Fawcett Publications
Fawcett Publications was an American publishing company founded in 1919 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota by Wilford Fawcett, Wilford Hamilton "Captain Billy" Fawcett (1885–1940).
It kicked off with the publication of the bawdy humor magazine ''Captai ...
, was one of several successful
comic book
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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
''Captain Video and His Video Rangers'' is an American science fiction television series that aired on the DuMont Television Network and was the first series of its genre on American television.
The series aired between June 27, 1949, and Apri ...
,
Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of short stories and novels based on the character. Mulford portrayed the character as rude, dangerous, and rough-talking. He was ...
,
Ibis the Invincible
Ibis the Invincible is a fictional character originally published by Fawcett Comics in the 1940s and then by DC Comics beginning in the 1970s. Like many magician superheroes introduced in the Golden Age of Comics, Ibis owes much to the popular com ...
,
Bulletman and Bulletgirl
Bulletman and Bulletgirl are fictional superheros originally published by Fawcett Comics.
Publication history
Created by Bill Parker and Jon Smalle, Bulletman first appeared in ''Nickel Comics'' #1 (May 1940). This comic was distinct from othe ...
,
Spy Smasher
Spy Smasher is the name of two fictional characters appearing in comics published by Fawcett and DC Comics. The first is a superhero that was formerly owned and published by Fawcett Comics. The second is a female anti-terrorism government agent, ...
,
Captain Midnight
''Captain Midnight'' (later rebranded on television as ''Jet Jackson, Flying Commando'') is a United States, U.S. adventure franchise first broadcast as a radio serial from 1938 to 1949. The character's popularity throughout the 1940s and into ...
,
Phantom Eagle
Phantom Eagle is the name used by two fictional aviator heroes appearing in American comic books.
The first character to use the name was teenaged Mickey Malone, a young aviator who appeared in the 1940s in Fawcett Comics publications depicting ...
,
Mister Scarlet and Pinky
Mr. Scarlet and Pinky the Whiz Kid are two duo fictional comic book superheroes connected to each other, and first introduced in '' Wow Comics''. The superheroes were originally published by Fawcett Comics and later by DC Comics. The original Mis ...
,
Minute-Man
Minute-Man (real name Jack Weston) is a superhero appearing in comics published Fawcett Comics and later DC Comics.
Publication history
Named after the minutemen of the American Revolution and sporting a costume inspired by the American flag, he ...
, Commando Yank and Golden Arrow.
Aside from the better known superhero books, Fawcett also published a short-lived line of
horror comics
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during the early 1950s, a string of titles which included '' This Magazine Is Haunted'', ''Beware! Terror Tales'', ''Worlds of Fear'', ''
Strange Suspense Stories
''Strange Suspense Stories'' was a comic book published in two volumes by Fawcett Comics and Charlton Comics in the 1950s and 1960s. Starting out as a horror/suspense title, the first volume gradually moved toward eerie fantasy and weird science f ...
,'' and ''Unknown World''. Other genres included teenage humor ''(Otis and Babs),'' cartoon animal ''(Hoppy the Marvel Bunny),''
romance
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Common meanings
* Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings
* Romance languages, ...
''(Sweethearts),''
war
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''(Soldier Comics)'' and
Western
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Places
*Western, Nebraska, a village in the US
*Western, New York, a town in the US
*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that id ...
''(Six Gun Heroes).'' Fawcett also produced comics based on contemporary movie stars ''(
Tom Mix
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,
Lash LaRue
Alfred "Lash" LaRue (June 15, 1917 – May 21, 1996) was a popular western motion picture star of the 1940s and 1950s.
Biography Early life and education
Born Alfred LaRue in Gretna, Louisiana in 1917, he was reared in various towns th ...
Nyoka the Jungle Girl
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).'' The entire line was dropped in 1953, when Fawcett closed down their comics publishing wing (though many titles were picked up by
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
).
History
Fawcett Publications
Fawcett Publications was an American publishing company founded in 1919 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota by Wilford Fawcett, Wilford Hamilton "Captain Billy" Fawcett (1885–1940).
It kicked off with the publication of the bawdy humor magazine ''Captai ...
magazine
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'' Captain Billy's Whiz Bang'' and eventually expanded into a line of periodicals with a combined circulation of ten million a month. The company joined in the explosion of comic book publications in the United States in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Its initial entry, developed by writer Bill Parker and artist
C. C. Beck
Charles Clarence Beck (June 8, 1910 – November 22, 1989) was an American cartoonist and comic book artist, best known for his work on Captain Marvel (DC Comics), Captain Marvel (today known as Shazam!) at Fawcett Comics and DC Comics.
Early li ...
, was ''Thrill Comics'' #1 (January 1940), a single issue of which was published only as an
ashcan copy
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. The content was then reworked (for example, the lead character of Captain Thunder was renamed to Captain Marvel) and published as ''
Whiz Comics
''Whiz Comics'' was an anthology comic book series published by former American comic book publishing company, Fawcett Publications between February 1940 until June 1953. It is widely known for being the comic run in which hugely popular superhero ...
'' #2 (February 1940).
In addition to Beck, the line-up of artists who contributed to Fawcett Comics include Al Allard, Harry Anderson,
Ken Bald
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John Belfi
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* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
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* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
Jack Binder
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,
Alex Blum
Alexander Anthony Blum (February 7, 1889 – September 1969) was a Hungarian-American comic book artist best remembered for his contributions in the 1940s and 1950s to the long-running comic book series ''Classics Illustrated''.
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Born ...
Pete Costanza
Pete Costanza (May 19, 1913 – June 28, 1984) was an American comic book artist and illustrator. He is best known for his work on Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel (DC Comics), Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family during the World War II era fans an ...
, Greg Duncan, Leonard Frank, Bob Fujitani, Till Goodson, Ray Harford, Bob Hebberd, John Jordan, H. C. Kiefer,
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He gr ...
, Andre Le Blanc,
Charles Nicholas
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Mac Raboy
Emmanuel "Mac" Raboy (April 9, 1914 – December 12, 1967) was an American comics artist best known for his comic-book work on Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel Jr.Brent Frankenhoff & Maggie Thompson ''The Greatest Comic Book Covers Of All Time''. I ...
, Pete Riss, Ed Robbins,
John Rosenberger
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Joe Simon
Joseph Henry Simon (October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the ...
, Jon Small, Ed Smalle,
Jack Sparling
John Edmond Sparling (June 21, 1916 – February 15, 1997), was a Canadian comics artist.
Biography
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sparling moved to the United States as a child. He received his early arts training at the Arts and Crafts Club in New ...
Charles Sultan
Charles Solomon Sultan (November 16, 1913 in Brooklyn, New York — February 28, 1984 in Camarillo, California)
,
Marc Swayze
Marcus Desha Swayze, known as Marc Swayze (July 17, 1913 – October 14, 2012), was an American comic book artist from 1941 to 1953 for Fawcett Comics of New York City.
He is best known for his work on Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family durin ...
, Ben Thompson,
George Tuska
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, Bill Ward, Clem Weisbecker, Burt Whitman, Reuben Zubofsky and Nick Zuraw.
The whimsical adventures of Captain Marvel and the
Marvel Family
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(which included
Captain Marvel, Jr.
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,
Mary Marvel
Mary Marvel is a fictional character, a superheroine originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics. Created by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze, she first appeared in '' Captain Marvel Adventures'' #18 (cover-dated Dec. 1942). The ...
Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...
''. National Comics (as
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
was then known) sued Fawcett, claiming that the Captain infringed on the copyright of their original costumed superhero. National Comics' 1941 copyright hearing against Fawcett was dismissed on a technicality; the McClure Newspaper Syndicate had failed to include the proper copyright notice on many of the ''
Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...
'' daily newspaper strips. On appeal, however, Judge
Learned Hand
Billings Learned Hand ( ; January 27, 1872 – August 18, 1961) was an American jurist, lawyer, and judicial philosopher. He served as a federal trial judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1909 to 1924 a ...
ruled that this was not an indication of intent to abandon the Superman property, and since it had been revealed that certain Captain Marvel stories were copies of certain Superman stories, National Comics would be able to seek damages for the violation of the copyrights of those specific stories.
Facing a declining comics market, in 1953 Fawcett Comics ceased publication of its superhero titles and settled the ongoing case (the non-comic book divisions of Fawcett continued to publish). Several of Fawcett's completed stories and artwork, as well as a few characters, were sold to
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
. Fawcett returned to publishing comics in the 1960s, mainly publishing '' Dennis the Menace'' and other such titles.
In 1967
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
gained the
trademark
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"Captain Marvel" with the publication of an unrelated character's series. In 1972 DC licensed — and in 1994, purchased — Captain Marvel and his related characters. Because of Marvel's trademark, DC has instead used the trademark Shazam! as the title of their Captain Marvel-related comic books and thus the name under which they market and promote the character. In 1973,''Shazam!'' #1 (Feb. 1973).Shazam and the Marvel family became an additional Earth (to the Pre-Crisis DC continuity), known for a period of time as
Earth-S
The DC Multiverse is a fictional continuity construct used in DC Comics publications. The Multiverse has undergone numerous changes and has included various universes, listed below between the original Multiverse and its successors.
The original ...
Captain Marvel Adventures
''Captain Marvel Adventures'' was a long running comic book anthology series by Fawcett Comics, starring Captain Marvel during the Golden Age of Comic Books.
Publication history
The series was the first solo series starring the superhero after he ...
'' (150 issues, 1941–1953)
* ''
Captain Marvel Jr.
Captain Marvel Jr. (Frederick "Freddy" Freeman) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. A member of the Marvel/Shazam Family team of superheroes associated with Captain Marvel/Shazam, he was created by Ed H ...
Captain Midnight
''Captain Midnight'' (later rebranded on television as ''Jet Jackson, Flying Commando'') is a United States, U.S. adventure franchise first broadcast as a radio serial from 1938 to 1949. The character's popularity throughout the 1940s and into ...
'' (67 issues, 1942–1948)
* ''Captain Video'' (6 issues, 1951)
* ''Comic Comics'' (10 issues, 1946-1947)
* ''Cowboy Love'' (11 issues, 1949-1951)
* '' Don Winslow of the Navy'' (69 issues, 1943–1951) — numbering continued in
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
series of the same name
* ''Down with Crime'' (7 issues, 1951-1952)
* ''Exciting Romances'' (12 issues, 1949-1953)
* ''Fawcett's Funny Animals'' (83 issues, 1942–1954) — numbering continued in
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
series ''Funny Animals''
* '' Gabby Hayes Western'' (50 issues, 1948–1953) — numbering continued in
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
series of the same name
* '' Gene Autry Comics'' (10 issues, 1941-1943) – numbering continues in
Dell Comics
Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1974. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium.Evanier, Mark"Wh ...
series of the same name
* ''George Pal's Puppetoons'' (18 issues, 1945-1947)
* ''Girls in Love'' (2 issues, 1950)
* '' Golden Arrow/Golden Arrow Western'' (6 issues, 1942-1947)
* ''
Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of short stories and novels based on the character. Mulford portrayed the character as rude, dangerous, and rough-talking. He was ...
'' (84 issues, 1946–1953) — numbering continued in
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
series of the same name
* ''
Hoppy the Marvel Bunny
Hoppy the Marvel Bunny is a fictional comic book superhero and anthropomorphic animal originally published by Fawcett Comics as a spin-off of Captain Marvel. He was created by Chad Grothkopf (1914–2005), and debuted in ''Fawcett's Funny Animals' ...
Ibis
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Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
series of the same name
* ''Life Story'' (47 issues, 1949–1953)
* ''Love Memories'' (4 issues, 1949-1950)
* ''Love Mystery'' (3 issues, 1950)
* '' The Marvel Family'' (89 issues, 1945–1954)
* ''
Mary Marvel
Mary Marvel is a fictional character, a superheroine originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics. Created by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze, she first appeared in '' Captain Marvel Adventures'' #18 (cover-dated Dec. 1942). The ...
'' (28 issues, 1945-1948)
* ''
Master Comics
''Master Comics'' was a monthly ongoing comic book anthology series that began its 133-issue run (cover dated March 1940 – April 1953) during the 1930s and 1940s period known as the Golden Age of Comic Books. Published by Fawcett Comics, it conta ...
'' (133 issues, 1940–1953)
* ''Mike Barnett, Man Against Crime'' (6 issues, 1951-1952)
* ''Minute Man'' (3 issues, 1941-1942)
* '' Monte Hale Western'' (54 issues, 1948–1953) — numbering continued in
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
series of the same name
* ''Motion Picture Comics'' (14 issues, 1950-1953)
* ''Negro Romance'' (3 issues, 1950)
* ''Nickel Comics'' (8 issues, 1940)
* ''Ozzie and Babs'' (13 issues, 1947-1949)
* ''Pinhead and Foodini'' (4 issues, 1951-1952) – based on the television show '' Foodini the Great''
* ''Real Western Hero / Western Hero'' (43 issues, 1948-1952)
* '' Rocky Lane Western'' (55 issues, 1949–1953) — numbering continued in
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
series of the same name
* '' Rod Cameron Western (20 issues, 1950-1953)
* ''Romantic Secrets'' (39 issues, 1959-1953) – series continues in re-numbered
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
series of the same name
* ''Romantic Story'' (22 issues, 1949-1953) – numbering continued in
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
series of the same name
* ''Romantic Western'' (3 issues, 1949-1950)
* ''Six-Gun Heroes'' (23 issues, 1950-1953) — numbering continued in
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
series of the same name
* ''Slam-Bang Comics'' (7 issues, 1940)
* '' Smiley Burnette Western'' (4 issues, 1950)
* ''Soldier Comics'' (11 issues, 1952-1953)
* ''
Spy Smasher
Spy Smasher is the name of two fictional characters appearing in comics published by Fawcett and DC Comics. The first is a superhero that was formerly owned and published by Fawcett Comics. The second is a female anti-terrorism government agent, ...
'' (11 issues, 1941-1943)
* ''
Strange Suspense Stories
''Strange Suspense Stories'' was a comic book published in two volumes by Fawcett Comics and Charlton Comics in the 1950s and 1960s. Starting out as a horror/suspense title, the first volume gradually moved toward eerie fantasy and weird science f ...
'' (5 issues, 1952–1953) — continued in
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
series of the same name
* ''Suspense Detective'' (5 issues, 1952-1953)
* ''Sweetheart Diary'' (14 issues, 1949-1953) – series continues in re-numbered
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
series of the same name
* '' Sweethearts'' (54 issues, 1948–1953) — numbering continued in
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
series of the same name
* '' Tex Ritter Western'' (20 issues, 1950-1954) — numbering continued in
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
series of the same name
* '' This Magazine is Haunted'' (14 issues, 1951–1953) — numbering continued in
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
series of the same name
* '' Tom Mix Western'' (61 issues, 1948–1953)
* ''True Confidences'' (4 issues, 1949-1950)
* ''True Stories of Romance'' (3 issues, 1950)
* ''True Sweetheart Secrets'' (11 issues, 1950-1953)
* ''True Tales of Romance'' (1 issue, 1950)
* ''Underworld Crime'' (7 issues, 1952-1953)
* ''Unknown World / Strange Stories from Another World'' (5 issues, 1952-1953)
* ''
Whiz Comics
''Whiz Comics'' was an anthology comic book series published by former American comic book publishing company, Fawcett Publications between February 1940 until June 1953. It is widely known for being the comic run in which hugely popular superhero ...
Wow Comics
''Wow Comics'' was an ongoing monthly Golden Age comic book anthology series published by Fawcett Comics from winter 1940 to August 1948.
From issue #9 to #58, the book's cover features were the solo adventures of Fawcett's Mary Marvel character. ...
'' (69 issues, 1940–1948) - numbering continued in ''Real Hero Western''.
* ''Xmas Comics'' (7 issues, 1941-1952)
* ''Young Eagle'' (10 issues, 1950-1952) – series continues in re-numbered
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...
Fawcett also published several comic book adaptations of Hollywood films under the banner ''Fawcett Movie Comic''. The publications ranged from 1949 to 1952 and were released bi-monthly. Early issues were simply labeled with ''A Fawcett Publication'' on the covers with no numbering nor date (other than the copyright year inside). It was not until issue No. 7 (actually the eighth adaptation) that the series started numbering each comic book and using the ''Fawcett Movie Comic'' series title. Starting with issue No. 9, the series also printed the month of publication on the covers.
The majority of the comic books were adapted from
westerns
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, with few known exceptions; ''Ten Tall Men'' was a
French Foreign Legion
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story taking place in the African desert, ''The Brigand'' was a Napoleonic-era swashbuckler and ''Destination Moon'' and ''The Man from Planet X'' were science fiction space stories.
* ''
Dakota Lil
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''
* ''
Copper Canyon
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Montana
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''
* ''
Pioneer Marshal
''Pioneer Marshal'' is a 1949 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Philip Ford (film director), Philip Ford and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst (actor), Paul Hurst, Nan Leslie, Roy Barcro ...
''
* ''
Powder River Rustlers
''Powder River Rustlers'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Richard Wormser. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Gerry Ganzer, Roy Barcroft, Francis McDonald and Cliff Clark. The film was November 25, ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Singing Guns
''Singing Guns'' is a 1950 American Trucolor Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and starring Vaughn Monroe. The film features three songs by Monroe.
" Mule Train", one of the songs featured in this 1950 Republic Western and sung by ...
''
* No. 7: ''
Gunmen of Abilene
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The Old Frontier
''The Old Frontier'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Claudia Barrett, William "Bill" Henry, Tristram Coffin and William Haade. The film w ...
'' (February 1951)
* No. 11: ''
The Missourians
''The Missourians'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by George Blair and written by Arthur E. Orloff. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Roy Barcroft, Lyn Thomas, Howard Negley and Scott Elliott. The film was released as a Fawce ...
Warpath
Warpath may refer to:
*Great Indian Warpath, a network of trails in eastern North America used by Native Americans
Games
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*'' Warpath: Jurassic Park'', a 199 ...
'' (August 1951)
* No. 14: '' The Last Outpost'' (December 1951)
* No. 15: ''
The Man from Planet X
''The Man from Planet X'' is a 1951 independently made American black-and-white science fiction horror film, produced by Jack Pollexfen and Aubrey Wisberg, directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, that stars Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, and William Sch ...
'' (February 1952)
* No. 16: ''
Ten Tall Men
''Ten Tall Men'' is a 1951 American adventure film starring Burt Lancaster about the French Foreign Legion during the Rif War in Morocco. Though co-written and directed by Willis Goldbeck, Goldbeck walked off the film due to disputes with Lancaste ...
'' (April 1952)
* No. 17: '' Rose of Cimarron'' (June 1952)
* No. 18: '' The Brigand'' (August 1952)
* No. 19: ''
Carbine Williams
''Carbine Williams'' is a 1952 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring James Stewart, Jean Hagen and Wendell Corey. The film follows the life of its namesake, David Marshall Williams, who invented the operating principle for ...
'' (October 1952)
* No. 20: ''
Ivanhoe
''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' () by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. Set in England in the Middle Ages, this novel marked a shift away from Scott’s prior practice of setting st ...
'' (December 1952)
See also
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National Comics Publications v. Fawcett Publications
was a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in a twelve-year legal battle between National Comics (also known as Detective Comics and DC Comics) and the Fawcett Comics division of Fawcett Publications, concerning ...