Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 24

Stories by Sid Lazarus and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Art Helfant and Sid Lazarus. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The Vulture-like Professor Vultur uses his bird-control powers to turn bald eagles against the Civil Air Patrol. In a small town in Mexico, Freddy marvels at the Masked Matador, but no one knows that the Matador is a woman, following in her brother's footsteps. Tired of people complaining about the weather, the mystical, pointy-hatted Weatherman declares there will be no more weather at all. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. The American Eagle Menace; The Masked Matador; Snortville Sneeze; Brother American; Boxcar Benny; Rubbernose Randolph; The Weatherman Goes on Strike! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.