Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) comic books 1949-1951

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Howard Boughner and Art Helfant. Art by Joe Certa, Bud Thompson, Sheldon Moldoff, 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. encounters escaped convict Shocking McGoon, whose powers (and origin) are similar to those of Spidey's enemy Electro. Stupid criminal Dummer invades an elementary school because he wants to get smart. In the ultimate case of road rage, Big Bad Baxter is so mad that he hijacks a steam locomotive and races it down city streets, knocking cars out of the way. The Human Dynamo; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; Judge Smudge; The Smart Crook; The Seeds of Crime; Riggs Laughs Last; Vita Min; Kanvasback: Roadwork Rhapsody; The Loco Locomotive; Minnie the Maid. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman, George Marko, Howard Boughner and Art Helfant. Art by Joe Certa, Al Liederman, George Marko, 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. A talk therapist causes people to worry less, so the King of Worries sends his "worry shadows" out in force. When criminals invade a kids' gym, Captain Marvel Jr. makes short work of them. Bewitched by a sprite, a wooden table (!) flies about the town causing mischief, and Captain Marvel Jr. sets out in pursuit, in a very strange tale. Captain Marvel, Jr. Battles Worry; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; Judge Smudge; Captain Kid: The Fighting Fiasco; The Lure of Crime; The Meerschaum Murders; Dopey Danny Dee; Kanvasback: The Sick Gladiator; The Square Man; The Terrible Topsy-Turvy Table. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, Clem Weisbecker, Howard Boughner and Art Helfant. Art by Bud Thompson, Clem Weisbecker, 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. When the Mt. Palomar Observatory is abducted to the Moon by rocket ship, Captain Marvel Jr. follows, but the culprit is not who he expected. A mad scientist's "telepathy translator" causes animals to wage open war against humankind. Shazam the wizard turns Captain Marvel Jr. into a "ghost" so he can battle an evil ghost's plan for humanity. Captain Marvel, Jr. Battles the Warlord of the Moon; Canvasback Puts on the Dog; The Animal Invasion; The Singing Donkey; Headline Harry: Prison Perils; The Daredevil & the Cat; The Ghost of Captain Marvel Jr. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The latest supervillain to face Captain Marvel Jr. has strange suction powers. Busybody Ima Snoop discovers Captain Marvel Jr.'s diary among Freddy Freeman's things, and soon everyone wants to read it. Captain Marvel, Jr. Fights the Vacuum Master!; Judge Smudge: Influential; Captain Marvel Jr. Meets the Night Crawler; Rubbernose Randolph: Defendant; The Boy Scientist; Kanvasback: Head-Strong; Turkey Shoot Murder; The Camouflage Mystery; Rubbernose Randolph: Barbed Retort. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Otto Binder, Howard Boughner and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Bud Thompson 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. meets Jingles, a robot butler who inherited his master's fortune when he died, but still has robot issues in dealing with human beings. A subsistence fisherman stumbles on The Treasure of Fisherman's Island, and CM Jr. has to keep the crooks away from it. When gravity begins failing all over the world, Captain Marvel Jr. seeks the cause; could it be Sivana Jr.'s gigantic magnet? The Rich Robot; Fred and Ted; The Treasure of Fisherman's Island; Hakir the Fakir; Judge Smudge; Kanvasback: Picture Prizefighter; One More Fight; The Day Gravity Stopped. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Otto Binder, Howard Boughner and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Bud Thompson and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. New foe Dr. Satano can't defeat Captain Marvel Jr., so he makes him so radioactive that he has to leave Earth for humanity's sake. CM Jr. investigates when the people of the city are suddenly overcome with the urge to head south en masse. Captain Marvel Jr. discovers an island of men who have renounced civilization and prefer to live as stone-age primitives. Exiled From Earth; The New Night Watchman; The Migration Madness; Kanvasback: Izzac Walton Junior; The Civilization Haters. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Art Helfant and others. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. isn't the only shape-shifter around when he meets the learned lycanthrope Professor Werewolf. Captain Marvel Jr. battles the Outlaw of Crooked Creek, a strange spectral gunfighter in an Old West ghost town. Marvel Jr. meets the musical supervillain Jazzbo, whose trumpet is a call to crime. The Hammer That Shook the World; Arson; Captain Marvel, Jr. Meets Professor Werewolf; The Outlaw of Crooked Creek; Kanvasback: The Great Outdoors; Crime's Trumpeter; Rubbernose Randolph. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Bud Thompson, Sheldon Moldoff, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A sudden increase of the sun's heat threatens to turn Earth into a desert world, and Captain Marvel Jr. wants to find out why. Marvel Jr. discovers the lost jungle settlement called Treetop Town, in the canopy of the trees, and the madman who wants to take it over for himself. Sivana Jr.'s latest invention is electricity-based and dangerous in his hands. The Sun War; Dangerous Stuff; The Circe Lamp; The Terror in Treetop Town; Kanvasback: School Days; Rubbernose Randolph; Sivana Jr.'s. Lightning Rod. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by 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. finds himself in a pitched sword battle with an invisible and possibly non-existent opponent. Marvel Jr. meets the extra-dimensional Impulso and his Fifth Dimension Phone. Plus "Comix Cards" (like the later "Marvel Value Stamps") featuring Billy Batson and the original Captain Marvel. The Irresistible Sword; Lazy Lee Gets a Grippe on Himself; The Fifth Dimension Phone; Boxcar Benny; Prairie Pete; The Incognito Adventure!; Captain Marvel Jr.'s Crossword Puzzle; Rubbernose Randolph; Hunter's Peril; Judge Smudge; Kanvasback: Sad Story; The Two Roads. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Invaders from space threaten to conquer the Earth, but Captain Marvel Jr. discovers their one weakness: they can't see the color red. The strange artifact called the "Voodoo Clock" may even be able to exert its magical power over Captain Marvel Jr. Plus "Comix Cards" (like the later "Marvel Value Stamps") featuring Hopalong Cassidy. The Unknown Invasion; Rubbernose Randolph; Danger Across the Tracks!; Spook Detective; Kanvasback: The Inheritance; The Voodoo Clock!; Stuttering Stewart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Bill Ward, Bud Thompson, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. visits Anarchy Island, where there are no laws and everyone is able to do what they will. Timid Professor Ega figures out how to gain the courage of CM Jr., but unfortunately, that also gives Captain Marvel Jr. the timidity of Professor Ega. Marvel Jr. investigates deadly accidents at a lumber camp. Captain Marvel Jr. Battles Anarchy!; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Absent-Minded General: Plane Forgetful; Captain Marvel Jr. Loses His Courage; Sad Sadwell; Timber of Terror; The Dauntless Musketeer; Kanvasback: Crystal Gazer; The Unhappy Clown. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by George Marko, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by George Marko, Howard Boughner, Bud Thompson, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Doc Snagge figures out how to isolate the microbe that causes people to turn to crime, and unleashes a Crime Plague on the city. A criminal rises from the underworld to become the villain Crime Man. Captain Marvel Jr. tries to reunite a farm boy with his stolen horse. The Crime Germ; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; The Case of the Broken Heart: Crime Man; Boxcar Benny; Speedy; Kanvasback: Kiddy Capers; The Weatherman; Dopey Danny Dee. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Howard Boughner, Bud Thompson, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. An emissary from the Land of Imagination visits Captain Marvel Jr., but huckster Lemuel Krekputt gets wind of it and smells a fortune. In a time-travel adventure, Captain Marvel Jr. pursues a crook to the near-future year of 1960, a time in which people travel by rockets instead of airplanes. A boy lost in the jungle after a plane crash is found and raised by a pride of lions, becoming the jungle hero Kirzo. Plus a vintage ad in comics form for malted milk featuring movie cowboy Rocky Lane. The Battle of Imaginations; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Moment for Action: The Swindle of Time; The Boy King of Beasts; Speedy; Kanvasback: Car-Ageous; The Mysterious Mr. Mirage. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Disfigured in a fire and wrapped in bandages, mad Dr. Chill swears to destroy all fires. A Native American chieftain leads Captain Marvel Jr. to a legendary lost treasure of the ancients, but unfortunately, a crook gets wind of it too. Captain Marvel Jr. battles modern-day pirates on the high seas. Plus a vintage ad in comics form for malted milk featuring movie cowboy Rocky Lane. The Phantom Fire-Fighter; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Shoes and Socks; The Treasure of Treasures; The Buccaneers; Kanvasback: The Punchless Pug; Edwards the Editor; Boxcar Benny. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Howard Boughner, Al Liederman, Art Helfant and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Howard Boughner, Bud Thompson, Al Liederman, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Criminal mastermind Professor George Denker matches wits with Captain Marvel Jr. CMJ faces the mysterious menace of the Fog Men. Young Jeremy can visit the past time periods he reads about, and Jr. must follow him into the past, to keep him safe from dangers like the French Revolution. Plus a Captain Marvel Jr. trivia quiz. The Great Brain; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Professor Hoomperdinck's Hat; Captain Marvel Jr. Battles the Fog Men; Captain Marvel Jr. Quiz; Kanvasback: Party Palooka; Danger Signal; Captain Kid: The Little Killer; The Man Who Lived History. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Howard Boughner, Al Liederman, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Howard Boughner, Bud Thompson, Al Liederman, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. must figure out the connection between a strange hovering craft and natural disasters that seem to spell the end of the world. Young newspaper publisher Inky puts himself in harm's way to cover a story like the grown-up newspapers, and Marvel Jr. must get him to safety. Freddy's act of kindness makes him an investor in the first working Perpetual Motion Machine. Plus a Captain Marvel Jr. trivia quiz. The Day The World Almost Ended; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; The Boy Headline Hunter; His Aromatic Adventure; Captain Marvel Jr. Quiz; Copper's Hunch; Kanvasback: Zoo Zany; The Man Who Destroyed Friction! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Bud Thompson, Frank Bolle, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. wants to know the secret of a nerdy kid's sudden athletic prowess, and so does a gangster. A mad scientist's latest creation is a repellant that only affects Captain Marvel Jr. Plus a vintage ad for Wheaties cereal ("Breakfast of Champions!") featuring baseball MVP Phil Rizzuto. Captain Marvel, Jr.'s Nemesis; Clever Clara; Rubbernose Randolph; The Boy Who Wanted to Be Famous; The Captain Marvel, Jr. Repeller; Gambling With a Gun; Freshman Freddy: The Big Investigation; Kanvasback: Movie Fan; The Fortress of Freedom. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Otto Binder. Art by Bud Thompson, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. faces a time-based menace. A mad scientist's latest creation is "crimicillin," which gives criminals the strength to fight the law. The Medical Menace; Murder Clue; Kanvasback: The Black Eye; The Defender of Time; Judge Smudge: Forgetful!; The Golden Eggs; Rubbernose Randolph: Horr-Eye-Ble Accident! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Otto Binder. Art by Bud Thompson, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. joins the search for a priceless treasure amid the ruins of a lost civilization in the frozen Arctic. Marvel Jr. investigates reports of another Captain Marvel Jr. among the people in a remote Appalachian community. CMJ meets a robotic farmhand, and later must save him from an angry mob. The Ancient Bonanza; Prospecting on the Moon; The Hillbilly Captain Marvel Jr.; The Robot Farmer; The Laziest Man in Town; Calloused Fellow; To Catch a Murderer; Banquet Buffoon. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Howard Boughner and Otto Binder. Art by Bud Thompson, Howard Boughner, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A mad scientist's latest creation causes an air shortage, unless Captain Marvel Jr. can stop it. Joe Cobb takes delight in committing crimes so small, no one can notice them - until Captain Marvel Jr. notices them. Marvel Jr. encounters a strange series of coincidences that keep putting him in the path of crook Killer Keene, until Keene leaves Freddy Freeman tied to a railroad track. A scientist studying birds accidentally creates a serum that causes people to imitate every behavior of birds EXCEPT flight. The Air Shortage; Kanvasback: Strictly From Hunger; The Mystery of the Minor Crimes; The Crazy Coincidences; Playing a Hunch; Headline Harry: Man or Mouse; The Strange Menace of the Bird People; Answering Ambrose. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Art Helfant, Irwin Hasen, Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner and Otto Binder. Art by Bud Thompson, Howard Boughner, Irwin Hasen, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A scientist working in the Amazon Jungle alerts Captain Marvel Jr. to the existence of ants so big and smart, they can form criminal gangs. Marvel Jr. has a battle with a house that seems to have a mind of its own. Snodgrass the Snob tries to get away from an old school chum who recognizes him in the street. The Ant Crook; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: Pianola Pal; The Mystery of Jonah Jinx; The Doom of Freddy Freeman; Toothache; Hair Minded Harris; Black and White; Feud With a House; Snodgrass the Snob. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Al Liederman and Otto Binder. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger, Al Liederman and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. In a time-travel adventure, Captain Marvel Jr. goes to 5000 A.D., to see if a time capsule makes it to the future, and finds a sort of water-world of floating cities. The strange new resident at Mrs. Wagner's boardinghouse has a magical trunk that is filled with strange creatures and a bizarre array of robots, monkeys and other oddities, which then escape. Captain Marvel Jr. investigates when birds start attacking other animals in the city. The Cities at Sea; Kanvasback: King Riddler; The Shark; Drew the Droop; The Magic Trunk; Captain Kid: What Does It Mean?; The Battle of the Birds and Beasts; Heartsick Hart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, George Marko and Art Helfant. Art by Art Helfant, George Marko, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. An expedition to the lands beneath the Antarctic ice cap unearths a living creature the approximate size and shape of Fin Fang Foom - and it's angry. The strange new resident at Mrs. Wagner's boardinghouse is murdered, and Freddy Freeman must figure out which of his fellow boarders is the killer. Fish mutated by nuclear waste become voraciously hungry and capable of eating any substance, so Captain Marvel Jr. and a cadre of fisherman must catch them before they devour the world. The Giant Ice Monster; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: Fore!; Just Another Suicide; The Murder at Mrs. Wagner's; Sivana, Jr.'s Green Fog; Boxcar Benny; The World Eaters; Dopey Danny Dee. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, and Art Helfant. Art by Bill Ward, Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. must figure out how to save Earth from a cosmic dust storm. Freddy learns about the secret room in Mrs. Webster's boardinghouse, and how no one is supposed to enter it. Captain Marvel Jr. investigates a magic carpet company, in a story featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Bill Ward. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Captures Red the Terror!, by CC Beck and Pete Costanza. The Silicon Monster; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: The Ring Master; Careful Willie; Magic Carpets, Inc.; Mrs. Wagner's Forbidden Room; The World's Mightiest Caveboy; Boxcar Benny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A fortune-teller shows Freddy his alternate-universe selves - or is it all a hoax? Sivana Jr.'s latest invention is a robot assassin, but it doesn't work like he thought. The Bird Thief's plan is to abduct the world's birds by altering their migration patterns with magnets, then hold them ransom for a billion dollars - perhaps the most adorable supervillain scheme of all time. Captain Marvel Jr. Fights the Cosmic War Dust; Kanvasback: Here and There; The Four Lives of Freddy Freeman; Sivana, Jr.'s Friendly Robot; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; The Gilt Engine; The Pet Shop; The Great Bird Robbery; Boxcar Benny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Mrs. Wagner brings home an antique lamp that contains an ill-tempered genie, but even Captain Marvel Jr. can't foresee what happens when she plugs the lamp in to an electrical outlet. A nobody named Hiram Boggs tries to gain a reputation as the head of all the city's criminal rackets, just for fun, but that gets the attention of the real godfather. Kanvasback the boxer explains why he was looking for punctuation in his alphabet soup. The Menace of the Medicine Man; Kanvasback: Food Foolishness; The Lamp of Power; The Copy Cat; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Cook the Crook; The Lord of the Underworld; Movie Mogul Moglethorpe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Bill Ward, Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Lightning Lenny's electrical powers allow him to use ball lightning to commit crimes, in revenge for his father's execution in the electric chair. Another strange supervillain is the King of the Dogs, who can command an army of canines to do his bidding. (Note the dog operating the Gatling gun on the cover!) Captain Marvel Jr. traces mysterious disappearances to a gigantic "Space Fisherman," complete with fishhook and tackle box, in a story featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Bill Ward. The Electrical Bandit; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Lazy Lee; Kanvasback: The Family Reunion; The Space Fisherman; Boxcar Benny; The King of the Dogs; The Elemental Menace; The Exiled Earth; The Demon Fencer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by John Belfi, Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A magic parchment offers a condemned criminal three wishes, so he causes Captain Marvel Jr. to vanish, but no one is prepared for the criminal's holiday that results. Professor Edgewise leads a mountain expedition to save the world's last Giant Dodo egg, but a rival ornithologist plots to steal it. Captain Marvel Jr. tries to protect a man from the curse of Vengeance Mountain, which brings doom to his family once a generation. Captain Marvel, Jr. Vanishes; Poor Peters; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Lazy Lee; Kanvasback: Ring Rigamarole; The World's Strangest Zoo; The Wind from Nowhere; Killers Never Win; The Dumb Dodo; Vengeance Mountain. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and others. Art by Bud Thompson and Bill Ward. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. realizes that Gol the alien spy is planning to steal the Earth's secret weapon plans, but no one can see him. When the Moon begins descending toward Earth, only Captain Marvel Jr. can put it back in its orbit. The Space Spy; Strange Assignment; The Sinister Snow; The Last Man on Earth; Kanvasback: Zoo Zilly; The Moon on Fire. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, and Art Helfant. Art by Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Crooks attack the city with the Crime Chariot, a sort of gangster tank that even gives Captain Marvel Jr. a run for his money. A strange hunger overtakes Captain Marvel Jr. and causes him to eat everything in sight. A space-ark of refugees from deep space arrives on Earth. The Crime Chariot; Rubbernose Randolph; Judge Smudge; The Iron Glove Murder; Captain Marvel, Jr.'s Strange Appetite; The Ark From Space; Kanvasback: Cupid's Kayo; The Touch of Life. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and Howard Boughner. Art by Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The world seems to be at peace with the suicide of Sivana Jr., until he returns as a "ghost" intent on destroying the city. A clothing salesman tries to swindle boxer Kanvasback, but he's smarter than he looks. A strange explosion sends Captain Marvel Jr. into the far future year of 4 Million AD, and he must figure out how to get the others with him back to the 20th century. The Ghost of Sivana, Jr.; Calculated Risk; Kanvasback: Clothing Clucks; The Tunnel to the Future; Judge Smudge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and Howard Boughner. Art by Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Sivana Jr.'s latest invention puts snow in the tropics and threatens to freeze the world, in a three-part adventure. Boxer Kanvasback tries to explain why he doesn't want to get on a plane for his next bout in Oskalooska. Sivana, Jr.'s Cold War; Four-Legged Side-Kick; Kanvasback: Plane Crazy!; Judge Smudge; Wide Awake Walker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. sets out to rescue space explorers who found a vast ocean world and its sea-serpent like inhabitant, the Aquabus. Reformed mad scientist Doc Zinn's "niceness gas" makes everybody polite, but works a little too well, as civilization grinds to a halt. Captain Marvel Jr. meets a hobo ghost. The Sea of Space!; Rubbernose Randolph Puts on the Dog!; The Clue; Kanvasback: The Horsey Set!; Capt. Marvel Jr. Battles the Niceness Menace; Judge Smudge: A Sealed Crime; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Homeless Ghost; Lazy Lee: Rolling Stones! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, and Art Helfant. Art by Joe Certa, Art Helfant and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. sets out to extinguish the southwestern forest fire known as Big Smoky. Marvel Jr. gets on the wrong side of a powerful genie. CMJ meets aliens and battles a Jabberwocky-sized monster, to get to the truth about The Truthful Lie. Captain Marvel Jr. Battles Big Smoky; Rubbernose Randolph; The Angle Kid; The Truthful Lie; Kanvasback: The Battling Buffoon!; A Slave of the Genie! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. seeks the cause of strange protoplasm that falls from the sky and begins to grow, consuming a small village. CMJ tries to convince the king of Elluria that King Solomon's treasure is better spent on civic improvements. Marvel Jr. seeks a millionaire's missing dog, and finds him leading a dog pack. Captain Marvel Jr. Battles the Thing That Grew; Judge Smudge; Kanvasback: The Slugging Sapperoo; The Money-Mad Monarch; Rubbernose Randolph; Gorilla for Hire; Captain Marvel Jr. Meets the Millionairedale; Biographer Byson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and Art Helfant. Art by Art Helfant and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A witchy-looking woman comes to stay at Mrs. Webster's boardinghouse, and soon Captain Marvel Jr. finds himself in a confrontation with the Queen of the Witches herself. Rogue milkman Mr. Cheezling steals a Magic Pitcher that's always full of milk, and accidentally floods the town with moo-juice. In another whimsical story, the people of the 8th Dimension abduct Professor Edgewise after they tire of storing his forgotten ideas and inventions. Capt. Marvel Jr. Battles the Queen of the Witches; Rubbernose Randolph; Judge Smudge; Undercover Man; Kanvasback: The Sickening Situation; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Magic Milk Mystery; Brown and Green; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Palace of Lost Ideas; Teddy the Television Kid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.