(April 1945)
Fawcett,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 8
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly (except June and December issues)
- On-sale Date
- 1945-03-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fawcett Magazine
- Editing
- J. B. Magill; Will Lieberson (executive editor); Sidonie M. Gruenberg (consulting editor)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1945, New Series, Vol. 40, No. 2.
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Captain Marvel / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- funhouse mirrors
in 
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Captain Marvel / public service announcement / 1 page
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam
- Synopsis
- Table of contents and a PSA asking kids to collect and turn in paper for the war effort.
The Blood Bank Robberies
Captain Marvel / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Crowder; Sterling Morris; Johnny; Dr. Curtis
- Synopsis
- Captain Marvel must stop the gang that is robbing blood banks.
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Dopey Danny Dee / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Business is so slow, even I'm not tired from the work
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Danny Dee
- Synopsis
- Danny decides to give himself a shave.
It's a Knockout!
Captain Marvel Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Shazam [Billy Batson]
- Synopsis
- Promo for the Captain Marvel Club which can be joined for 10 cents.
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I should have warned you about shaking hands with Willie.
- Synopsis
- Wheaties ad with a little kid man-handling a soldier when shaking his hand.
Captain Marvel Gets Mothered
Captain Marvel / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Steamboat; Mr. Morris; Mrs. Sadie Simpson
- Synopsis
- Mrs. Simpson wants to be a mother to Billy Batson.
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Volto From Mars; Grape Nuts Cereal / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A shark! Hey! Look out!
- Characters
- Volto
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Sergeant Sandy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Beans! Beans! Beans!
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Sergeant Sandy
- Synopsis
- Sergeant Sandy tries to order a sandwich.
The Monster Society of Evil Ch. 24: The Undersea Monster Brigade
Captain Marvel / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; Mr. Mind (villain); Herkimer (villain); Shorty (villain); Monster Brigade (first appearance; villains)
- Synopsis
- Mr. Mind retreats to his undersea fortress and enlists four giant sea creatures to attack American warships, but Captain Marvel defeats them and sends Mr. Mind fleeing again.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- octopi; sea serpents; sharks; U. S. Navy; underwater; whales; World War II
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
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Captain Marvel -
1.
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Captain Marvel -
2.
The Blood Bank Robberies
Captain Marvel -
3.
["Business is so slow, even I'm not tired from the work"]
Dopey Danny Dee -
4.
It's a Knockout!
Captain Marvel Club -
5.
["I should have warned you about shaking hands with Willie."]
Wheaties -
6.
Captain Marvel Gets Mothered
Captain Marvel -
7.
["A shark! Hey! Look out!"]
Volto From Mars; Grape Nuts Cereal -
8.
["Beans! Beans! Beans!"]
Sergeant Sandy -
9.
Hoya, the Fugitive
-
10.
The Monster Society of Evil Ch. 24: The Undersea Monster Brigade
Captain Marvel
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- Dwayne Best
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
- Bjorn Wallin
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