Issue Details

Issue	#63
Published	July 1948
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Wendell Crowley
Notes	Copyright 1948 by Fawcett Publications, Inc.

Cover Details - "The Witch of Winter"

Characters	Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Winter
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger

1 page Gillette Bicycle Tires advertisement

Notes

On inside front cover.

1 page credits "Contents page"

Characters

Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]

9 page Captain Marvel, Jr. story "The Crook Who Couldn't Be Caught"

Characters	Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Killer Bane (first appearance; villain); Foxy Firth (first appearance; villain); Charley the Choker (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis	A criminal tries to get caught by Captain Marvel, Jr. after he tries to cheat his partner.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Otto Binder

1 page Adventures of "R.C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola advertisement "Run For Your Life!"

Characters	R.C.; Quickie
Synopsis	R.C. and Quickie must stop a gorilla that has escaped from it's cage.
Genre	Adventure
Notes	Ad for Royal Crown Cola.

Half page Boxcar Benny story "Old Acquaintance"

Characters	Boxcar Benny; Paul
Synopsis	Benny tries to get Paul to lend him some money.
Genre	Gags

Half page Rubbernose Randolph story "Pane in the Neck"

Characters	Rubbernose Randolph
Genre	Gags

1 page Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Fudge advertisement "Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado"

Characters	Captain Tootsie; Secret Legion; unnamed members of the Army Air Corps
Synopsis	Captain Tootsie and members of the Army Air Corps stop a tornado.
Genre	Adventure
Script	C. C. Beck
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	C. C. Beck
Notes	Ad for Tootsie Fudge.

6 page Captain Marvel, Jr. story "The Mystery of the Missing Trains"

Characters	Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Hank; Sivana, Jr. (villain)
Synopsis	Captain Marvel, Jr. must stop Sivana, Jr. from stealing trains and taking the cargo.
Genre	Superhero

Half page Quiz activity "Quiz"

Notes

5 question quiz.

1 page Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil advertisement "The Case of the Killer Cat"

Characters	Sam Spade; Effie; Orlo the Great (first appearance; death); Mrs. Orlo (first appearance)
Genre	Detective
Notes	Ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil.

Half page Rubbernose Randolph story "In Good Spirits"

Characters	Rubbernose Randolph; Burgle
Genre	Gags

Half page Boxcar Benny story "In Style"

Characters	Boxcar Benny
Genre	Gags

6 page Captain Marvel, Jr. story "The Witch of Winter"

Characters	Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Wizard Shazam; Zeus; Mercury; Johnny Cole; Mrs. Cole; Spring; Summer; Autumn; Winter (villain)
Synopsis	When Winter is snubbed, she kidnaps her 3 sisters and threatens to take over the world.
Genre	Superhero
Notes	Cover story.

4 page Kanvasback story "A Hunting We Will Go"

Characters	Kanvasback; Mal Arkey
Genre	Sports; Humor

2 page text story "The Great Man Returns"

Script	Rod Reed [as Clement Good]
Letters	typeset

1 page Fuzzy the Bear story "Au-To Stop Driving!"

Characters	Fuzzy the Bear
Genre	Gags
Pencils	Bill Brady?
Inks	Bill Brady?

8 page Captain Marvel, Jr. story "Recipe For Madness"

Characters	Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Jennings Fuller (first appearance); Mr. Beaks (first appearance; villain)
Genre	Superhero

1 page Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; P-F Canvas Shoes advertisement "The Secret of Mystery Mountain"

Characters	Jim Wise; Pee Wee
Genre	Sports
Notes	Ad for P-F Canvas shoes.