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Whiz Comics comic books issue 79

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    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 79
    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) #79
    Published Oct 1946 by Fawcett.

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    Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Bernie Krigstein, Kurt Schaffenberger, Ken Bald, W. Jourdain and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Golden Arrow meets his arch-rival, a cocksure young archer named Silver Arrow, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. In order to track down gangster Baby Face Johnny, Captain Marvel enrolls as a student at Cranmoore College. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Laugh at a Bum Joke." Captain Marvel Goes to College!; Golden Arrow versus Silver Arrow; Whipper-Snappers; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner; Ibis the Invincible and the Werewolves of Doom; Doc Sorebones; Ezra of the Ozarks; Figure Frets; Mickey the Monitor Cramps His Rival's Style; Crime Smasher: One Hour to Live. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.