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  • Item #54819437
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    GD+ 2.5
    SOLD
    $56.95
    • 2" tear from bottom of spine.
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    Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Howard Boughner and Art Helfant. Art by Joe Certa, Bud Thompson, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. gets talked into running for mayor. An evil zookeeper creates a formula that makes animals super-strong, leading to chaos at the zoo. Captain Marvel Jr. encounters modern-day (well, 1948) pirates. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. Captain Marvel, Jr. for Mayor; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; Judge Smudge; The Escape at the Zoo; The Greeting Cards of Hate; Kanvasback: Fistic Phoney; Jailbreak; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; The Pirates of '48. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: GD+ 2.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)

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