(November 1947)

Fawcett, 1945 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1947-09-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Wendell Crowley (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 2, Part 2, No. 1, Periodicals, 1948.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[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]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
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Cover Thumbnail for The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series) #17
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Cover gallery

The Marvel Family (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Marvel Family Curse! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Marvel Family / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; William Batson (first appearance, ancestor of Billy Batson, flashback)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

writer credit via Martin O'Hearn

Wally Butts (Table of Contents: 3)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
sports

Ringing in His Head (Table of Contents: 4)

Lazy Lee / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
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Business Man (Table of Contents: 5)

Judge Smudge / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Howard Boughner
Pencils
Howard Boughner
Inks
Howard Boughner
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
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Captain Tootsie and the Secret-Play Touchdown (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Secret Legion: Captain Tootsie; Fatso; Rollo
Gas House Bruisers [Monk]

Freddy Freeman Plays a Part (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Legs Spade (first appearance, villain)

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

The Snortville Sneeze / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hurry, Gloria! Phineas Moneybags' chauffeur just robbed him...
Genre
humor

Fights the Tornado Man (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Jack Binder ?
Inks
Jack Binder ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]

No Place for Heroes (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
R. Gordon Kraus
Pencils
? (header)
Inks
? (header)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Sunken Hopes (Table of Contents: 11)

Peewee Pete / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Future Car (Table of Contents: 12)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Trapping an Atomic Saboteur! (Table of Contents: 13)

The Adventures of Bubbles and Yanks!; Yanks Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Marvel Family
  2. 1. The Marvel Family
  3. 2. The Marvel Family Curse!
    The Marvel Family
  4. 3. Wally Butts
    Wheaties
  5. 4. Ringing in His Head
    Lazy Lee
  6. 5. Business Man
    Judge Smudge
  7. 6. Captain Tootsie and the Secret-Play Touchdown
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  8. 7. Freddy Freeman Plays a Part
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  9. 8. ["Hurry, Gloria! Phineas Moneybags' chauffeur just robbed him..."]
    The Snortville Sneeze
  10. 9. Fights the Tornado Man
    Mary Marvel
  11. 10. No Place for Heroes
  12. 11. Sunken Hopes
    Peewee Pete
  13. 12. The Future Car
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  14. 13. Trapping an Atomic Saboteur!
    The Adventures of Bubbles and Yanks!; Yanks Bubble Gum
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