Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) comic books 1946

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Carl Pfeufer and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel encounters gnomes, magical little people who are stealing things so they can free their relatives from a cruel circus owner. Although World War II was over by this point in its publication history, Wow Comics continues the wartime adventures of patriotic heroes Phantom Eagle and Commando Yank, calling them "untold stories" of the war. A gangster hires a double when he's targeted by a rival, but the double gets wise and takes the gangster's place for real. Mary Marvel: The Quarrel of the Gnomes; Commando Yank: The Secret of the Vial; Phantom Eagle: Tokyo Takeoff; Penny Graves: No Time For Torture; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: All the World's a Stage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $450.00 View scans Label #1306008011

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Bill Woolfolk, Harry Fisk and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. A "juvenile delinquent" who looks exactly like Mary Marvel causes trouble for the real thing. At last, Phantom Eagle finds the Golden Mace, which can end World War II and bring peace to the world...at least for a while. Commando Yank seeks the Axis spy who stole Allied invasion plans and worse, the Marine Corps payroll. In a classic story, Mr. Scarlet and Pinky infiltrate the 1940s "Dance Marathon" craze to catch a killer. Plus a special page explaining the Phantom Eagle, Commando Yank and Penny Graves stories as "hitherto confidential stories behind the war scenes" from the "Official War Archives," allowing Fawcett to keep running WWII stories well into 1946. Mary Marvel: Trouble on the Double; Commando Yank: Strange Assignment; The Phantom Eagle Finds the Golden Mace; Penny Graves: China Passage; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Dance Marathon of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $620.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4170087017

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel faces The Terrible Trio of Spike Steel, Slug Stone and Simon Stretch. Phantom Eagle searches for the secret of the deadly Doom Cloud. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky face the not-surprising return of Incarno, the killer who can die and return from the dead. Plus a special page explaining the Phantom Eagle, Commando Yank and Penny Graves stories as "hitherto confidential stories behind the war scenes" from the "Official War Archives." This and future issues feature two stories each for Phantom Eagle and Commando Yank, possibly a move to get through a backlog of WWII material. Mary Marvel: The Terrible Trio; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Color Crimes; The Phantom Eagle: The Menace of the Doom Cloud; Whipper-Snappers; Phantom Eagle Catapults His Punches; Penny Graves: The Great Voice; Commando Yank Likes a Good Fight; Commando Yank: Guerrilla Offensive. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Carl Pfeufer and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. A man acquires the actual Pandora's Box and wants to open it, but Mary Marvel knows where this is headed. Phantom Eagle is captured by Axis forces and discovers their newest secret weapon, a super-tank called the Iron Tiger. When Omar the Magician is exposed by his rivals the Magical MacDougals, he plots a magical revenge. Plus a special page explaining the Phantom Eagle, Commando Yank and Penny Graves stories as "hitherto confidential stories behind the war scenes" from the "Official War Archives," This issue features two stories each for Phantom Eagle and Commando Yank, possibly a move to get through a backlog of WWII material. Mary Marvel: Pandora's Box; Giggle Gags; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Murder by Magic; The Phantom Eagle Sweetens the Enemy; Tightwad Tad; Phantom Eagle: The Iron Tiger; Penny Graves: Death's Wings Brushed By; Boy Scout Bob; Commando Yank: The Kingdom of Ice; Commando Yank: Six Hours Till Dawn. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Bill Woolfolk, Carl Pfeufer and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Freckles Marvel finds trouble when her young friend Lucy keeps telling tall tales about danger, but luckily, Mary Marvel is close at hand. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky realize that the arsonist known as the Fire-Bug has survived his latest blaze, and is secretly plotting against the jurors from his trial. Commando Yank tracks "Quislings" (wartime collaborators) to a murder in Tibet. Mary Marvel: The Boomerang Lies; Whipper-Snappers; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Alarm a Firebug!; The Phantom Eagle: Mission Accomplished; Phantom Eagle: The Fighting Spad; Penny Graves: Colonel Vigilance; Commando Yank Is No Dud; Commando Yank: Quisling Quest in Tibet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, W. Jourdain, Carl Pfeufer, John Jordan, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel suspects that a supposed "mind reader" is a fraud...or is he? In yet another "archived" WWII mission, Phantom Eagle battles Axis forces in China. Commando Yank tries to discover the secret of a Axis island base that is invulnerable to Allied shells. Mary Marvel vs. the Mind Reader; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Plastic Rolling Pin; Whipper-Snappers; Muscle Hedd; The Phantom Eagle: China Mission; Penny Graves: Deferred Decision; Giggle Gags; Commando Yank on the Japanese "Shellproof" Island. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, W. Jourdain, Carl Pfeufer, Al Liederman, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. An inventor's "Idea Pills" for writers and artists are really just tranquilizers, so he can steal their latest works and sell them as his own! Mr. Scarlet and Pinky connect a forger to the murder of famous painters. Commando Yank tries to save an inventor and his daughter from Nazis who want to steal his invention. Mary Marvel: Idea Pills; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Portrait of Death; Witless Witmore; Sam the Sheriff; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Mustering-Out Menace; Horace Hotstuff; Whipper-Snappers; Muscle Hedd; The Phantom Eagle: The Jesse James of the Air; Penny Graves: Intrigue in Hawaii; Dippy Detours; Commando Yank: The Die Is Cast. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Jack Binder, Dick MacKay, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel's long-lost uncle turns up, and he's a Popeye-like sailor, but something isn't quite right. Working as circus hands, Mr. Scarlet and Pinky investigate a murder, aided by the only witness to the crime: Susie the Spelling Elephant. Commando Yank finds postwar intrigue in Havana, as a beautiful woman is targeted by mysterious figures. Mary Marvel Meets Sinbad the Sailor; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Spirit of Things; Witless Witmore; Giggle Gags; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Elephant Who Could Spell; Richard Richard, Private Dick: Sink or Swim; Whipper-Snappers; Muscle Hedd; The Phantom Eagle: The Parcel From Mexico; Penny Graves: Spy Train; Dippy Detours; Commando Yank: Scoop At Sea. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $600.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1236838005

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, David Pascal, W. Jourdain, Al Liederman, Harry Fisk and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel investigates when strange beings arrive in town, including a Scarecrow and Tin Woodsman - could they be from Oz, or are they robots? Phantom Eagle discovers the crash of an experimental flying-wing plane was staged. Commando Yank tries to find out who is abducting the men from rural Chinese villages. Mary Marvel: The Modern Wizard of Oz; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Tied in Knots; Sam the Sheriff; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Pact of Death; Opportunity Knoxx; Whipper-Snappers; Muscle Hedd; The Phantom Eagle: Death Flight; Penny Graves: Peril Purchase; Commando Yank. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Jack Binder, Dick MacKay, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel is voted Queen of Shorthorn's annual Western Days fair, but cowboy "Kid Glove" decides to make trouble for her. Transitioning from wartime work, the Phantom Eagle is hired to be world's airborne troubleshooter. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky investigate strangely targeted lightning-bolt strikes. Mary Marvel: Shorthorn, U.S.A.; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Panic on the Silver Screen; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Bolt of Doom; Phrase of Time; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Suit Case; Whipper-Snappers; Muscle Hedd; Phantom Eagle Gets His Wings; Penny Graves: Of Certain Guilt; Commando Yank: Jewel Jinx. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Bill Woolfolk, Carl Pfeufer, Art Helfant, Dick MacKay, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel soars into action when swordfish start attacking ships, and finds evil men behind it all. A letter from a dead man alerts a district attorney to a sinister plot. Mr. Scarlet investigates the theft of a necklace form a supposedly impregnable safe. Mary Marvel Duels the Swordfish; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Case of the Impregnable Vault; Whipper-Snappers; Muscle Hedd; Phantom Eagle: The Sky Train Robberies; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Pillow Case; Rubbernose Randolph; Penny Graves: Cottage By the Sea; Commando Yank: The Curiosa Club. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.