Master Comics | |
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Captain Marvel, Jr., from Master Comics #30 (Sept. 1942). Cover art by
Mac Raboy. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Fawcett Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Anthology |
Genre | Superhero |
Publication date | Mar. 1940 – Apr. 1953 |
No. of issues | 133 |
Main character(s) |
Captain Marvel, Jr. Bulletman Minute-Man Master Man |
Master Comics is a monthly ongoing comic book anthology series that began its 133-issue run ( cover dated March 1940 – April 1953) during the 1930s and 1940s period known as the Golden Age of Comic Books. [1] Published by Fawcett Comics, it contained features starring superhero characters including Master Man, in the first six issues only, Bulletman, Minute-Man, and its best-known character, Captain Marvel, Jr., part of the lighthearted Marvel Family. [2]
Master Comics was also the name of an unrelated comic book publishing company that produced one series, the 24-issue horror comic Dark Mysteries (July 1951 - July 1955). [3]
Master Comics | |
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Captain Marvel, Jr., from Master Comics #30 (Sept. 1942). Cover art by
Mac Raboy. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Fawcett Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Anthology |
Genre | Superhero |
Publication date | Mar. 1940 – Apr. 1953 |
No. of issues | 133 |
Main character(s) |
Captain Marvel, Jr. Bulletman Minute-Man Master Man |
Master Comics is a monthly ongoing comic book anthology series that began its 133-issue run ( cover dated March 1940 – April 1953) during the 1930s and 1940s period known as the Golden Age of Comic Books. [1] Published by Fawcett Comics, it contained features starring superhero characters including Master Man, in the first six issues only, Bulletman, Minute-Man, and its best-known character, Captain Marvel, Jr., part of the lighthearted Marvel Family. [2]
Master Comics was also the name of an unrelated comic book publishing company that produced one series, the 24-issue horror comic Dark Mysteries (July 1951 - July 1955). [3]