Publishers / Fawcett / Captain Marvel Adventures (1941) / #42
42January 1945
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Captain Marvel Adventures #42

Fawcett · January 1945

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Identification plate

Series
Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
January 1945
Key date
1945-01-10
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Season's Greetingscover1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]
1-table of contents1
2Captain Marvel in St. Paul, Minnesotacomic story9.67pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Slick Fokus; George Hammond; Leadpipe Malone; Vic Tschida; Mayor Johnny McDonough; Jenny Carlson; Brooks Henderson; Billy Batson
3-comic story1pencils: Al Liederman; inks: Al LiedermanDr. Les Paine; Captain Kid
4Thirty Fathom Couragetext story2script: Ross H. DavisSteve Lawson
6Captain Marvel In the World of Ifcomic story11.33script: Otto BinderCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Adolf Hitler (villain); Hermann Goering (villain); Josef Goebbels (villain); Professor I. Q. Putter; Carl (Nazi spy); Billy Batson
7In Union There Is Strength!promo (ad from the publisher)0.67letters: ?; typesetCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]
8He's Up at the Crack of His Back!comic story0.5script: George Marko; pencils: George Marko; inks: George MarkoDopey Danny Dee
9-comic story0.5script: George Marko; pencils: George Marko; inks: George MarkoDopey Danny Dee
11The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 21: The Unholy Hydra!comic story8script: Otto Binder; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Mind (villain); the Hydra (first appearance; villain; death); Dr. Neon; Billy Batson
12Paper Packs a Punch!public service announcement0.67pencils: Marc Swayze; inks: Marc SwayzeCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]
13Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.statement of ownership0.33script: Gordon Fawcett
14Captain Marvel and the Plot Against Christmascomic story8pencils: Pete Costanza; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Gouge Smith; Happy Smith; Jolly Smith; Sterling Morris (cameo); Billy Batson

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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The Best of Captain Marvel #[nn]1975On eBay ›
The Complete Original Monster Society of Evil
ISBN 978-1983869648		2018On eBay ›

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