(April 1944)

Fawcett, 1941 Series
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Volume
6
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1944-03-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Magazine
Editing
J. B. Magill

Issue Notes

Circulation: 1,339,950 (data from Audit Bureau of Circulation via Russ Mahera)

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, New Series, Vol. 39, No. 2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
Pete Costanza ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We make quite a pair, eh, Uncle Leo?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Uncle Leo
Reprints
Keywords
clown
Cover Thumbnail for Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #34
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Cover gallery

Captain Marvel Presents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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

Captain Marvel in Oklahoma City (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck ?
Inks
Pete Costanza ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Uncle Leo (first appearance, a clown); Mayor Robert A. Hefner
Synopsis
Uncle Leo enlists Captain Marvel to help him find an escaped gorilla.
Reprints
Keywords
gorillas; Lincoln Park Zoo; Oklahoma City; Skirvin Tower

Indexer Notes

City story: Oklahoma City, OK
Uncle Leo was an Oklahoma City radio announcer for station WKY and the keeper of the Lincoln Park Zoo.

Spooks (Table of Contents: 3)

Little Sneezer / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Bert Whitman
Pencils
Bert Whitman
Inks
Bert Whitman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Reprints

Captain Marvel, Sportsman (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
C. C. Beck ?
Inks
C. C. Beck ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Friday, the 13th (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed
Letters
typeset
Genre
detective-mystery

And Still They Come! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Captain Marvel Meets the Ferocious Fans!! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This being a sergeant is no picnic...
Genre
humor; military
Reprints

The Jealous Magician (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Snour the Great (first appearance)

[The Magician] (Table of Contents: 10)

Captain Kid / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Al Liederman
Pencils
Al Liederman
Inks
Al Liederman
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 13: The Floating Terror (Table of Contents: 11)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; Mr. Mind (villain)
Synopsis
Fortunately, Mr. Mind's giant missile is a dud, and does not explode in Russia. Captain Marvel flies off to face the villain's next plot, which is to attack the British Isles with a floating island filled with Nazis.
Reprints
Keywords
missiles; Nazis; Russia; Scotland; World War II
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["We make quite a pair, eh, Uncle Leo?"]
    Captain Marvel
  2. 1. Captain Marvel Presents
  3. 2. Captain Marvel in Oklahoma City
    Captain Marvel
  4. 3. Spooks
    Little Sneezer
  5. 4. Captain Marvel, Sportsman
    Captain Marvel
  6. 5. Friday, the 13th
  7. 6. And Still They Come!
    Captain Marvel Club
  8. 7. Captain Marvel Meets the Ferocious Fans!!
    Captain Marvel
  9. 8. ["This being a sergeant is no picnic..."]
    Sergeant Sandy
  10. 9. The Jealous Magician
    Captain Marvel
  11. 10. [The Magician]
    Captain Kid
  12. 11. The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 13: The Floating Terror
    Captain Marvel
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