Publishers / Fawcett / Captain Marvel Adventures (1941) / #4
4October 31, 1941
$0.10

Captain Marvel Adventures #4

Fawcett · October 31, 1941 · on sale 1941-09-24

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Identification plate

Series
Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
October 31, 1941
Key date
1941-10-31
On-sale date
1941-09-24
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]
1Sivana's Revenge on the Lieutenant Marvelscomic story16pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Three Lieutenant Marvels [Fat Billy [Billy Batson]; Hill Billy [Billy Batson]; Tall Billy [Billy Batson]]; Sterling Morris; Beautia Sivana; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain); Slug (villain); Joe (villain)
2Code of Glorytext story2script: Dick Raleigh; pencils: ? (spot illustration); inks: ? (spot illustration); colors: ? (spot illustration); letters: typesetJuan Perez; Max; Eric; Jack Sharum; Crespi
3The Tunnel of Invasioncomic story16pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; The War Lord [Adolf Hitler (villain)]; the Nazis (villains)
4-comic story1
5The Secret Submarine Basecomic story12pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Officer Casey; un-named informant (death); Gus (cab rider); Butch (cab driver); Mr. Fog (villain, introduction); Baron Von Slugg (villain, introduction); Heinrich (villain)
6-comic story2Chubby; Papa
7The Lawless Legioncomic story15pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Mr. Shaw (prosecutor, introduction); Officer Flynn (introduction, death); Giggy Golton (villain, introduction); Beefy (villain, introduction, reforms); un-named sniper (villain, death)

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CollectionYear
The Shazam! Archives #4
ISBN 1-4012-0160-1		2004On eBay ›
Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn]
ISBN 9781606994948		2011On eBay ›

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