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| Apparently the first time regular Captain Marvel artist C. C. Beck is credited with writing as well as drawing the story, and he does an outstanding job. This is the first Captain Marvel story that has no real villain in it, and yet it's still entertaining. Whitey and Dr. Malcolm transfer from the famous 1941 Captain Marvel serial to the comics this story, despite the fact that Malcolm was killed off at the end of the serial. It's explained that Billy met them while working on "the Captain Marvel movie". Whitey already seems to know that Billy Batson is Captain Marvel. Another thing that makes this story a standout is the remarkably enlightened attitude for its time when Billy, Whitey, and Malcolm decided not to exploit the jungle natives. There's even a sweet little interracial romance between Whitey and a Mayan girl. |
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| Does DC technically own the Red Arrow, too? |
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| There is nothing technical about it, The Red Arrow IS a DC comics character, aka Speedy, The Green Arrow's sidekick. And it is Golden Arrow in this book, not Red. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | October 3, 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Every four weeks |
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| Cover | Captain Marvel and the Mayan Temple! |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel; Billy Batson |
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| Comic Story | The Temple of Itzalotahui (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | Billy and Whitey go to Guatemala to rescue Mr. Malcolm who returned to Central America on a second expedition and disappeared. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Whitey Murphy (introduction); Miss Dalshaw (radio station secretary, introduction); Walters (radio station employee); Pauncho (translator, introduction); John Malcolm (explorer); un-named Mayan Indian girl (introduction) |
| Notes | Whitey is from "The Adventures of Captain Marvel" movie serial from Republic Pictures in 1941. |
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| Comic Story | The Rattler (9 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: The Rattler (villain, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Showdown with Kurt Bund (9 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Spy; Superhero | Characters: Kurt Bund (villain); Blitzys (villain) |
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| Comic Story | The End of the Mutineers (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Text Story | Paid in Full (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | The Sinister Spider (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: The Spider [Dr. Phoebus Weber] (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Last Dan Dare story. |
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| Comic Story | Golden Flask Quest: Part 6 (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | While Hal and Nero battle a dragon, Anita and the Flask are taken by the pirate, Herculo Svenson. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Anita; Nero; Herculo Svenson (villain; introduction); Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey] |
| Notes | Part 6 of Golden Flask Quest. |
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| Comic Story | Into the Black Hole (9 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Ibis; Half-Man (villain) |
| Notes | Story continues in next issue. |
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