Cover: Al Carreño

Master Comics #53

Aug 1944 · Fawcett · 0.10 USD

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“The Witch Doctor”

This August 1944 Fawcett anthology packs an impressive roster onto one cover — a central medallion spotlights Captain Marvel Jr. alongside a trench-coated Radar the International Policeman, while surrounding vignettes tease Nyoka, Bulletman, and a charging rhinoceros amid wild action. Al Carreño's cover art juggles the book's diverse cast with real energy, capturing the variety of adventures waiting inside. At a dime a copy, Master Comics #53 delivered remarkable value for wartime readers hungry for heroes.

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writer Otto Binder · artist, inker Al Carreño · cover Al Carreño

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writer Otto Binder

artist, inker Al Carreño

cover pencils, inks Al Carreño

Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers

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Posing as an archeologist, Radar exposes some Germans impersonating the Boers in South Africa who have been inciting the Zulu to rise up against the English. He has some help from Dwina, a Hindu who is the first international policewoman.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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