(October 1948)

Fawcett, 1945 Series
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Volume
5
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1948-08-20
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. 2, Periodicals, 1948.

[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]
Reprints
Keywords
buzz bombs; V-1; World War II
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The Marvel Family (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Captain Marvel's Dilemma (Table of Contents: 2)

The Marvel Family / comic story / 9 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]; Sivana (villain)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Bill Woolfolk's pay record as recorded by Martin O'Hearn.

Ralph Kiner (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tough Assignment! (Table of Contents: 4)

Headline Harry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Boughner
Pencils
Howard Boughner
Inks
Howard Boughner
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

The Great Ox Pull (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dave Berg ?
Inks
Dave Berg ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]

Toes Him Away (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Entertainment (Table of Contents: 7)

Boxcar Benny / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

The Asteroid Adventure (Table of Contents: 8)

Mary Marvel / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Jack Binder
Inks
Jack Binder
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Creighton Tinkerman (first appearance); Cat People of Vesta (first appearance); Dog People of Juno (first appearance); Captain Marvel Bunny; Billy Batson [Captain Marvel]

The Man with the Purple Hand (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

No Mistake (Table of Contents: 10)

Hopeful Harry / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

No. 8 (Table of Contents: 11)

The Marvel Family Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Cub Reporter (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed
Pencils
? (header)
Inks
? (header)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Going, Going, Gone! (Table of Contents: 13)

Pee Wee Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Vulcan's Visitation (Table of Contents: 14)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
C. C. Beck ?
Inks
Pete Costanza ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Vulcan (first appearance, villain)

Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Stan Musial (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Winthrop Jrs. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Marvel Family
  2. 1. The Marvel Family
  3. 2. Captain Marvel's Dilemma
    The Marvel Family
  4. 3. Ralph Kiner
    Wheaties
  5. 4. Tough Assignment!
    Headline Harry
  6. 5. The Great Ox Pull
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  7. 6. Toes Him Away
    Lazy Lee
  8. 7. Entertainment
    Boxcar Benny
  9. 8. The Asteroid Adventure
    Mary Marvel
  10. 9. The Man with the Purple Hand
    Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  11. 10. No Mistake
    Hopeful Harry
  12. 11. No. 8
    The Marvel Family Puzzle Page
  13. 12. Cub Reporter
  14. 13. Going, Going, Gone!
    Pee Wee Pete
  15. 14. Vulcan's Visitation
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  16. 15. Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  17. 16. Stan Musial
    Winthrop Jrs.
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