One Panel #673-676: Fawcett Four

From "Henry's Grandmother" by Marc Swayze, Captain Marvel Adventures #14 (August 1942)

There's no doubt that Captain Marvel is Fawcett's cash cow. He appears in his own series as well as Whiz Comics' lead feature, Captain Marvel Jr. heads Master Comics, and Mary Marvel will soon take the lead in Wow Comics. The original is an inventive strip that doesn't take itself seriously, which cemented its success.

But what about the rest of Fawcett's offerings? Some of it might be... a little repetitive:

From Ibis the Invincible: "The Huns Ride Forth!" by possibly Al Carreño, Whiz Comics #33 (August 1942)

This is Ibis the Invincible, a turbaned magician who hangs out with a raven-haired woman in a red dress. So who is this?

From El Carim (no story title) by unknown creative team, Master Comics #29 (August 1942)

That's El Carim, Master of Magic, a turbaned magician who hangs out with a raven-haired woman in a red dress. Ok, different-colored turban, and he's got a monocle instead of a magic wand.

From Phantom Eagle: "Teantee and the Air Base Attack" by unknown creative team, Wow Comics #7 (October 1942)

Or is it the raven-haired woman that's a trope too far? Look, it's a LOT of comic strips to publish every month no matter who was putting comics out at the time. These things are bound to happen.

Note how posterity has failed to record who worked on those comics.

Comments

Doppelgänger said…
Okay so I’m only counting the Fawcett THREE? Is Cap in drag numero D?
Siskoid said…
Four... panels, not four brunettes, yes!
I'm currently reading through some of Fox Features' comics and they have a habit of reusing ideas in their anthologies. Two different spies with "letter-number" names and two different Zatara wanna-bes in both their big anthology series.