Gwandanaland Comics #1601

This Gwandanaland Comics treasury collects early Whiz Comics material, and the cover art says it all — a red-suited Captain Marvel hurls a blue automobile through the air with effortless power, explosions erupting around him on a city street. A bonus inset shows the black-and-white cover of Thrill Comics, featuring a similarly heroic figure in action, giving this volume a satisfying sense of the era's adventurous scope. At $43.99, it's a generous package for anyone who wants a deep look at Fawcett's Golden Age superhero storytelling from 1940.