Whiz Comics #23
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Bal Masque," Billy and Whitey return from Guatemala to a new mystery in Washington D.C., where a masked ball becomes the stage for a secret mission. With the help of a radio station owner and a seemingly ordinary ambassador’s daughter, Captain Marvel must safeguard a hidden code—contained in her ring—before it falls into the wrong hands. Penciled and inked by C. C. Beck, with cover art by Beck and Pete Costanza, this 1941 adventure blends espionage and intrigue in a classic Fawcett tale.
In "The Bal Masque," Captain Marvel and Whitey Murphy are pulled into a high-stakes mystery after returning from Guatemala, where they fended off a Mayan monkey-god. Now in Washington D.C., they’re drawn into a glittering masked ball hosted by radio station owner Sterling Morris, where they meet the ambassador’s daughter, Lulette, and her entourage of performers—Velox and Costanza—while Captain Marvel must protect a hidden message in her ring before it falls into the wrong hands.
In "Battle on the Sea," Nero and Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey] storm the deck of Herculo Svenson’s pirate ship in a desperate bid to rescue Anita, who’s trapped below. As they fight their way through the crew, the tension mounts in the confined cabin where the final confrontation looms.
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Reprinted in The Shazam! Archives #3 (2003), Whiz Comics #23 (2024)
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