(November 18, 1942)

Fawcett, 1942 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1942-10-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication [Triangle]
Editing
Rod Reed?

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4.

Captain Marvel Jr. Sinks the Japs! (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel Jr. / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mac Raboy
Inks
Mac Raboy
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
Reprints

Go Get the Marvel Gang (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board of Captain Marvel Junior; Captain Marvel Jr. Presents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
Wilfred Fawcett (credited as W. H. Fawcett Jr.) (signed); ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ?

Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
Reprints

[The Origin of Captain Marvel Jr. Retold] (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder ?
Pencils
Al Carreño
Inks
Al Carreño
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (flashback); Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (origin retold); Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger] (villain, flashback); Shazam (flashback); Freddy's unnamed grandfather (death, flashback)
Synopsis
While they are fishing, Freddy's grandfather rescues the nefarious Captain Nazi, who promptly kills the grandfather and severely injures Freddy Freeman. Captain Marvel rescues the young boy and takes him to see Shazam, who gives some of the Mighty Mortal's powers to the boy, who then becomes Captain Marvel Junior!
Reprints
Keywords
magic words

Wings Over Dazaggar!! (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Carreño
Inks
Al Carreño
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger] (villain); Adolf Hitler (villain); Monsieur Renald (death); unnamed French Colonel; the Nazis (villains, some die)
Synopsis
Captain Marvel Jr. goes to Dazaggar in Africa to fight Captain Nazi and prevent him from moving plans ahead there to use gigantic "winged castles" to invade the Western Hemisphere.
Reprints
Keywords
magic words

One Returned (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Davey; Smoky
Reprints

The Shadow That Walked! (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Millard ?
Pencils
Al Carreño
Inks
Al Carreño
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; unnamed editor of the Herald-Globe; Jerry Fladd (reporter, death); The Walking Shadow [Yvonne Sergo a.k.a. Yvonne Blake] (villain, ventriloquist, introduction, death); Shoes McCann (villain); Spike (villain, death)
Synopsis
Captain Marvel Jr. involves himself in a case where a criminal, known as The Walking Shadow, is causing a crime wave, threatening to become the King of Crime, a title he may well own if he can locate the Dumont Treasure.
Reprints
Keywords
Herald-Globe; magic words

Indexer Notes

Oddity: on page 5, panel 6, Freddy Freeman says the name "Captain Marvel Jr.", but doesn't change into his other self.

Writer credit suggested by textual analysis from Lou Mougin.

The Bomb Proof Shirt! (Table of Contents: 7)

Willie Wynn / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Willie Wynn; Harry (Willie's cousin, not yet named); General McFuttle (not yet named); Lieutenant; Nelly (a horse)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Second appearance of Willie Wynn.

[The Case of the Cripple Kidnappers] (Table of Contents: 8)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Carreño
Inks
Al Carreño
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mayor Horton; Slim (villain); Ma (villain); Al (villain)
Synopsis
Captain Marvel Jr. gets involved in a fake accident racket, in which young cripples were drugged, then used in certain fake accidents that would net the gang millions in blackmail payments.
Reprints
Keywords
Daily Globe; Daily-Herald; magic words; News Times; The Sentinel

Indexer Notes

Story title taken from the DC Archives.

[Kissing Portrait] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Mad Artist / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
The Mad Artist
Reprints

[The Cracked Safecracker] (Table of Contents: 10)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Millard ?
Pencils
Al Carreño
Inks
Al Carreño
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Bull Bimmens (ex-villain); Bull's unnamed mother; Bull's unnamed father; Lefty (villain)
Synopsis
Captain Marvel Jr. saves an older couple from being run over, and discovers that they are to be forced into living in a poorhouse unless their son can be found to help them out. But when he sees a picture of the son, Captain Marvel Jr. recognizes him as a noted safecracker. Still, he brings about a reunion and Bull decides to reform.
Reprints
Keywords
Hotel Ritzmore; magic words

Indexer Notes

Story title taken from the contents page.

Writer credit suggested by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Captain Marvel Jr. Sinks the Japs!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  2. 1. Go Get the Marvel Gang
  3. 2. Editorial Advisory Board of Captain Marvel Junior; Captain Marvel Jr. Presents
  4. 3. [The Origin of Captain Marvel Jr. Retold]
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  5. 4. Wings Over Dazaggar!!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  6. 5. One Returned
  7. 6. The Shadow That Walked!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  8. 7. The Bomb Proof Shirt!
    Willie Wynn
  9. 8. [The Case of the Cripple Kidnappers]
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  10. 9. [Kissing Portrait]
    The Mad Artist
  11. 10. [The Cracked Safecracker]
    Captain Marvel Jr.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John Censullo
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Kyle "The Dagger" Sullivan
  • Jim Van Dore