| Additional Information |
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| Publication | March 6, 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Every four weeks |
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| Cover | Forward, America! |
| Content | Genre: Military; Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] |
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| Comic Story | Macro the Giant (14.66 pages) |
| Synopsis | Billy is sent by his boss to the the Village of Squankum, where a strange crime has been reported: the city hall has been wrecked and the Mayor and Sheriff have disappeared, and a giant is being blamed for the destruction. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Mayor Strong; Sheriff Binns; Sterling Morris (un-named); Mr. Suggs (Ajax Press newspaper editor); Macro the Giant (reformed villain, introduction); Hiram Suggs (villain, Ajax Press newspaper editor) |
| Notes | The last 1/3 of this page is an illustrated promo for Whiz Comics and also features the latest code message.
This appears to be the first Captain Marvel story C. C. Beck, the feature's co-creator and chief artist, collaborated on with Otto Binder, the scriptwriter most identified with the character. |
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| Comic Story | The Adventure With the P.A.L. (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Officer O'Tool; Mickey Franks; Baboon Franks |
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| Comic Story | Skiing Into Trouble (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Captain Kid; Betty Mae; Van Fullamoney; Jeeves |
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| Text Story | Kill that Witness (2 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Colors:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Mugs McGraw; Twitch Taylor; Ames |
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| Comic Story | The Curse of Ibac (14 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Solomon; Hercules; Atlas; Zeus; Achilles; Mercury; The Wizard Shazam; Ibac [Stanley "Stinky" Printwhistle] (villain, introduction, origin); Prince Lucifer (villain, introduction), ghosts [Ivan the Terrible; Cesare Borgia; Attila the Hun; Caligula (villains) |
| Notes | The masthead reads "Capt. Marvel".
Printwhistle's real first name was revealed in Shazam #29.
Plot and scripts credits per Will Murray in Alter Ego #157 (March 2019). |
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| Comic Story | The Amazing Case of the Code in Music! (18 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils: C. C. Beck and staff | Inks: C. C. Beck and staff |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Mr. Banjo [Filpots] (villain, introduction); Trigger Danny; Louie; Sterling Morris; Miss Dalshaw |
| Notes | Masthead reads "Capt. Marvel".
Art revision to include staff per P. C. Hamerlinck in Alter Ego (1999 series) #154 (September 2018). |
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