Publishers / Fawcett / 64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures (1941) / #2
2Summer 1941
$0.10

64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #2

Fawcett · Summer 1941 · on sale 1941-04-23

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Series
64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
Summer 1941
Key date
1941-07-00
On-sale date
1941-04-23
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel; Billy Batson; Nazi soldier
1World of the Microscopecomic story17script: Manly Wade Wellman; pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Beautia Sivana; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain); The Germ-People (villains, introduction for all)
2Play Square With Captain Marvelactivity1Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
3Invasion from Marscomic story12pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Henderson (astronomer); The Spider Men from Mars (villains, introduction for all, all on Earth die); unnamed King of Mars (villain, introduction, reforms)
4The Curse of the Scorpiontext story2pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam [aka High Priest of Siam]; Betty Wallace; Howell (Billy's boss); Dr. Stephen Lang (archaeologist); Professor Luther Bentley (archaeologist); James Malcolm (backer of expedition)
5The Pirate's Treasurecomic story14script: Rod Reed; pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; unnamed sailor (death); Captain Thaddeus Heth (villain, introduction, death); Mozo (villain, introduction, death); Esau Grommett (villain, introduction, death)
6The Arson Fiendcomic story18script: Rod Reed; pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Mr. Barclay (introduction, death); Mike (introduction); The Arson Fiend [George D. Tweedle] (villain, introduction, death)

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Flashback #151974On eBay ›
The Shazam! Archives #3
ISBN 1-56389-832-2
2003On eBay ›
Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-987-5
2017On eBay ›

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