Issue Details

Issue	#103
Published	November 1951
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Wendell Crowley

Cover Details

Characters	Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bud Thompson
Inks	Bud Thompson

1 page Mechanix Illustrated advertisement "Hey Gang! Let's build these electric motor powered models!"

Synopsis	Ad for plans from Mechanix Illustrated for a Buick Convertible and a Chevrolet Fleetline.
Notes	Inside front cover.

1 page American Specialty Company advertisement "Prizes For Everyone"

Synopsis

Ad for selling Christmas cards to earn prizes.

7 page Captain Marvel Jr. story "The Thing That Grew"

Characters	Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Count Alexando de Viso
Synopsis	Protoplasm supposedly from space falls in the village of San Lorenz and starts to grow, covering everything. Captain Marvel Jr. finds the true cause of the growing gunk.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Joe Certa ?
Inks	Joe Certa ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Follow the Fun with Funny Animals"

Synopsis

Small ad for Funny Animals comic with a picture of a barrel laughing.

1 page Judge Smudge filler "Suits Us"

Characters	Judge Smudge
Synopsis	Judge Smudge tells Adams a joke about what kind of suits a policeman wears.
Genre	Gags
Script	Howard Boughner
Pencils	Howard Boughner
Inks	Howard Boughner

1 page Wheaties advertisement "Stan Musial"

Characters	Stan Musial
Synopsis	Ad for Wheaties cereal, Breakfast of Champions.

4 page Kanvasback story "The Slugging Sapperoo"

Characters	Kanvasback; Mal Arkey
Synopsis	Kanvasback can't concentrate on boxing because he is thinking about his girl.
Genre	sports

8 page Captain Marvel Jr. story "The Money-Mad Monarch"

Characters	Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; King Mydas
Synopsis	Captain Marvel Jr. travels to Elluria to protect the buried treasure of Solomon, but ends up convincing King Mydas to part with some of his money to better his country.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa

1 page Rubbernose Randolph filler "Steam Rollered"

Characters	Silly Simmons; Rubbernose Randolph
Synopsis	Rubbernose Randolph tells Silly Simmons that his cat was run over by a steam roller.
Genre	Gags
Script	Art Helfant
Pencils	Art Helfant
Inks	Art Helfant

2 page text story "Gorilla For Hire"

Characters	Mugs Martin; Jerry Wheeler; Clip Daley
Script	Dick Kraus (credited)
Letters	typeset

6 page Captain Marvel Jr. story "Meets The Millionairedale"

Characters	Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
Synopsis	Captain Marvel Jr. returns a millionaire's missing dog who has become the leader of a pack of dogs.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bud Thompson ?
Inks	Bud Thompson ?

Half page Fleer Dubble Bubble advertisement "What's the line up for?"

Synopsis	Ad for Dubble Bubble gum.
Script	Ray Thompson
Pencils	Ray Thompson
Inks	Ray Thompson

Half page Biographer Byson filler "You sent for me, Mister Hobbs?"

Characters	Biographer Byson; Mr. Hobbs
Synopsis	Mr. Hobbs sends for biographer Byson to have him write his biography.
Genre	Gag

1 page advertisement "A Big, New Book for Model Builders"

Synopsis	Ad for a book from Fawcett Books on building model planes, boats and cars.
Notes	Inside back cover.

1 page Daisy advertisement "Announcing the New Daisy Air Rifleman"

Synopsis	Ad for Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine and Convertible Pump Gun. Includes membership in the NRA Junior.
Notes	Back cover of comic.