Captain Midnight #52 - 1947
| Additional Information | |
| Publication | June 1947 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 | Editing: Will Lieberson (Executive Editor); Roy Ald (Editor) |
| Notes | Index updated from information provided by Lou Mougin through the GCD Error list and a scan from http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/. |
| Cover | Wrath of the Avenger! |
| Featuring | Captain Midnight |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Foreword/Afterword | Contents Page (1 page) |
| Featuring | Captain Midnight |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Comic Story | Wrath of the Avenger! (8.67 pages) |
| Featuring | Captain Midnight |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Avenger [Barlow Cragg] (villain; intro) |
| Filler | Famous Fliers |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Advertisement | Hank Greenberg (1 page) |
| Featuring | Wheaties |
| Notes | Ad in sequential art form. |
| Comic Story | A Dream of a Fellow (1 page) |
| Featuring | Pilot Pete |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Comic Story | Versus the Space Raider! (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Captain Midnight |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Jagga (villain; intro) |
| Advertisement | The Case of the Tell-Tale Comb (1 page) |
| Featuring | The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil |
| Notes | Ad in sequential art form. |
| Filler | Your Invention Page! (1 page) |
| Advertisement | Bear Bike Facts (1 page) |
| Featuring | Gillette Bicycle Tires |
| Notes | Ad in sequential art form. First line: "Race horse versus bike!" |
| Comic Story | Sergeant Twilight Trails a Tale! (6.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mudd decides to become an author of a book, and he creates a mythical hero called Sergeant Twilight, and ends up battling a villain called The Mad Maniac. He discovers, however, that the supposed villain is actually another book author involved in a publicity campaign for his own book! |
| Featuring | Captain Midnight |
| Credits | Pencils: Leonard Franks | Inks: Leonard Franks |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Captain Midnight [Captain Jim "Red" Albright]; Ichabod "Ikky" Mudd [as Captain Twilight]; The Mad Maniac [Andre Landon] (book author) |
| Notes | Art credits by Bill Black, added by Craig Delich 2011-4-18; Mudd's nickname in this story is spelled "Icky". |
| Filler | Captain Midnight's Air Quiz |
| Advertisement | Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook (1 page) |
| Featuring | Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll |
| Credits | Pencils: C. C. Beck (signed) | Inks: Pete Costanza (signed) |
| Notes | Ad in sequential art form. |
| Comic Story | Perilous Journey! (3 pages) |
| Featuring | Johnny Blair in the Air |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Text Story | When Lightning Strikes... (2 pages) |
| Featuring | "A Red Skye Story" |
| Credits | Script: R. Gordon Kraus | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Comic Story | Against Dr. Osmosis! (8.67 pages) |
| Featuring | Captain Midnight |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Dr. Osmosis (villain; intro) |
| Filler | Aero-Triks |
| Advertisement | Pokey Joe's Secret Weapon (1 page) |
| Featuring | Jim Wise; "P-F" Canvas Shoes |
| Notes | Ad in sequential art form. |
| Advertisement | The Sucker Knockout! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Famous Sports Flops; Thom McAn |
| Notes | Ad in sequential art form. On inside back cover. |
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