Captain Midnight #52

(June 1947)

[Contents Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Midnight / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

adventure; aviation

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Captaion Midnight [Captain Jim "Red" Albright]

Wrath of the Avenger! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Midnight / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

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adventure; aviation

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Captain Midnight [Captain Jim "Red" Albright]; The Avenger [Barlow Cragg] (villain, introduction)

Famous Fliers (Table of Contents: 3)

illustration / 0.33 page (report information)

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non-fiction

Hank Greenberg (Table of Contents: 4)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Ad in sequential art form.

A Dream of a Fellow (Table of Contents: 5)

Pilot Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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humor

Versus the Space Raider! (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Midnight / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Otto Binder

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Leonard Frank

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Leonard Frank

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Genre

adventure; aviation; science fiction; superhero

Characters

Captain Midnight [Captain Jim "Red" Albright]; Icky Mudd; un-named astronomer; train baggage car guard (death); un-named Martian; Jagga (villain; intro)

Synopsis

The appearance of an unearthly spacecraft and associated destruction and thefy caused by it, merits the attention of Captain Albright, who is assigned the duty of tracking down it's inhabitant from Pluto: Jagga, the Space Raider! He does, but after a tedious struggle, the villain makes good his escape.

Keywords

Doom-Beam Torch; Mars; Pluto; Washington D.C.

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Craig Delich. A copy of this comic exists and on the indicia page is an autograph of Otto Binder followed by (SCRIPT) and the date 1-10-70 with a pointer to this story title.

The Case of the Tell-Tale Comb (Table of Contents: 7)

The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Ad in sequential art form.

Your Invention Page! (Table of Contents: 8)

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Bear Bike Facts (Table of Contents: 9)

Gillette Bicycle Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Ad in sequential art form. First line: "Race horse versus bike!"

Sergeant Twilight Trails a Tale! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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Leonard Frank

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Leonard Frank

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Genre

adventure; aviation; superhero

Characters

Captain Midnight [Captain Jim "Red" Albright]; Ichabod "Icky" Mudd [as Captain Twilight]; The Mad Maniac [Andre Landon] (book author)

Synopsis

Mudd decides to become an author of a book, and he creates a mythical hero called Sergeant Twilight, and ends up battling a villain called The Mad Maniac. He discovers, however, that the supposed villain is actually another book author involved in a publicity campaign for his own book!

Reprints

• in Don Winslow of the Navy (L. Miller & Son, 1951 series) #59
• in Captain Midnight (L. Miller & Son, 1962 series) #12 (July 1963)
• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #83 ([October] 2010) [in black and white], #110 (2018)

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Bill Black, added by Craig Delich 2011-4-18.

The last 1/3 page features the solution to the issue's crossword puzzle, and a two panel illustrated informational factoid titled "Denizens of the Deep": the Black Crappe and the Grayling.

Captain Midnight's Air Quiz (Table of Contents: 11)

activity / 0.33 page (report information)

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• in Don Winslow of the Navy (L. Miller & Son, 1951 series) #59

Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook (Table of Contents: 12)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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C. C. Beck ?

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C. C. Beck (signed)

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Pete Costanza (signed)

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Genre

superhero

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Captain Tootsie; Rollo; Joe

Synopsis

Captain Tootsie and his young friends stake out the Egyptian exhibit at the museum to trap a gang of burglars. Captain Tootsie foils the robbery by disguising himself as a mummy.

Keywords

mummies; museums Egyptian; robbery

Perilous Journey! (Table of Contents: 13)

Johnny Blair in the Air / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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adventure

When Lightning Strikes... (Table of Contents: 14)

"A Red Skye Story" / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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R. Gordon Kraus

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typeset

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adventure

Against Dr. Osmosis! (Table of Contents: 15)

Captain Midnight / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

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adventure; aviation

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Captain Midnight [Captain Jim "Red" Albright]; Dr. Osmosis (villain, introduction)

Reprints

• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #62, #5 ([1963? ]) [Black and white]

Aero-Triks (Table of Contents: 16)

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aviation

Reprints

• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #62, #5 ([1963? ]) [Black and white]

Pokey Joe's Secret Weapon (Table of Contents: 17)

Jim Wise; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Ad in sequential art form.

The Sucker Knockout! (Table of Contents: 18)

Famous Sports Flops; Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Ad in sequential art form. On inside back cover.