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| Love this comic, Captain Marvel was every where! |
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| A landmark issue with the introduction of Mary Marvel. Good stories with nice art throughout. |
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| Publication | December 11, 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Every four weeks |
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| Cover | Captain Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. Proudly Present Mary Marvel |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] |
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| Contents | Contents Page (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Captain Marvel Introduces Mary Marvel (12.33 pages) |
| Synopsis | Billy accidently discovers that a young girl, appearing on the Station W.H.I.Z. radio show, "The Mental Marvel Quiz," possesses half of a strange locket that he has the other half to, and that her former nurse confirms the fact that Billy and Mary are actually twins! |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson, aka Mary Bromfield] (Billy Batson's twin sister, introduction, origin); Sterling Morris; Percy Pill; Sarah Primm (Billy and Mary's nurse, death); Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Shazam |
| Notes | Sarah Primm lived at 14 Elm Street.
The last 2/3 of page 13 is a portrait of Mary Marvel, drawn by Marc Swayze.
The art is totally by Swayze according to P. C. Hamerlinck in Alter Ego #147 (2017). Mac Raboy credits for Captain Marvel Jr. figures removed.
Swayze also drew Otto Binder as one of the bad guys on story page reproduced in Alter Ego #147 (July 2017). |
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| Featuring | Giggle Gags |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Captain Marvel Fights a Nightmare (13 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Steamboat |
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| Text Story | Killer in the North (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The What-Not Adventure (10 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] |
| Notes | Swayze writer credit based on interview w/him in Alter Ego #56 (February, 2006), and added by Craig Delich. |
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| Featuring | Adventures In Stamps |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | Tanks A Lot (6 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Captain Kidd |
| Notes | Letterer added by Craig Delich 2010-2-1. |
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| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | This filler says that over 7,000 Captain Marvel drawings are published annually. |
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| Comic Story | The Three Wishes of Tim Tucker (12 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam; Steamboat; Tim Tucker; Professor Murder (villain, introduction) |
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| Featuring | Comix Cards |
| Credits | Pencils:? (various) | Inks:? various) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel Jr.; Bulletgirl |
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