(November 1946)

Fawcett, 1945 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1946-10-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Wendell Crowley (editor); Will Lieberson (Executive Editor); Sidonie M. Gruenberg (Consulting Editor); Al Allard (Art director); Ralph Daigh (Editorial director)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Part 2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Marvel Family / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]
Cover Thumbnail for The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series) #6
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The Marvel Family Presents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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The Marvel Family Makes the Headlines (Table of Contents: 2)

The Marvel Family / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Bill Hendrix; The Hermit of Abandoned Island; Judge Slater; Dudder John; Former District Attorney Foran

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit revised by Craig Delich from Costanza to Beck per P. C. Hamerlinck in Alter Ego (TwoMorrows, 1999 series) #158 (May 2019).

Shut Out (Table of Contents: 3)

Pee Wee Pete / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor
Characters
Pee Wee Pete; Mr. Jones; Miss Smith; Mr. Brown

The Too True Sayings! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Bud Thompson ?
Inks
Bud Thompson ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Dr. Phraser

It's in the Stars (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joseph Millard
Letters
typeset
Characters
Jim Brady (astronomer)

The Quizzical Crook! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Pete Costanza ?
Inks
Pete Costanza ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Cutter Snark (villain); Sterling Morris

Indexer Notes

Mary covers for her brother Billy, who is out of town, by announcing the news on WHIZ Radio.

Kanvasback Kenny Gets Roped In (Table of Contents: 7)

Kanvasback Kenny / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; sports
Characters
Kanvasback Kenny; Mal Arkey

National Crafts and Science Show (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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Synopsis
Ad for the show, sponsored by Mechanix Illustrated (a Fawcett publication)

Back Stage Bellylaughs (Table of Contents: 9)

Whipper-Snappers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor

Capt. Marvel Meets The World's Greatest Actor! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; "Big Shoulders" Samson (introduction; villain); John Tarryless (an actor; introduction)

Let Me Train You (Table of Contents: 11)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis
ad for books on how to make money in radio-electronics
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Marvel Family
  2. 1. The Marvel Family Presents
  3. 2. The Marvel Family Makes the Headlines
    The Marvel Family
  4. 3. Shut Out
    Pee Wee Pete
  5. 4. The Too True Sayings!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  6. 5. It's in the Stars
  7. 6. The Quizzical Crook!
    Mary Marvel
  8. 7. Kanvasback Kenny Gets Roped In
    Kanvasback Kenny
  9. 8. National Crafts and Science Show
    Captain Marvel
  10. 9. Back Stage Bellylaughs
    Whipper-Snappers
  11. 10. Capt. Marvel Meets The World's Greatest Actor!
    Captain Marvel
  12. 11. Let Me Train You
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