College!	comic story	8.67	script: Otto Binder; letters: Otto Binder	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dean Worthington; Baby Face Johnny Jones
3	It's a Race!!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
5	A Sweet Prescription	comic story	0.5
6	How to Laugh at a Bum Joke	comic story	0.5	script: Basil Wolverton; pencils: Basil Wolverton; inks: Basil Wolverton; colors: Basil Wolverton	Croucher K. Conk
8	Golden Arrow versus Silver Arrow	comic story	6	pencils: Bernie Krigstein; inks: Bernie Krigstein
9	Medical Mirth	cartoon	1	script: W. Jourdain; pencils: W. Jourdain; inks: W. Jourdain
10	Sherlock's Worst Case	text story	2	script: Rod Reed
11	One Hour to Live	comic story	7	pencils: Ken Bald; inks: Ken Bald
12	Let's Face It	comic story	1
13	Reducing	cartoon	1
14	Food Blues	comic story	1
16	Mickey the Monitor Cramps His Rival's Style	comic story	2
17	Ibis the Invincible and the "Werewolves of Doom"	comic story	8.67	script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger
18	-	illustration	0.33		Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Midnight
20	Health Hints	cartoon	1	script: W. Jourdain; pencils: W. Jourdain; inks: W. Jourdain

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

Collection	Year
Daisy Handbook #2	1948	On eBay ›
The Culture Corner #[nn] ISBN 978-160699-308-8	2010	On eBay ›

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