Issue Details

Issue	#42
Published	January 1945
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	J. B. Magill

Cover Details

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	C. C. Beck

1 page filler "Contents page"

10 page Captain Marvel story "Captain Marvel In St. Paul, Minnesota"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	C. C. Beck?
Inks	C. C. Beck?
Notes	City story: St. Paul, MN

1 page Captain Kid story

Pencils	Al Liederman
Inks	Al Liederman

2 page text story "Thirty Fathom Courage"

Script	Ross H. Davis
Letters	typeset

12 page Captain Marvel story "The World of If"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Adolf Hitler (villain); Hermann Goering (villain); Josef Goebbels (villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder

1 page Dopey Danny Dee story

Genre	Gags
Script	George Marko
Pencils	George Marko
Inks	George Marko
Notes	two humor fillers

8 page Captain Marvel story "The Monster Society of Evil Ch. 21: The Unholy Hydra"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Mind (villain); the Hydra (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	C. C. Beck
Reprinted	in Monster Society of Evil, The (Hawk Books, 1989 series) #1

8 page Captain Marvel story "The Plot Against Christmas"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Pete Costanza?
Inks	Pete Costanza?