Gwandanaland Comics #2244

This handsome treasury from Gwandanaland Comics collects 1944 Golden Age stories from Whiz Comics and Captain Marvel Adventures, spotlighting the Big Red Cheese in all his Fawcett-era glory. The reproduced cover of Captain Marvel Adventures #33 — penciled by C. C. Beck and inked by Pete Costanza — shows Captain Marvel standing alongside a young boy in a bow tie, both gazing up at a massive stone carving of the hero's face set into a clifftop, with a speech bubble reading "It's finished, Captain Marvel! How do you like it?" The issue promises stories including "Capt. Marvel's Great Stone Face" and "Adventure in Omaha," making this ninth volume a genuinely satisfying dive into the heart of the Golden Age.