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| Publication | November 18, 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Cover | Captain Marvel Jr. Sinks the Japs! |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
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| Publisher advertisement | Go Get the Marvel Gang (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: various | Inks: various |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Promotional advertisement for the numerous Fawcett superheroes. |
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| Contents | Editorial Advisory Board of Captain Marvel Junior; Captain Marvel Jr. Presents (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset;? |
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| Comic Story | The Origin of Captain Marvel Jr. Retold (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | While they are fishing, Freddy's grandfather rescues the nefarious Captain Nazi, who promptly kills the grandfather and severely injures Freddy Freeman. Captain Marvel rescues the young boy and takes him to see Shazam, who gives some of the Mighty Mortal's powers to the boy, who then becomes Captain Marvel Junior! |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Freddy's unnamed grandfather (death, flashback) |
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| Comic Story | Wings Over Dazaggar!! (17 pages) |
| Synopsis | Captain Marvel Jr. goes to Dazaggar in Africa to fight Captain Nazi and prevent him from moving plans ahead there to use gigantic "winged castles" to invade the Western Hemisphere. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Monsieur Renald (death); unnamed French Colonel; the Nazis (villains, some die) |
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| Text Story | One Returned (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Davey; Smoky |
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| Comic Story | The Shadow That Walked! (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | Captain Marvel Jr. involves himself in a case where a criminal, known as The Walking Shadow, is causing a crime wave, threatening to become the King of Crime, a title he may well own if he can locate the Dumont Treasure. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: unnamed editor of the Herald-Globe; Jerry Fladd (reporter, death); The Walking Shadow [Yvonne Sergo a.k.a. Yvonne Blake] (villain, ventriloquist, introduction, death); Shoes McCann (villain); Spike (villain, death) |
| Notes | Oddity: on page 5, panel 6, Freddy Freeman says the name "Captain Marvel Jr.", but doesn't change into his other self.
Writer credit suggested by textual analysis from Lou Mougin. |
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| Comic Story | The Bomb Proof Shirt! (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Harry (Willie's cousin, not yet named); General McFuttle (not yet named); Lieutenant; Nelly (a horse) |
| Notes | Second appearance of Willie Wynn. |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Cripple Kidnappers (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Captain Marvel Jr. gets involved in a fake accident racket, in which young cripples were drugged, then used in certain fake accidents that would net the gang millions in blackmail payments. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Mayor Horton; Slim (villain); Ma (villain); Al (villain) |
| Notes | Story title taken from the DC Archives. |
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| Comic Story | Kissing Portrait (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Cracked Safecracker (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | Captain Marvel Jr. saves an older couple from being run over, and discovers that they are to be forced into living in a poorhouse unless their son can be found to help them out. But when he sees a picture of the son, Captain Marvel Jr. recognizes him as a noted safecracker. Still, he brings about a reunion and Bull decides to reform. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Bull Bimmens (ex-villain); Bull's unnamed mother; Bull's unnamed father; Lefty (villain) |
| Notes | Story title taken from the contents page.
Writer credit suggested by textual analysis by Lou Mougin. |
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