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

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, Art Helfant¸ and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Bud Thompson¸ and Art Helfant. 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 scientists from a tidal wave on a remote island, and encounters strange gill-men who think the surface people are to blame for the wave. An escaped zoo gorilla named Manfred plots a revolt of zoo animals - but Marvel Jr. hears monkeys talking, and figures out how to speak monkey language! CMJ tracks a cat burglar with a distinctive trait: he's deathly afraid of midnight. The Island Riddle; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; The Revolt at the Zoo; The Magic Cap; Kanvasback Makes a Comeback; The Umbrella; Snortville Sneeze: An Old Story; The Man Who Feared Midnight. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder and others. Art by Bud Thompson and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Orphan newsboy Freddy takes a room at Mrs. Wagner's boardinghouse, which becomes his home (and springboard for adventure) for the rest of the series. He meets future cop sidekick Jim Bellows at the same time. Jr. encounters the strange story of the Flying Postman. Sivana's latest invention can destroy anything that's blue - including Captain Marvel Jr. Captain Marvel, Jr. Finds a Home; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; The Flying Postman; Captain Marvel, Jr. Battles the Blues; Kanvasback: The Master Builder; Slip-Up; Snortville Sneeze: The Secret of Success; Whipper-Snappers; Captain Marvel, Jr. Helps His Neighbors. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, Art Helfant¸ and Sid Lazarus. Art by Bud Thompson¸ Sid Lazarus, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Gangsters trying to steal precious radium wind up with an atom bomb instead, and hold the city hostage. Dick Tracy-like criminals Lipstick, Haircut and Coughdrop plot to rob an upscale beauty shop where the rich get their 'dos done. The Atom Bomb on the Loose; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; The Jewels of Jeopardy!; Captain Marvel, Jr. Jars a Joker; It Looked Like Suicide; Kanvasback: The Homey Touch; Snortville Sneeze: Sensational Rescue; Captain Marvel, Jr. Gets a Haircut. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, Art Helfant¸ and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Bud Thompson¸ Sid Lazarus, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. tries to puzzle out the truth behind the strange villain with 100 heads. A special paper doll-like activity for the reader allows them to cut out and place any of the villain's various heads on the cover. An immortal has murder on his mind. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie and the Radar Rescue, by CC Beck and Pete Costanza, and other fun comics-format ads featuring detective Sam Spade (who had a radio show at the time) and Snap, Crackle and Pop. The Man Who Lived Forever!; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; Dick Dawson's Dilemma!; The Story Behind the Cover; The Man with 100 Heads; Eagle Eye; Kanvasback: All at Sea; Snortville Sneeze: Sensational Rescue; The Merry Merman! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, Art Helfant¸ and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Art Helfant 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. discovers that the people of "Bhokal" have been enslaved, for a very unusual reason: to solve the (real-life) puzzle called the "Tower of Brahma," which could take thousands of years. While on a scavenger hunt with Betty, Freddy suffers from the classic Superhero Love Triangle: he's jealous of his own alter ego. On vacation, Freddy accidentally winds up in Gloomland, where everyone is sad by law, and smiles and laughter are crimes. The Pyramid of Eternity; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; The Rivalry; The Pursued; The Wolf of Wall Street; Detectives; Kanvasback: Finished Fighter; Captain Marvel Jr. Visits Gloomland. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, Sid Lazarus, Art Helfant¸ and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Sid Lazarus, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. learns what happened to the forgotten first human civilization, in a time-traveling cautionary tale about atomic warfare. A prankster manages to give Jr. a "black eye," but when crooks hear about it, they think he's discovered Captain Marvel Jr.'s secret weakness. Gambler "Betcha Life" figures out a scheme that makes gamblers into virtual slaves if they lose a bet, so CMJ decides to even the odds a little. Captain Marvel Jr. Finds the First Civilization!; Rubbernose Randolph: No Fathead; Boxcar Benny Doesnt Give a Barn; The Phantom Canoe; Snortville Sneeze Covers a Silly Filly!; The Strange Case of the Blue Boys Black Eye; Kanvasback: Fighting Fury; The King Is Dead; Whipper Snappers; The Strange Deal of Betcha Life!; Rubbernose Randolph: Recluse. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman, Art Helfant¸ and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger, Bud Thompson¸ Al Liederman, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A boy finds a magic ladder buried by Oberon, king of the fairies, but it takes him to the sky kingdom of the exiled elves, where only Captain Marvel Jr. can save him. Marvel Jr. seeks the escaped circus performer who becomes the supervillain The Acrobat during a full moon, due to his "moonitis." A washed-up ex-boxer decides to end it all, unless CM Jr. can talk him down, in a story with art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Magic Ladder!; Boxcar Benny: A Changed Man; Rubbernose Randolph: Stuck Up; Escape of the Acrobat!; Rubbernose Randolph: Uncandid Camera Fiend; Boxcar Benny: A Tip To The Wise!; The Road Back!; He Doesnt Scare Easily!; Jumbo Jones; Kanvasback: The Horizontal Heavyweight; The Lemming Mystery!; Rubbernose Randolph Is Sick of it All. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, Sid Lazarus, Art Helfant¸ and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger, Joe Certa¸ Sid Lazarus, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Disgraced ex-jockey Sneaker Bleeker finds a rogue Pegasus, and suddenly he has the means for revenge against the horse-racing industry. The smartest boy in the world visits town, and immediately gets into the sort of trouble that only Captain Marvel Jr. can get him out of. Marvel Jr. seeks jewel thieves who hide out in a hall of mirrors, in a story with art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Flying Horse; Boxcar Benny; Rubbernose Randolph; Homer the Mental Miracle; It's All Done with Mirrors; Car Capers / Bus Buffoonery; Snortville Sneeze: The Big Report; The Other Passenger; Kanvasback Takes a Cuffing; The Metal Island. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman, George Marko, Howard Boughner¸ and Art Helfant. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger, Joe Certa¸ Bud Thompson, Al Liederman, George Marko, Howard Boughner, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. When Freddy Freeman gets to trade jobs with his boss for a day, he finds the work of editing and publishing a newspaper more difficult than the dangers he faces as Captain Marvel Jr. When a violin prodigy tires of the performance hall, he tries a variety of other jobs, and ends up creating disasters that Captain Marvel Jr. has to rectify. Sivana Jr. frames Captain Marvel Jr. for murder, in a story with art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Headline Headaches; Boxcar Benny; Rubbernose Randolph; The Great Discord; Wanted for Murder; Captain Kid Has to Face the Music; Dopey Danny Dee; Silent Guns; Kanvasback: The Human Pretzel; Judge Smudge; Tightwad Tad; The Boy Hermit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Otto Binder and others. Art by Joe Certa and others. 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 end the human race, but not if Captain Marvel Jr. has anything to say about it. CMJ discovers a Brigadoon-like town that only appears once every 100 years. Plus "Comix Cards" (like the later "Marvel Value Stamps") featuring the original Captain Marvel. The Menace From Space!!; Rubbernose Randolph: Plucky Fellow; Boxcar Benny: Stirs Us; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Know Their Oats; Deaths Want Ad; Boxcar Benny: Filthy Shame; The Outlaw From The Outlands!; Silent Guns; Kanvasback Punches the Bag; Rubbernose Randolph: Hard To Imagine; Logical Lew: Hard Worker; The Legend Beyond The Mist! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger, Frank Bolle, Bud Thompson and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The sinister Mr. Maker creates a duplicate of Marvel Jr. who has all his powers, but one thing he doesn't have is Freddy Freeman. Captain Marvel Jr. battles super-lumberjack Paul Bunyan Jr. CMJ sets out to free The Junior Chain Gang from the clutches of Warden Scrunch. Captain Marvel, Jr. Fights Himself; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; Captain Marvel Jr. Vs. Paul Bunyan Jr.; Capt. Marvel Jr. Battles The Reptile; Freshman Freddy: Master Psychologist; Silent Guns, Part Three; Chuck; The Junior Chain Gang. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. battles Mr. Hydro, similar to the later Spider-Man villain Hydro-Man. The Flying Coachman shakes down his passengers - while his cab flies over the city, powered by a winged horse - knowing that the police will never believe them. In an extra-whimsical story, bored genies give young Donald the ability to turn anything he touches into bubble gum - including Freddy Freeman. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light, by CC Beck and Pete Costanza. Mr. Hydro, the Man Who Could Turn into Water; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; The Flying Coachmen; Pee Wee Pete; The Midas of Bubble Gum; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Silent Guns; Willie the Worm and Sammy Skunk; Design for Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Art Helfant and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. After betraying his partner and in fear of his life, a criminal tries to get Captain Marvel Jr. to arrest him. Sivana Jr.'s latest invention allows him to steal whole trains from their tracks. In a fairy tale-like story, the spirit of Winter feels snubbed, so she abducts the other seasons in an attempt to take over the world. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado, by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. The Crook Who Couldn't Be Caught; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; The Mystery of the Missing Trains; The Witch of Winter; Kanvasback: A Hunting We Will Go; The Great Man Returns; Fuzzy the Bear; Recipe for Madness. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner and Art Helfant. Art by Bill Ward, 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. The villain called The Outlaw uses a "reintegrator-camera" to transform paintings of Old West killers Jesse James, Quantrill and Black Rufe into the real things. Sivana, Jr.'s latest invention causes people to do and say the exact opposite of what they intend. A raven who says "Nevermore" brings Freddy a plea for help, from a woman in an enchanted castle guarded by dragons, in a story featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Bill Ward. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit, by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Capt. Marvel Jr. Duels with the Outlaw; Rubbernose Randolph; Judge Smudge; Capt. Marvel Jr. and Sivana Jr.'s Sinister Secret Serum; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Secret of the Ink!; Kanvasback Is Interviewed; Thunder at the End; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Raven of Enchanted Castle! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner and Art Helfant. Art by Bill Ward, 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. Scientist-gone-wrong Doc Skeem tries to "prove" Captain Marvel Jr. is a hoax as part of an evil plan to empower the underworld, in a story featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Bill Ward. Quack Dr. Mixium's hiccup remedy leaves Freddy Freeman unable to say his power word and turn into Captain Marvel Jr. Con men have a special car built (plans included in the story) to support their claim of a high-mileage "gas pill." Capt. Marvel Jr. Proves His Existence!; Freddy Freeman's Big Day; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Walking Tree; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; Willy the Worm and Sammy and the Woodland Railroad; Kanvasback: Absent-Minded; Fabulous Facts about School; One Meatball; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Gas Racket. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Howard Boughner and Art Helfant. Art by Bill Ward, 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. Freddy is beaten by hooded riders after his newspaper prints an expose of a mayoral candidate, in a story featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Bill Ward. Sivana Jr. creates a Captain Marvel Jr. disguise to discredit CMJ, but then is mistaken for Captain Marvel Jr. by other criminals. Marvel Jr. figures out the connection between a disabled girl and acts of sabotage at a racetrack. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light, by CC Beck and Pete Costanza. The Hooded Horrors!; The Return of the Gremlins; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Walking Tree; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; Judge Smudge; Sivana, Jr.'s Perilous Predicament; Kanvasback: Gridiron Goof; Droopy and Reddy Fox: Sky High; The Black Cat; Vita Min; Captain Marvel Jr. Fights Terror on the Speedway! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Howard Boughner and Art Helfant. Art by Joe Certa, 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. gets talked into running for mayor. An evil zookeeper creates a formula that makes animals super-strong, leading to chaos at the zoo. Captain Marvel Jr. encounters modern-day (well, 1948) pirates. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. Captain Marvel, Jr. for Mayor; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; Judge Smudge; The Escape at the Zoo; The Greeting Cards of Hate; Kanvasback: Fistic Phoney; Jailbreak; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; The Pirates of '48. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Otto Binder, Mel Gold, Howard Boughner and Art Helfant. Art by Joe Certa, C. C. Beck, 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. Wealthy Chauncey Smythe III is kidnapped, and he's the exact double of Freddy Freeman, attracting the attention of the kidnappers. Captain Marvel Jr. convinces young Willie that he's a genie, but then he must grant wishes all day long. Plus, the original Captain Marvel offers a patriotic song, "I'm the You in the U.S.A." The Double Kidnapping; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; Judge Smudge; The Magic Lamp; The Danger of the Dragon; Kanvasback: The Frozen Fury; Dice of Death; Captain Marvel: I'm the You In the U.S.A.; The Wheel of Crime. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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 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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.