Fawcett Comics, a division of Fawcett Publications, was one of several successful comic book publishers during the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s. Its most popular character was Captain Marvel, the alter ego of radio reporter Billy Batson, who transformed into the hero whenever he said the magic word "Shazam!"
Other characters published by Fawcett include Captain Video, Hopalong Cassidy, Ibis the Invincible, Bulletman and Bulletgirl, Spy Smasher, Captain Midnight, Phantom Eagle, Mister Scarlet and Pinky, Minute-Man, Commando Yank and Golden Arrow.
Aside from the better known superhero books, Fawcett also published a short-lived line of horror comics during the early 1950s, a string of titles which included This Magazine Is Haunted, Beware! Terror Tales, Worlds of Fear, Strange Suspense Stories, and Unknown World. Other genres included teenage humor (Otis and Babs), funny animal (Hoppy the Marvel Bunny), romance (Sweethearts), war (Soldier Comics) and Western (Lash LaRue, Six Gun Heroes). Fawcett also produced comics based on contemporary movie stars (Tom Mix, Monte Hale) and matinee serials (Nyoka the Jungle Girl). The entire line was dropped in 1953, when Fawcett closed down their comics publishing wing (though many titles were picked up by Charlton Comics [see below]).
General Informations
History
Characters/features
- Captain Marvel Adventures (150 issues, 1941–1953)
- Captain Marvel Jr. (118 issues, 1942–1953)
- Captain Midnight (67 issues, 1942–1948)
- Don Winslow of the Navy (69 issues, 1943–1951) — numbering continued in Charlton Comics series of the same name
- Fawcett's Funny Animals (83 issues, 1942–1954) — numbering continued in Charlton Comics series Funny Animals
- Gabby Hayes Western (50 issues, 1948–1953) — numbering continued in Charlton Comics series of the same name
- Hopalong Cassidy (84 issues, 1946–1953) — numbering continued in DC Comics series of the same name
- Hoppy the Marvel Bunny (15 issues, 1945–1947)
- Lash Larue Western (46 issues, 1949-1953) — numbering continued in Charlton Comics series of the same name
- Life Story (47 issues, 1949–1953)
- The Marvel Family (89 issues, 1945–1954)
- Master Comics (133 issues, 1940–1953)
- Monte Hale Western (54 issues, 1948–1953) — numbering continued in Charlton Comics series of the same name
- Nyoka the Jungle Girl (76 issues, 1945–1953)
- Rocky Lane Western (55 issues, 1949–1953) — numbering continued in Charlton Comics series of the same name
- Strange Suspense Stories (5 issues, 1952–1953) — continued in Charlton Comics series of the same name
- Sweethearts (54 issues, 1948–1953) — numbering continued in Charlton Comics series of the same name
- This Magazine is Haunted (14 issues, 1951–1953) — numbering continued in Charlton Comics series of the same name
- Tom Mix Western (61 issues, 1948–1953)
- Whiz Comics (155 issues, 1940–1953)
- Wow Comics (69 issues, 1940–1948)
1970s iteration
- Dennis the Menace and His Friends Series (42 issues, 1970–1980)
- Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine Series (119 issues, 1970–1979)
- Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (50 issues, 1969–1980)
