Whiz Comics #2 (February 1940), the first appearance of Captain Marvel, cover art by C. C. Beck.
Publication information
Publisher
Fawcett Comics
Schedule
Monthly
Format
Anthology
Genre
Superhero
Publication date
Feb. 1940 – June 1953
No. of issues
155
Main character(s)
Captain Marvel
Whiz Comics is an anthology comic book series that was published by former American comic book publishing company, Fawcett Publications between February 1940 until June 1953.[1] It is widely known for being the comic run in which hugely popular superhero character Captain Marvel (Shazam) made his debut.
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