(March 1949)

Fawcett, 1942 Series
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Volume
12
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Wendell Crowley (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel Jr. / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
Reprints
Keywords
barbell; weight lifting

Indexer Notes

Pencils:
1) Schaffenberger stated by original indexer
2) Bud Thompson suggested by densign8, but not substantiated in any way.

In This Issue (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Warlords of the Moon (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Bud Thompson
Inks
Bud Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; evil scientist of the Moon (villains)
Synopsis
Captain Marvel Jr. follows Mt. Polomar Observatory, which has suddenly been torn from its foundation by a huge cable attached to a rocket ship, to the Moon, where he must battle three evil scientists who plan to use its giant telescope to aim huge bombs at Earth.
Reprints

It's Time (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
humor
Reprints

Puts On the Dog (Table of Contents: 4)

Kanvasback / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports

The Animal Invasion (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bud Thompson
Inks
Bud Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; The Animal Master [Prof. Ernest Vorst] (villain)
Synopsis
A mad scientist invents a "telepathy translator" to command beasts to drive humans out of the animal kingdom and take over the Earth.

Indexer Notes

Pencils:
1) Thomson stated by original indexer
2) Joe Certa suggested by densign8, but not substantiated in any way.

The Singing Donkey (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Bud Thompson
Inks
Bud Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Woolfolk wrote this script in July 1948, as his records indicate, and story discovered by Martin O'Hearn. www.Martinohearn.blogspot.com

Sawhead (Table of Contents: 7)

Rubbernose Randolph / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Art Helfant
Pencils
Art Helfant
Inks
Art Helfant
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints

Prison Perils (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Clem Weisbecker
Pencils
Clem Weisbecker
Inks
Clem Weisbecker
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

The Daredevil and the Cat (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed (credited as Westbrook Wilson)
Letters
typeset

Reprints

The Ghost of Captain Marvel Jr. (Table of Contents: 10)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bud Thompson
Inks
Bud Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Shazam; Queen of Shades (introduction); The Evil One (villain, a ghost)
Synopsis
Learning from Shazam that a disgruntled Pan-like ghost wants to spread evil in the world by killing all the good people, Captain Marvel Jr. is changed by the ancient wizard into a ghost so that he can battle The Evil One.
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  2. 1. In This Issue
  3. 2. The Warlords of the Moon
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  4. 3. It's Time
    Judge Smudge
  5. 4. Puts On the Dog
    Kanvasback
  6. 5. The Animal Invasion
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  7. 6. The Singing Donkey
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  8. 7. Sawhead
    Rubbernose Randolph
  9. 8. Prison Perils
    Headline Harry
  10. 9. The Daredevil and the Cat
  11. 10. The Ghost of Captain Marvel Jr.
    Captain Marvel Jr.
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  • Peter Croome
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  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Per Sandell
  • Len Wolinsky