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Mary Marvel Comics (1945) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 1
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #1624856001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover art by Jack Binder. "Mary Marvel The World's Mightiest Girl Meets Sivana," script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Binder shop; When Sivana learns that Captain Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr., both who have foiled his plots to take over the world, are out of town, he decides to go out and commit a crime (to shoot a Policeman), confident that no one will be around to stop him. "Mary Marvel Meets Sivana's Daughter--Georgia!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Binder shop; Sivana, the World's Wickest Scientist, is visited on Venus by his daughter, Georgia, and she asks if there is anything she can do to help him achieve his dream of being "Rightful Ruler of the Universe"; He tells her that he needs someone to get rid of Mary Marvel, so she volunteers. "Trouble for Teacher," script by Otto Binder; When Mary learns that her help as a teacher is needed at Hog Hollow, she volunteers; However, it is Mary Marvel that ends up doing the teaching! Mary Marvel Club ad. "Wildcat Oil" text story by Orrin Singleterry. "The Growth Epidemic," script by Otto Binder; When she and many others in the city start growing very large, Mary Batson (as Mary Marvel) decides to investigate and discovers three unscrupulous businessmen who have tainted the drinking water to cause such an effect in order to gain riches. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 21
    • Printing creases and minor edge tears in a few interior pages.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. While tracking the criminal "Eyebrows," Mary learns about the villain Dicehead, whose floating casino is hidden in a submarine. Investigating Dicehead, she almost winds up six feet under, in a multi-part story. Plus a vintage Wheaties ad ("Breakfast of Champions!") featuring baseball star Bud Foster. Mary Marvel Versus Dicehead, Part 1 Watery Grave; The Cliff Edge; Vita Min; Dizzy Daisy; Freshman Freddy: No Smoking Allowed; The Snortville Sneeze; The Comedy of Errors! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #25
    Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 25
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #0134952006

    Stories by Bill Woolfolk and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The god Mercury leaves his magic shoes for repairs at a shoe-shop, but when a petty crook gets hold of them, Mary must move at top speed to catch up. Mary and Freckles shop for a chess set at a local hobby store, and just happen to buy the set that is being used to smuggle a fortune in gems. Gangster Brains Fuller gets hold of an invention that can control ocean waves, and uses it for crime. The Flying Shoes; Vita Min; Battling Bantam: Willie the Worm; Checkmate; Waist High to Dooley; Dizzy Daisy; The Crime Wave! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #28
    Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 28
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover, first wrap, and centerfold detached at one staple.

    Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Mary battles The Hen, a hairstylist supervillain, in a two-part story. A man seeks help from the Marvels to free his son from gangster Ace Spaid and his gambling debts. Mary Marvel vs. the Hen, Part 1: Coiffure of Death; Daffy Dill Steps Out; Vita Min; Dizzy Daisy; Newspaper Girl; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear in Ice Capers; Uncle Marvels Powers! Final issue under this title; series continues as Monte Hale Western (1948 Fawcett/Charlton), of all things. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.