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Whiz Comics #2

Fawcett · Series began 1940 · February 1940

first Captain Marvel

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Spy Smasher (Alan Armstrong) — introduction
Ibis (Prince Amentep) — introduction
Golden Arrow (Roger Parsons) — introduction · origin
Lance O'Casey (Fawcett) — introduction
The Mask (from Spy Smasher) — introduction
Princess Taia (beloved of Ibis the Invincible) — introduction
Eve Corby (from Spy Smasher) — introduction, Admiral Corby's daughter
Admiral Corby (from Spy Smasher) — introduction, Naval Intelligence Officer

Dates

Cover date: February 1940
On sale: December 1939
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Facsimile reprints exist

Whiz Comics 2 (Facsimile Edition) (2023). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Gregor Duncan, Bob Kingettinks: C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Gregor Duncan, Bob Kingettscript: Bill Parkercolors: Bill Parker

Stories

Introducing Captain Marvel · 13 pages
After being taken by a mysterious stranger to meet the ancient wizard, Shazam, and gaining the powers of Captain Marvel, Billy Batson learns of a mysterious boss called the Phantom Scientist, and decides to report it to the head of Amalgamated Broadcasting Company.
Ibis Lives Again · 8 pages
From the Egyptian wing of a famous American museum, young Prince Amentep rises from the dead as prophesied, and, with the help of the Ibistick, begins helping people in need. He then boards a ship, embarking on a search for the Princess Taia.
Origin of Golden Arrow · 10 pages
A band of criminals shoot down a hot air balloon piloted by Professor Paul Parsons, his wife and son, in order to get a secret gas formula. The young son is rescued by a lioness, which is shot by an old prospector who raises the child to manhood. That young man, now called Golden Arrow, tracks down the men responsible for his parent's deaths.
The Coming of Spy Smasher · 8 pages
Spy Smasher goes on the trail to capture the Mask, who is after designs of the new naval mine layer from a safe in Admiral Corby's home.
The Radium Theft of Dr. Death · 8 pages
Scoop is hired to recover $350,000 in radium stolen from a local hospital.
Incident At Maloana · 8 pages
Finding the owner of the Moloana Trading Company severely injured, Lance learns that natives made the attack and kidnapped an American girl and her father in the process. Lance and Mr. Hogan track down the kidnapper and rescues the pair.
Seals of Doom · 8 pages
Dan is engaged to investigate the murder of a man on the estate of wealthy Carlos Peseta, but, in the process, uncovers a drug smuggling operation.

Characters

Billy BatsonCaptain MarvelDr. SivanaShazamAlan ArmstrongSpy SmasherIbisGolden ArrowRoger ParsonsPrince AmentepLance O'CaseySterling MorrisThe MaskPrincess TaiaEve CorbyAdmiral CorbyEbenezer Batson

Reprinted in

Famous First Edition (1974), Millennium Edition: Whiz Comics 2 (2000), Whiz Comics 2 (Facsimile Edition) (2023), The Great Comic Book Heroes (1965), Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (1976), Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (1976), Shazam from the Forties to the Seventies (1977), The Shazam! Archives (1992), Shazam! The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2008), Shazam!: A Celebration of 75 Years (2015), Sham Special #1 - Sham Comics 80-Page Giant (2020), DC Comics: The Golden Age (1938-1956) (2023)