Captain Marvel Adventures #26

(August 1943)

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Captain Marvel and Sabotage in Seattle! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

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Otto Binder

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superhero

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Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; Lew Blue; Fritz Flugg; Wheeler Smith; Judge William Long (cameo); Mrs. John L. Locke (cameo); Mayor William F. Devin (cameo)

Synopsis

Billy visits Seattle, where Captain Marvel foils a plot to sabotage a war bond rally by taking the place of all the incapacitated performers.

Keywords

acrobatics; juggling; Nazis; radio; Seattle; sword swallowing; ventriloquism; war bonds

Indexer Notes

City Story: Seattle, Wash.
Mayor Devin, Judge Long, Mrs. Locke (of the War Savings staff) and Smith (local radio announcer for station KOL were all real Seattle residents.

To You - From Hitler! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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Sergeant Sandy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Imagine - I've got to sneak out in the middle of the night just to practice yelling and being a tough guy!

Genre

humor; military

Capt. Marvel and the Plundering Giant! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; D. C. Switch (first appearance; villain; death); A. C. Switch; Sterling Morris (cameo)

Synopsis

When the Switch brothers invent a way to change one's size, D. C. becomes a giant and decides to use his new size for criminal purposes. A. C. helps Captain Marvel to defeat his brother.

Keywords

giants

Sharks Below (Table of Contents: 6)

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Ray Tender

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war

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Little Albert / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Gosh - I hear the teacher coming down the hall --- and I can't find the eraser!

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humor; children

Capt. Marvel and His Country Cousin (Table of Contents: 8)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

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Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; Willard Batson (first appearance); Steamboat

Synopsis

Billy is surprised when he meets his cousin Willard, who tells him that some crooks tried to swindle him when he arrived in town. Captain Marvel helps Willard stop the crooks, but it turns out that Willard isn't related to Billy after all.

Only a Sample of Don Winslow in Action! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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Sissy, eh? (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Mary Marvel / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Here Are the Sixteen Hidden Faces That Were On Last Month's Cover! (Table of Contents: 11)

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Captain Kid Lights Up the Black Market! (Table of Contents: 12)

Captain Kid / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Al Liederman

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humor; children

Wotta Thrill For Your Pal! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Capt Marvel and the Monster Society of Evil. Chapter V Marvel Meets Mr. Mind! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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Otto Binder

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superhero

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Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Mind (appearance revealed--a worm; villain)

Synopsis

After Billy escapes the ice trap, Captain Marvel tracks Mr. Mind to his secret moon base. The villain confronts Cap in several different forms (including his true appearance as a worm) but he escapes before Cap figures out which one was the true Mr. Mind.

Reprints

• in The Monster Society of Evil (Hawk Books, 1989 series) (1989)
• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #1679 - The Complete Original Monster Society of Evil ([January] 2018)

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moon

Consulting Editor Visits Hollywood Studios (Table of Contents: 15)

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non-fiction

[#14 Balbo and #15 Captain Nazi] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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Steering Straight For Action! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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