Issue Details

Issue	#140
Published	January 1953
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Wendell Crowley

Cover Details

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

1 page Dopey Danny Dee filler "Mixed Up!"

Genre	Gags
Script	George Marko
Pencils	George Marko
Inks	George Marko
Notes	On inside front cover.

8 page Captain Marvel story "Hand of Horror"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	C. C. Beck?
Inks	Pete Costanza?

Half page Tightwad Tad filler "Stringy Fellow"

Genre

Gags

Half page text article "Statement of the Ownership, Management, and Circulation"

Letters

typeset

3 page Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb story "The Well-Dressed Dope!"

Genre

Humor

Half page The Captain Marvel Club promo (ad from the publisher) "For real kicks..."

2 page A Jon Jarl Adventure text story "Space Salvage"

Characters	Jon Jarl
Genre	science fiction
Script	Otto Binder [as Eando Binder]
Pencils	? (illustration)
Inks	? (illustration)
Letters	typeset

6 page Captain Marvel story "Captain Marvel Fights the Mongol Blood-Drinkers"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; The Scarlet Vampire (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	C. C. Beck

4 page Capt. Kid story "The New Suit"

Pencils	Al Liederman?
Inks	Al Liederman?
Notes	The last page has the monthly code message at the bottom.

7 page Captain Marvel story "Captain Marvel Battles Viking Villainy"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dexter Knox; Eric the Red (first appearance); Olaf the Black (first appearance)
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder