([1947])

Fawcett, 1947 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
32
On-sale Date
1947-05-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Brand
?
Editing
?
Color
Color
Dimensions
6.5" x 8.25" (16.5 cm x 21 cm)
Paper Stock
Newsprint
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Taped to Wheaties cereal boxes. Part of a promotion with 3 other comics: Flash Comics, Funny Stuff, and Whiz Comics. First newspaper ad appears 11 May 1947 mentioning their current availability.
Keywords
giveaway

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel
Cover Thumbnail for Captain Marvel Adventures [Wheaties Miniature Edition] (Fawcett, 1947 series) #1
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Captain Marvel and the Threads of Life (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Synopsis
Captain Marvel has repeated run-ins with a con man who claims to be able to shape the destiny of others--but is he really a fraud?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Marvel and the Bridge of Sighs! (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Synopsis
A criminal sent to prison by Captain Marvel reflects on the events that led to his imprisonment.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Captain Marvel and the Man Who Made Earthquakes! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Synopsis
Captain Marvel encounters a geologist who has discovered the one stone that holds the rest of the earth in place, and who uses it to cause earthquakes.

Indexer Notes

This story matches the cover illustration for Captain Marvel Adventures #60. (e-mail from Ed Buchman, October 31, 2006).

[Wheaties Beakfast of Champions: Bob Feller] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Marvel
  2. 1. Captain Marvel and the Threads of Life
    Captain Marvel
  3. 2. ["Get these swell Wheaties premiums"]
  4. 3. Captain Marvel and the Bridge of Sighs!
    Captain Marvel
  5. 4. ["Want the best? Buy a Fawcett Publication!"]
  6. 5. ["Fun Masks!"]
  7. 6. ["Play better baseball!"]
  8. 7. Captain Marvel and the Man Who Made Earthquakes!
    Captain Marvel
  9. 8. [Wheaties Beakfast of Champions: Bob Feller]
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  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Steven Rowe
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Wagner
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