(September 1967)
M.F. Enterprises,
1967 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M.F. Enterprises
- Editing
- Carl Burgos ? (editor)
Issue Notes
Issue number does not appear on the cover. The issue date is September 1967, however, the copyright date is 1966.
Myron Fass, the owner, and publisher of M. F. Enterprises had trademarked this Captain Marvel. Per articles in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Martin Goodman, owner of Marvel Comics, tried to purchase the rights to Captain Marvel from Fass for 6000.00 USD.
Fass rejected the offer and Goodman published Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 Series) #12 (December 1967) featuring their Captain Marvel anyway. Fass then sued in New York for trademark infringement Goodman, Stan Lee, Gene Colan, the printer Eastern Color Printing, and the distributor, Independent News Company.
Eventually, Fass settled out of court for 4500.00 USD, handing over the trademark to Marvel Comics. Fass was quoted as saying to the WSJ, "He was selling lousy, anyway," says Mr. Fass. "Of the 300000 copies of the last issue we distributed, only 70000 were sold."
Myron Fass, the owner, and publisher of M. F. Enterprises had trademarked this Captain Marvel. Per articles in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Martin Goodman, owner of Marvel Comics, tried to purchase the rights to Captain Marvel from Fass for 6000.00 USD.
Fass rejected the offer and Goodman published Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 Series) #12 (December 1967) featuring their Captain Marvel anyway. Fass then sued in New York for trademark infringement Goodman, Stan Lee, Gene Colan, the printer Eastern Color Printing, and the distributor, Independent News Company.
Eventually, Fass settled out of court for 4500.00 USD, handing over the trademark to Marvel Comics. Fass was quoted as saying to the WSJ, "He was selling lousy, anyway," says Mr. Fass. "Of the 300000 copies of the last issue we distributed, only 70000 were sold."
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Captain Marvel / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Split! Gulp! It doesn't work!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel; Tarzac; the Ray (villain); the Destroyer (villain); Big Max (villain)
Captain Marvel Meets the Destroyer
Captain Marvel / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Roger Elwood ?
- Pencils
- Carl Hubbell ?; Carl Burgos ? (see notes)
- Inks
- Carl Hubbell ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Herb Field
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel; Billy Baxton; Linda Knowles; the Destroyer (villain)
- Synopsis
- Captain Marvel battles the Destroyer.
Indexer Notes
Introducing the Destroyer. Possible Burgos pencils per Nick Caputo, June 2014.
Capt. Marvel and the Volcano People
Captain Marvel / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Roger Elwood ?
- Pencils
- Carl Hubbell ?; Carl Burgos ? (see notes)
- Inks
- Carl Hubbell ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Herb Field
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel; Linda Knowles; the Destroyer (villain); the Volcano People (villains)
- Synopsis
- Captain Marvel battles the Destroyer and the Volcano People.
Indexer Notes
Introducing the Volcano People. Possible Burgos pencils per Nick Caputo, June 2014.
Capt. Marvel Meets Tarzac — Friend or Foe?
Captain Marvel / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Roger Elwood ?
- Pencils
- Leon Francho ? (see notes); Carl Burgos ?
- Inks
- Leon Francho ? (see notes); Carl Burgos ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Herb Field
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel; Tarzac; Dr. Orlock
- Synopsis
- Captain Marvel meets Tarzac, king of sharks, and encounters Dr. Orlock.
Indexer Notes
Introducing Tarzac (first full appearance, see Captain Marvel #4, story one) and Dr. Orlock.
Lambiek Comiclopedia (https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/francho_leon.htm) suggests that Francho was probably the Argentine artist Arnoldo Franchioni, who often used the penname "Francho."
Capt. Marvel and the Ghost Patrol
Captain Marvel / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Roger Elwood ?
- Pencils
- Leon Francho ? (see notes); Carl Burgos ?
- Inks
- Leon Francho ? (see notes); Carl Burgos ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Herb Field
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel; Big Max (villain)
- Synopsis
- Captain Marvel battles Big Max.
Indexer Notes
Introducing Big Max.
Lambiek Comiclopedia (https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/francho_leon.htm) suggests that Francho was probably the Argentine artist Arnoldo Franchioni, who often used the penname "Francho."
The Ray Returns
Captain Marvel / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Roger Elwood
- Pencils
- Leon Francho ? (see notes); Carl Burgos ?
- Inks
- Leon Francho ? (see notes); Carl Burgos ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Herb Field
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel; Tinyman; the Ray (villain)
- Synopsis
- Captain Marvel and Tinyman battle the Ray.
Indexer Notes
This Captain Marvel's next appearance, as Mr. Mod, in FemForce (AC, 1985 series) #137 ([November] 2006).
Lambiek Comiclopedia (https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/francho_leon.htm) suggests that Francho was probably the Argentine artist Arnoldo Franchioni, who often used the penname "Francho."
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["Split! Gulp! It doesn't work!"]
Captain Marvel -
1.
Captain Marvel Meets the Destroyer
Captain Marvel -
2.
Capt. Marvel and the Volcano People
Captain Marvel -
3.
Capt. Marvel Meets Tarzac — Friend or Foe?
Captain Marvel -
4.
Capt. Marvel and the Ghost Patrol
Captain Marvel -
5.
The Ray Returns
Captain Marvel
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