- Gosh I'm not lost. I just got over from Whiz Comics. Billy Batson sent me over here to Master Comics.
Master Comics #22 is an issue of the series Master Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1942.
Synopsis for Bulletman: "The Wax Death"
Between two skirmishes of his ongoing battle with Captain Marvel, Captain Nazi briefly teams up with Doctor Eternity, in a clash with Bulletman and Captain Marvel, Jr.
Appearing in Bulletman: "The Wax Death"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Doctor Eternity (First appearance)
- his kidnap gang
- Captain Nazi
Other Characters:
- Sir Henry Eliot (Dies)
- Sir Thomas Welch
Locations:
- New York City
- Dr. Eternity's Wax Museum, West Side
- Eliot's Mansion
- Welch's Estate
Items:
Synopsis for Minute Man: "The Hawk"
Appearing in Minute Man: "The Hawk"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- General Milton
- U.S. Army Intelligence, G-2
Antagonists:
- The Hawk (First appearance)
- Hook (Dies)
- Blinky
- Crip
- more thugs
- elevator operator
Other Characters:
- Naval Intelligence Officer (Dies)
Locations:
- Washington, D.C. Area
- Waterfront
- Union Hotel, on Dock Street
- U.S. Army Camp
- Hawk's Penthouse, 60th Floor
- Waterfront
Items:
- secret report on activities in Japan
Synopsis for El Carim: "The Return of the Little Men"
Appearing in El Carim: "The Return of the Little Men"
Featured Characters
Supporting Characters:
- Gladys, El Carim's Secretary
Antagonists:
- Zig, as "Pluto"
- other crook
Other Characters:
- Rumplestiltzkin
- Little Men of the Mountain: Pumplemann, others
Locations:
- Washington, D.C. Area
- Little Men's Treasure Mine
Vehicles:
- groundhog-drawn cart
Synopsis for Buck Jones, Frontier Marshal: "Salty Bill and the Gold Mine"
Appearing in Buck Jones, Frontier Marshal: "Salty Bill and the Gold Mine"
Featured Characters
Supporting Characters:
- Mesquite Mike, Chief Deputy
Antagonists:
- Ben Dart (Dies)
- his gang (two wounded or killed)
- Susan's Cousin Phil Kent, their sponsor
Other Characters:
- Susan Lee
- Salty Bill, her Grandad
- Susan's Uncle John (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- American Old West
- Big Savage County, Arizona
Vehicles:
- Conestoga Wagons, two (one destroyed)
Synopsis for Companions Three: "Sue Belle, Fight Fixer"
Appearing in Companions Three: "Sue Belle, Fight Fixer"
Featured Characters
- Companions Three
- Don
- Spike
- Nifty
Antagonists:
- Bumboat Bailey, Northeastern Champ
- Snake Sampson, Bumboat's Manager
- Sue Belle, Fight Fixer
- three thugs
Other Characters:
- Dibby Hannoway, Boxer
- the Cops
Locations:
- Hannoway's training camp
Synopsis for Capt. Venture: "The End of King Leon"
Captain Venture, Zyra, and Tazon are exiled in the vast, blinding desert of Djunga. They see a series of mirages, but one of them turns out to be a real city, and they are welcomed inside. In Mirage City, they are befriended by the Ruler, Lord Zane. A spy spots them and rats them out to King Leon, who flies into a rage on learning that Captain Venture is still alive. He offers a million dollars in gold to anybody that can manage to kill Captain Venture. One obscure scientist gets busy.
King Leon's scientist creates a "Frankenstein Monster," 1000 feet tall, and deploys it against Mirage City. After stomping across the desert, the berserk monster goes smashing thru the city like a dozen hurricanes. He rampages for hours, and eventually grows weary and falls asleep. Captain Venture scrambles onto the giant's head and puts a swordpoint to Titano's eardrum. That gets Titano's full attention, and he hijacks this monster, and turns him around, back towards Leon's palace. Picking up Zyra and Tazon on the way, the giant invades Leon's stronghold, brushing aside his rocket fleet, his army, and all his cannons. The giant snatches the cowering despot up into the air, and waits, while he blubbers and snivels for mercy, and abdicates his throne in favor of Tazon, then the giant flings the villain to his death. Then the monster's overworked heart gives out, and he topples dead as well. Tazon vows to his subjects that tyranny will never return to Djunga.
Appearing in Capt. Venture: "The End of King Leon"
Featured Characters:
- Captain Venture (Final appearance)
- Zyra the Planet Princess (Final appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Lord Zane, Ruier of Mirage City (Final appearance)
- Tazon, new King of Djunga (Final appearance)
Antagonists:
- King Leon (Dies)
- his spy, X-23 (wears a monocle)
- his scientist
- Titano, his Frankenstein Monster (1000 feet tall) (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Mirage City citizens (many die)
Locations:
- Asteroid Djunga (Final appearance)
- Mirage City
- Mirage City
Synopsis for Zoro, the Mystery Man: "The Tomb of Tut Ankhara"
Old school chum Abdul Ahmin summons Zoro to Egypt. The mystery man is intercepted by some goons working for a Ben Ali, but the hero's swordsmanship and Cheeta's savage ferocity quickly send the malcontents to their graves.
A meeting with Abdul follows, and he tells about how the ancient tomb of pharaoh Tut An Khara was found at "Gizeh" by a white explorer. This man took a valuable scarab from the tomb. The explorer and his assistants were lynched by a secret society, and Abdul was also on the scene and escaped with the scarab. Ben Ali's been blackmailing Abdul over his possession of the scarab, with his death by the society's hands if they were to discover he had it. When Zoro suggests returning the scarab to the tomb, Abdul reports he doesn't have it anymore. Ben Ali stole it from him. That's why he called Zoro for help.
Leaving Cheeta to protect his friend, Zoro goes off in search of Ben Ali and sneaks into the bandit leader's camp. A short duel ends with Ben Ali's demise, and Zoro returns the scarab to his friend, before disappearing to find the next poor soul who needs his help.
Appearing in Zoro, the Mystery Man: "The Tomb of Tut Ankhara"
Featured Characters:
- Zoro, The Mystery Man (Final appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Cheeta, Zoro's cheetah (Final appearance)
Antagonists:
- Ben Ali (Dies)
- Egyptian Secret Society thugs (four die)
Other Characters:
- Abdul Ahmid
- Ellison, explorer (Dies) (Mentioned only)
- two assistants (Dies) (Mentioned only)
Locations:
Items:
- Scarab of Tut Ankhara
Notes
- Published monthly by Fawcett Publications, Inc. 68 pages.
- Unconfirmed editorial credit attributed to Ed "France" Herron.
- Bulletman:
- When Doctor Eternity attempts to contact Captain Nazi by telephone, his henchman reports: "They tell me he's in Whiz Comics with Captain Marvel after him! How's that fight coming along?"
- Freddy Freeman reveals his secret identity to Bulletman (page 11 panels 2, 3, & 4).
- Once again Susan Kent appears but not in her role as Bulletgirl.
- One character's name changes halfway through the story. In the last panel of page 6, after murdering Henry Eliot, Dr. Eternity starts talking about "Sir Henry Welch," but the name on his hit list (page 2 panel 1) was "Sir Thomas Welch."
- Final issue for Capt. Venture by Otto Binder and Howard Purcell.
- King Leon's scientist calls the giant his "Frankenstein Monster," and Leon himself posts a bounty of "a million dollars in gold" for Capt. Venture.
- The story's last panel is an ad for the next issue of Whiz Comics.
- Companions Three"
- Unconfirmed art credit attributed to Kin Platt.
- Final issue for Zoro w/ art by Mac Raboy.
- Zoro kills four more adversaries, and his cheetah kills a fifth.
- The pharaoh's name is written as both "Tut Ankhara" and as "Tut An Khara".
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Marvel Family Recommended Reading
- Whiz Comics (Volume 1)
- Captain Marvel Adventures (Volume 1)
- Captain Marvel, Jr. (Volume 1)
- Mary Marvel (Volume 1)
- Master Comics (Volume 1)
- Wow Comics (Volume 1)
- The Marvel Family (Volume 1)
- Hoppy the Marvel Bunny (Volume 1)
- Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Shazam!: The New Beginning (Volume 1)
- The Power of Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Superman/Shazam!: First Thunder (Volume 1)
- Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil (Volume 1)
- The Trials of Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Shazam! (Volume 2)
- Shazam! (Volume 3)
- Shazam! (Volume 4)
- The New Champion of Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Shazam! (Volume 5)