(February 1949)

Fawcett, 1945 Series
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Volume
6
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1948-12-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Wendell Crowley (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 2, Part 2, No. 2, Periodicals, 1948.

The Marvel Family Goes Into Business (Table of Contents)

The Marvel Family / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
C. C. Beck ?
Inks
Pete Costanza ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
Reprints

[Contents Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Shazam; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel; Captain Marvel, Jr.

The Marvel Family Goes Into Business! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Marvel Family / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Captain Marvel Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Prescription for Excitement..

Face Value (Table of Contents: 4)

Boxcar Benny / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
M. H.
Pencils
M. H.
Inks
M. H.
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Script and art credits for this feature identified by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Seasonal Worker (Table of Contents: 5)

Lazy Lee / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Below Sea Level (Table of Contents: 6)

Headline Harry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Boughner
Pencils
Howard Boughner
Inks
Howard Boughner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints

The Trap (Table of Contents: 7)

Mary Marvel / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Jack Binder
Inks
Jack Binder
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Freckles Marvel [Mary Dudley]
Reprints

No. 12 (Table of Contents: 8)

The Marvel Family Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Mary Marvel; Captain Marvel, Jr.; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

The Clown of Crime! (Table of Contents: 9)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Springfoot the Clown (first appearance)
Reprints

After-Dinner Speaker (Table of Contents: 10)

Tightwad Tad / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Trade & Mark Save the Day (Table of Contents: 11)

Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Ad in sequential art form.

The Magic Maker (Table of Contents: 12)

Freshman Freddy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Little
Pencils
Frank Bolle
Inks
Frank Bolle
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Death Stalks the Hunters (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

The Three Dooms (Table of Contents: 14)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

[Real Western Hero] (Table of Contents: 15)

Comix Cards / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Hopalong Cassidy; Tom Mix; Gabby Hayes; Monte Hale; Topper; Tony; Pardner; Corker
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Marvel Family Goes Into Business
    The Marvel Family
  2. 1. [Contents Page]
  3. 2. The Marvel Family Goes Into Business!
    The Marvel Family
  4. 3. ["Prescription for Excitement.."]
    The Captain Marvel Club
  5. 4. Face Value
    Boxcar Benny
  6. 5. Seasonal Worker
    Lazy Lee
  7. 6. Below Sea Level
    Headline Harry
  8. 7. The Trap
    Mary Marvel
  9. 8. No. 12
    The Marvel Family Puzzle Page
  10. 9. The Clown of Crime!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  11. 10. After-Dinner Speaker
    Tightwad Tad
  12. 11. Trade & Mark Save the Day
    Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  13. 12. The Magic Maker
    Freshman Freddy
  14. 13. Death Stalks the Hunters
  15. 14. The Three Dooms
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  16. 15. [Real Western Hero]
    Comix Cards
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