By 1950 all of the Fawcett super heroes (except for the Marvel Family) had been consigned to comic book limbo. Even Mary Mary lost her title and Wow Comics changed into Real Western Hero. Western comics and Romance comics were popular during this period and Fawcett published numerous title in both genres. It is interesting to note that Master Comics slipped into a bi-monthly schedule half way through this year.
This reviewer offers some alternative thinking on some of the artists that have been set forth elsewhere for several of the stories. I believe Sheldon Moldoff did a number of these stories that have been attributed to other artists.
1950
Master Comics #111 January 1950
428. The Seeing Eye (10 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #81 January 1950
429. The Battle of Imaginations (10 pp)
Art by Bud Thompson GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
430. The Swindle of Time (7 pp)
Art: John Certa (?) (GCD)*
431. Boy King of the Beasts (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
432. The Mysterious Mr Mirage (9 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #43 January 1950.
433. The News Blackout (7 pp)
Art: (?) (GCD)* Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Master Comics #112 February 1950
434. The Return of the Acrobat! (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #82 February 1950
435. The Phantom Fire Fighter (8 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson? (GCD)*.
436. The Treasure of Treasures (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*). Script: Otto Binder
437. CMJ Battles the Buccaneers (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
Master Comics #113 March 1950
438. The Strange House! (10 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #83 March 1950
439. The Great Brain (10 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder?
440. Professor Hoomperdinck’s Hat (7 pp)
Art: By Joe Certa (GCD)*
441. The Fog Men (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
442.The Man Who Lived History (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: William Woolfolk
The Marvel Family #45 March 1950
443, The Valley of Fear (7 pp)
Art: ?(GCD)* Bill Ward (?) (DE)
Master Comics #114 April 1950
444. The Play's the Thing (10 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger(GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #84 April 1950
445. The Day The World Almost Ended (10 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Otto Binder, script.
446 The Boy Headline Hunter (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
447. CMJ and His Aromatic Adventure (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
448.The Man Who Destroyed Friction (9 pp)
Art: Ben Thompson (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder
The Marvel Family #46 April 1950
449. The Mystery of the Vanishing Whales (7 pp)
Art: ?(GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (DE) Script: Otto Binder
Master Comics #115 May 1950
450. The Human Dogs
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #85 May 1950
451. Captain Marvel Jr.'s Nemesis (10 pp)
Art: Ben Thompson (GCD)*
452. The Boy Who Wanted To Be Famous (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder
453. The Captain Marvel, Jr. Repeller (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
454.The Fortress of Freedom (9 pp)
Art: Ben Thompson (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #47 May 1950
455.The Worm That Grew (7 pp)
Art: (?)(GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (DE) Script: Otto Binder, script
Master Comics #116 June 1950
456. The Midas Crown
Art:Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #86 June 1950
457. The Medical Menace (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
458. The Defender of Time (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
459. A Golden Egg (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder
Master Comics #117 August 1950
460. Capt. Marvel Jr and the Art Gallery Theft
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)** Bill Ward or Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #87 July 1950
461. The Ancient Bonanza (10 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
462. Prospecting on the Moon! (7 pp)
Art: (?) (GCD)* Sheldon Moldoff (?) (DE)
463. The Hill Billy Captain Marvel Jr (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*.
464. The Robot Farmer (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
The Marvel Family #49 July 1950
465. The Ban on Laughter (7 pp.)
Art: ? Script: Otto Binder
Captain Marvel Jr #88 August 1950
466. The Air Shortage (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
467. Mystery of the Minor Crimes (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (?) (GCD)**, Sheldon Moldoff (DE) Script: Otto Binder
468.The Crazy Coincidences (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder.
469. The Strange Menace of the Bird People (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #50 August 1950
470. CMJ battles the Trublins (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #89 September 1950
471. The Ant Crook (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
472. The Mystery of Jonah Jinx (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)** Joe Certa (DE)
473. The Doom of Freddy Freeman (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
474. Feud With a House (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #51 September 1950
475. The Baldness Plague (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Master Comics #18 October 1950
476. CMJ His Worthiest Opponent (9 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #90 October 1950
477. The Cities of the Sea (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder.
478. The Magic Trunk (6 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)**. Art: Sheldon Moldoff (DE) Script: Otto Binder.
479. The Battle of the Birds and Beasts (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*.
Captain Marvel Jr. #91 November 1950
480. The Giant Ice Monster (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
481. The Murder At Mrs Wagner's (6 pp)
Art: Bill Ward ? (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
482. Sivana Jr's Green Fog (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
483. The World Eaters (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #53 November 1950
484. The Good Rumor Factory (7 pp)
Art: ?(GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (?) (DE)
Master Comics #119 December 1950
485.The Man Without Fingerprints (10 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #91 December 1950
486. The Silicon Monster (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
487. Magic Carpets, Inc (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE
488. Mrs Wagner's Forbidden Room (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
489. The World's Mightiest Cave Boy (9 pp)
Art; Bud Thompson (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #54 December 1950
490. The Radioactive Air (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger ? (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (?)
I wouldn't put a lot of faith in the Marvel Family art records in the GCD. Those were some of the earliest stories indexed and preserve guesses from long ago fanzines. I'd check to see how recently they were updated, and believe your own eyes first and foremost.
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