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Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) comic books 1943

  • Issue #9
    Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 9
    Auction opens July 6
    • Paper: Slightly britle
    • Label #4376010004

    Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Tom McNamara. Art by Tom McNamara and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. invades the City of Crime, where things like honesty are against the law. Captain Marvel Jr. investigates when a cursed jade idol is stolen, and the culprit seems to be a famous art collector who has no memory of the crime. The evil Mr. Silence is a descendant of explorer Francis Drake, murdering Drake's other descendants so he will inherit a lost treasure. Typically powerful, wordless patriotic cover by Mac Raboy. The City of Crime; The Idol of Theft; A Good Guy in the Bad Lands; Kwiz Kwickies; Ain't So Short; The Terrible Mr. Silence; Silent Sims; Little Sir Echo. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 13
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Cover, 1st & 2nd wrap detached. Tape on cover.
    • Label #3756092004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Tom McNamara, Phil Bard, Marc Swayze and Al Carreno. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Freddy Freeman is adopted and sent to school by a well-meaning couple who don't know that he is secretly Captain Marvel Jr. Someone wants a mysterious briefcase so badly, they've sent Captain Nazi to go get it, but luckily he runs across Freddy Freeman along the way. Sivana's latest invention is a holographic projector that can create "mirages" of anything. Captain Marvel Jr. Goes to School; Rubbernose Randolph; The Case of the Missing Briefcase; Demlins; The Mirage Projector of Crime!; King of the Rhubarbs; Sam the Sheriff; The Case of the Poison Press! 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.