Wow Comics
| Wow Comics | |
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 Issue #1 of Wow Comics. Art by C. C. Beck. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fawcett Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Anthology |
| Publication date | Winter 1940 – Aug. 1948 |
| No. of issues | 69 |
| Main character(s) | Mary Marvel |
Wow Comics was an ongoing monthly Golden Age comic book anthology series published by Fawcett Comics from winter 1940 to August 1948.[1]
From issue #9 to #58, the book's cover features were the solo adventures of Fawcett's Mary Marvel character. Other characters included Mr. Scarlet, Commando Yank and Phantom Eagle.
The title's inaugural issue was the first comic book mentioning of Gotham City. Wow Comics later evolved into a boys' title beginning with issue #59.
Publication history
The book changed the format to a Western comic and was renamed Real Hero Western with issue #70, and Western Hero from issue #76 until the book's final issue, #112, in 1952.
References
- ^ Benton, Mike (1992). Superhero Comics of the Golden Age: The Illustrated History. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company. p. 192. ISBN 0-87833-808-X. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
External links
- Wow Comics at the Grand Comics Database
- Wow Comics at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
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Shazam!
- C. C. Beck
- Bill Parker
key personnel
- Ed Herron
- Mac Raboy
- Otto Binder
- Marc Swayze
- Pete Costanza
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Denny O'Neil
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Don Newton
- Roy Thomas
- Jerry Ordway
- Alex Ross
- Jeff Smith
- Judd Winick
- Geoff Johns
- Captain Marvel / Shazam (Billy Batson)
- Mary Marvel (Mary Batson/Bromfield)
- Captain Marvel, Jr. / Shazam Jr. (Freddy Freeman)
- Lieutenant Marvels
- Tawky Tawny
- The Wizard Shazam
- Steamboat
- Hoppy the Marvel Bunny
- Uncle Marvel (Uncle Dudley)
- Black Alice
- Kid Eternity
- Black Adam
- Isis
- Osiris
and publishers
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