Lance O'Casey
Encyclopedia
Lance O'Casey is a fictional character
who had his own strip in Fawcett Comics
' Whiz Comics
. The stories were popular backup stories to the book's main attractions of Captain Marvel
and Spy Smasher
.
O'Casey and a pet monkey
, Mr. Hogan. Later on, O'Casey left his monkey and started traveling with a new first-mate named Mike Bellew. O'Casey and Bellew were down on their luck adventurers looking to transport cargo, search for the odd bit of treasure or help damsels in distress.
So far O'Casey has made only one appearance in DC Comics
, in the 1998 Captain Marvel
comic book, The Power of Shazam!
, portraying an aged, yet feisty, sailor
in issue #34.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
who had his own strip in Fawcett Comics
Fawcett Comics
Fawcett Comics, a division of Fawcett Publications, was one of several successful comic book publishers during the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s...
' Whiz Comics
Whiz Comics
Whiz Comics was a monthly ongoing comic book anthology series, which was published by Fawcett Comics from February 1940 with issue #2 and stopping at issue #155 in June 1953, best known for introducing Captain Marvel. The first issue published of Whiz Comics was issue #2...
. The stories were popular backup stories to the book's main attractions of Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel (DC Comics)
Captain Marvel is a fictional comic book superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and later by DC Comics. Created in 1939 by artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker, the character first appeared in Whiz Comics #2...
and Spy Smasher
Spy Smasher
Spy Smasher is the name of two fictional characters appearing in comics published by DC Comics. The first is a superhero that was formerly owned and published by Fawcett Comics...
.
Character history
The stories featured the adventurous sailorSailor
A sailor, mariner, or seaman is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...
O'Casey and a pet monkey
Monkey
A monkey is a primate, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey. There are about 260 known living species of monkey. Many are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys...
, Mr. Hogan. Later on, O'Casey left his monkey and started traveling with a new first-mate named Mike Bellew. O'Casey and Bellew were down on their luck adventurers looking to transport cargo, search for the odd bit of treasure or help damsels in distress.
So far O'Casey has made only one appearance in DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
, in the 1998 Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel (DC Comics)
Captain Marvel is a fictional comic book superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and later by DC Comics. Created in 1939 by artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker, the character first appeared in Whiz Comics #2...
comic book, The Power of Shazam!
The Power of Shazam!
The Power of Shazam! is a 1994 hardcover graphic novel, written and painted by Jerry Ordway for DC Comics. The 96-page story, depicting the revamped origins of former Fawcett Comics superhero Captain Marvel, was followed by an ongoing series, also titled The Power of Shazam!, which ran from 1995 to...
, portraying an aged, yet feisty, sailor
Sailor
A sailor, mariner, or seaman is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...
in issue #34.
Known Appearances
- Whiz Comics #2 (February 1940): "Lance O'Casey".
- Whiz Comics #3 (March 1940): "Lance O'Casey Battles Death Dawson"
- Whiz Comics #3a (April 1940): "Lance O'Casey and the Island of Knife Scarr"
- Whiz Comics #4 (May 1940): "Lance O'Casey and The Coming of Daniel Doom"
- Whiz Comics #5 (June 1940): "Sea Dogs: Lance O'Casey's Sea Lore"
- Whiz Comics #6 (July 1940): "Lance O'Casey and the Launch of the Brian Boru II"
- Whiz Comics #53 (April 1944): "Lance O'Casey and the Boy Beggar"
- Whiz Comics #136 (August 1951): Lance O'Casey in "The Sargasso Trap"
- Famous First Edition #F-4 (Originally published in Whiz Comics #2) DC ComicsDC ComicsDC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
(November 1974): "Lance O'Casey" - The Power of Shazam!The Power of Shazam!The Power of Shazam! is a 1994 hardcover graphic novel, written and painted by Jerry Ordway for DC Comics. The 96-page story, depicting the revamped origins of former Fawcett Comics superhero Captain Marvel, was followed by an ongoing series, also titled The Power of Shazam!, which ran from 1995 to...
#34 (January 1998): "With Friends Like These..." - Millennium Edition: Whiz Comics 2 #1 (Originally published in Whiz Comics #2) (March 2000): "Lance O'Casey".