Major Picto Spotlight
Today’s major Picto spotlight features the Big Red Cheese! We might have missed the Olympics by a few weeks, but this book still works!
Fawcett Publications · Whiz Comics #125 · September 1950 · $0.10 · 52 pages
Grade: VG- 3.5
Cover artist unknown.
This issue features Captain Marvel in the lead story “Captain Marvel Wins the Olympic Games of the Gods,” where Billy Batson's alter ego competes in mythological athletic contests. The issue includes backup features starring Ibis the Invincible in his ongoing mystical adventures, Golden Arrow in a Western tale, and Lance O'Casey in a seafaring story.
These backup features were standard for Whiz Comics during this period, providing readers with a diverse mix of adventure genres alongside the flagship Captain Marvel stories that anchored the title.
This issue represents Whiz Comics during its final Golden Age run, as Fawcett would cease superhero publishing in 1953 following the lawsuit with DC Comics over Superman similarities.
Condition VG- 3.5 with moderate wear consistent with grade, complete interior, structurally sound, and unrestored.
