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    Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) #37 GD/VG 3.0
    Published Jul 1949 by Fawcett.

    Marvel Family (1945) 37 GD/VG 3.0

    Heavy cover oxidation.

    Ended Nov 17 2021
    Winning Bid $49

    Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Kurt Schaffenberger and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. The Marvel Family tries to prevent a machine (that looks like a giant red pin) from rearranging the Earth's continents. Insomniac Wideawake Willy steals Dr. Zandmann's supply of "sleep sand" and soon the entire city is asleep, except Mary Marvel. Captain Marvel, Jr. battles evil hypnotist Count Peril Ize, whose spiral gaze provides the comic-book page with its own special effect ("Rotate the magazine and watch Mr. Ize's eyes whirl hypnotically!"). Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads. The Earth Changer; Paper, Mister?; Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Man With the Whirling Eyes; Lazy Lee; Headline Harry; Mary Marvel: The Sinister Sleep; The Luggage Mystery; Captain Marvel Battles the World's Greatest Lies; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: GD/VG 3.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)