The Marvel Family comic books issue 9

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Jack Binder, C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. While on an expedition to the North Pole, The Marvel Family encounters Vikings, descendants of Leif Erikson who were trapped in the ice for 1000 years. When publishers show no interest in Sivana Jr's book on his battles with Captain Marvel Jr., he uses his evil inventions to strike back at the publishers. John Marble continually finds trouble, because he looks exactly like Captain Marvel, but has no powers. The Marvel Family and the Last Vikings; Kanvasback Has Young Ideas; The Bullfighter; Captain Marvel Jr. and the Sinister Scrapbook of Sivana Jr.; Pee Wee Pete; Mary Marvel and the Dead Mans House; Judge Smudge; Captain Marvel and His Unwilling Double. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by PAUL TOBIN Art by DEREC AUCOIN Cover by SALVA ESPIN Spider-Man, the friendly neighborhood...chaperone? When the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier races off to fight a hostile UFO, Nick Fury asks (okay, tells) Spider-Man that he needs to watch after Bruce Banner. Now all Spidey needs to do is convince a city full of assorted thieves and felons (and...DANG...Dr. Octopus!) to KEEP IT DOWN for the day, cuz, you know, this is the guy that turns into the Hulk. PLUS: the story no one thought they would see, the debut of all-new backup feature 'Mr. & Mrs. Spider-Man'! In this first installment, using their individual talents, Peter and Mary Jane Parker join forces to prevent the Lizard from destroying his own family. 104 PGS./Rated A ...$4.99 Cover price $4.99.