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

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.

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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. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $400.00 View scans Pedigree: Davis Crippen "D" Copy Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) Label #0764725005

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $35.00 View scan 1" Spine split from bottom. Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Mold.

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.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $24.00 View scan Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

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.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $450.00 View scans Pedigree: Crowley Crowley Copy Label #0074328012

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $75.00 View scans Water damage.

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.

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.

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.