Wow Comics #2

Vee Publishing Co.

Australia

Published
1946
Page count
20?
Cover price
6d [0-0-6 AUP]
Colour
Black & white
Size
Tabloid (330mm x 395mm)
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Matte colour
Binding
Folded
Format
Comic series
Branding
Mighty Marvel Comic

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled (Mary Marvel) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Mary Marvel
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Mary Marvel; Mr. Scarlet; Pinky; Commando Yank

Credits

Art
Jack Binder , line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Editing
Mercedes Shull, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Wow Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #27 (July 1944)
Untitled
Show/hide 1. Mary Marvel Meets Her Uncle Marvel (Mary Marvel) Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Mary Marvel
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Dudley] (introduction, origin, first name unrevealed); Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (cameo)

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
Marcus Swayze, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Al Allard, original Art Director
Management
Rod Reed, original Executive Editor
 
Ralph Daigh, original Editorial Director

Reprint history

First print
United States
Wow Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #18 (October 1943)
Mary Marvel Meets Her Uncle Marvel

Notes

This story was 13 pages before being reformatted for this oversized comic.

Show/hide 2. The Jap Bargain Peace (Radar) Comic story, 3 pages

Featuring

Feature
Radar
Genre
Spy
Characters
Radar [Pep Pepper]; United Nations H.Q. representatives [Trent (United States); Sir Cooke (England); Mynheer van Doone (Holland]; Manuel Kanno (Philippine underground member); Filipino guerillas; Slugger Sloane (villain, American gangster, black marketeer); un-named American gangsters (all die); The Japanese (villains, many die)

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
Al Carreño, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Janice B. Magill, original Editor
 
Sidonie M. Gruenberg, original Consulting Editor
Management
Will Lieberson, original Executive Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #61 (May 1945)
The Jap Bargain Peace

Synopsis

Radar is called to U.N. HQ to hear about various Japanese radio reports that America is getting ready to sign a separate peace with Japan, which is creating a very ticklish situation among the Allies. Radar heads to Manila to bring back proof that the radio reports are a pack of lies, all designed to create suspicion amongst Allied nations..

Notes

This story was 7 pages before being reformatted for this oversized comic.

Show/hide 3. Mikado for a Day (Commando Yank) Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Commando Yank
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Commando Yank [Chase Yale]; Emperor Hirohito (villain)

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Al Allard, original Art Director
Management
Rod Reed, original Executive Editor
 
Ralph Daigh, original Editorial Director

Reprint history

First print
United States
Wow Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #18 (October 1943)
Mikado For a Day

Notes

This story was 13 pages before being reformatted for this oversized comic.

Show/hide 4. [Unknown] (Ibis the Invincible) Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Ibis the Invincible
Genre
Superhero
Show/hide 5. Frontier Fort Text story, 1 page

Credits

Writing
Ray Berry, author [credited]
Art
, line art
Text
, typeset
Editing
Will Lieberson, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Wow Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #20 (December 1943)
Frontier Fort

Notes

This story was 2 pages before being reformatted for this oversized comic.


Notes

This issue promotes Phantom Eagle No. 3, "release March!"

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  • Peter Hansen

AusReprints ID

  • 54313

Entry created

  • 18/07/2014

Cover added

  • 03/06/2022

Last updated

  • 03/06/2022