Whiz Comics #15 Mile High pedigree (Fawcett, 1941) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $5,975.00

Sold: Nov 15, 2008

Whiz Comics #15 Values

Publisher: Fawcett, 1941

About Whiz Comics #15

Origin of Dr. Sivana. Captain Marvel cover and art by C. C. Beck. Dr. Voodoo story with Mac Raboy art.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Pencils: C. C. Beck

Inks: C. C. Beck

Letters: typeset

STORY DETAILS

(8 Stories)

Title: The Origin of Dr. Sivana

Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson); Sterling Morris; Beautia Sivana (origin); the Glompers (giant frogs from Venus); Sivana's un-named father (flashback); Thaddeus Bodog Sivana [aka Dr Footu Yu] (villain, origin in flashback); Magnificus Sivana (villain, Sivana's son, introduction, origin); Rocco (villain)

Synopsis: Billy is awarded the trophy for doing the most outstanding radio work for the year. Later, he takes Beautia out to eat and is accosted by some thugs. Not realizing they work for Sivana, Billy soon learns of the evil scientist's Ultra-Frequency device, which is so delicately tuned that it can cancel out, by interference, Billy's magic word which turns him into Captain Marvel.

Pages: 11.000

Script: Bill Parker

Pencils: C. C. Beck

Inks: C. C. Beck

Reprints: Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-39 (October-November 1975)

Notes: The last name of Beautia and relationship with Sivana is revealed. Next appearance of Magnificus Sivana is in World's Finest Comics (DC) #253.

Title: The Crimes of the Crystal

Characters: The Companions Three [Don (introduction); Spike (introduction); Nifty (introduction)]; The Crystal (villain, introduction)

Pages: 9.000

Pencils: Ken Battefield

Inks: Ken Battefield

Notes: Next appears in MASTER COMICS #14

Title: The Corruption of Spy Smasher

Characters: Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (cameo); Eve Corby; Admiral Corby; Jane; The Mask (villain, death); Grosso (villain, death)

Synopsis: Eve is kidnapped by Grosso, who is under the spell of the Mask, but Spy Smasher is on the spot, saving her and killing the giant kidnapper. However, Alan is ambushed by another of the Mask's men and is taken to the lair of the villain, who discovers Spy Smasher's true identity, then subjects him to the Brainograph. Now an evil menace to democratic society, Spy Smasher turns on the Mask and kills him, but Captain Marvel promises to stop him at all costs.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Bill Parker ?

Pencils: Pete Costanza

Inks: Pete Costanza

Notes: Part 1 of Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher storyline, which continues in the Captain Marvel story in next issue.

Characters: Queen Zoe (introduction, death); Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey]; Tola; Mopolo; Doctor Hashimura

Synopsis: Hal and handful of Blancas are captured by the army of a surviving Inca city. The queen of the city demands Hal's hand in marriage until her fountain of youth fails her. On returning to the Blanca village, Hal is detained by a Japanese national, demanding to know the location of Maxwell Webb's diamond mine.

Pages: 6.000

Script: John Hampton ?

Pencils: Mac Raboy

Inks: Mac Raboy

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	1	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	20
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	2	3	1	3	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	22

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