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Whiz Comics  (1940)

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Whiz Comics #1

Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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Whiz Comics #1
 
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Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Captain Marvel, later renamed Shazam

1st appearance of the Wizard Shazam

1st appearance of Dr. Sivana, a scientific genius and the archenemy of Captain Marvel

1st appearance of Ibis the Invincible and Spy Smasher

1st team appearance of the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man, later renamed the Seven Deadly Sins

While not a precise swipe of Action Comics #1 artwork, this cover and other aspects of Captain Marvel led to DC (formerly National) filing a lawsuit against Fawcett for Captain Marvel too closely resembling Superman

Premiere issue of the series though the copyright notes read issue #2

There exists a scarce Ashcan edition of this issue

Whiz Comics #1
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Facsimile ⋅ Fawcett ⋅ 2023

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Whiz Comics #1
 
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Key Facts

Reprint of Captain Marvel aka Shazam first appearance

Whiz Comics #2

Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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Whiz Comics #2
 
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Key Facts

2nd appearance of Captain Marvel, later becomes Shazam

2nd appearance of Dr. Sivana

2nd appearance of Spy Smasher

This is the second issue of the series although the copyright notes indicate this is issue #3

Whiz Comics #3

Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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Whiz Comics #3
 
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Key Facts

3rd appearance of Captain Marvel

1st appearance of Beautia, the daughter of Dr. Sivana

Cover correctly reads issue #3, interior notes read #4

Whiz Comics #4

Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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Whiz Comics #4
 
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Key Facts

4th appearance of Captain Marvel (Shazam)

4th appearance of Dr. Sivana

2nd appearance of Beautia

Whiz Comics #6
Non-Key

Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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Whiz Comics #6
 
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Whiz Comics #7
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Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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Whiz Comics #7
 
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Early Golden Age issue featuring Captain Marvel

Whiz Comics #8
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Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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Whiz Comics #8
 
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Early Golden Age issue featuring Captain Marvel

Whiz Comics #9
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Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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Whiz Comics #9
 
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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Whiz Comics #10
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Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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Whiz Comics #10
 
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Whiz Comics #11
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Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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Whiz Comics #11
 
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Whiz Comics #12
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Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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Whiz Comics #12
 
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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Whiz Comics #13
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Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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Whiz Comics #13
 
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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Whiz Comics #14
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Fawcett ⋅ 1941

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Whiz Comics #15

Fawcett ⋅ 1941

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Whiz Comics #15
 
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Key Facts

Origin of Dr. Sivana

1st appearance of Magnificus Sivana, the son of Dr. Sivana

Revealed that Beautia is the daughter of Dr. Sivana

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