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57August 1947
$0.10

Wow Comics #57

Fawcett · August 1947

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Series
Wow Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series)
Issue
#57
Publication date
August 1947
Key date
1947-08-10
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack Binder
2Contents Pagecredits, title page1pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack Binder
3The Reign of the Batscomic story7pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack Binder
5Catch On?comic story1script: Dick Pascal; pencils: Dick Pascal; inks: Dick Pascal
7The Caliph's Diamondscomic story7pencils: Marc Swayze; inks: Marc SwayzePhantom Eagle [Mickey Malone]
9Bedtime Storycomic story1
11Mr. Scarlet and Pinky vs. Lady Killer!comic story12script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack BinderMr. Scarlet [Brian Butler] Pinky [Pinky Butler]; Miss Cherry Wade; Lady Killer [Mrs. Blacky Zach; Tom Gordy] (introduction, villain); Abigail (introduction, dons a costume to become Mr. Scarlet's and Pinky's unofficial "partner"); Bart Benton (death); Max Moore
12Crime Vacationtext story2script: Richard G. Kraus
14The Rifle Casecomic story4script: Dick MacKay; pencils: Dick MacKay; inks: Dick MacKay
15Deluge at the Damcomic story6pencils: Carl Pfeufer; inks: Carl PfeuferCommando Yank [Chase Yale]; Ku Chung [Louie the Lug] (villain); Ku Chung's men [Louie's henchmen] (villains); Kiang

Plus 7.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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