Publishers / Fawcett / Captain Marvel Adventures (1941) / #5
5December 12, 1941
$0.10

Captain Marvel Adventures #5

Fawcett · December 12, 1941 · on sale 1941-11-07

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Identification plate

Series
Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
December 12, 1941
Key date
1941-12-12
On-sale date
1941-11-07
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]; the Nazis
1Frontispieceillustration1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson
2Capt. Marvel's Double Troublecomic story15pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Princess Katinka (introduction); Beautia Sivana; Dr. Thaddeus Bopdog Sivana (villain); Maxim the Midget (villain, posing as an orphan, introduction); Bummy Bond [as Captain Marvel] (villain, introduction)
3The King of the Cratercomic story12.66pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; un-named State Governor; un-named Police Chief; Johnny (a baby); King of the Crater [Mr. Mawks] (villain, introduction, death)
4You Can't Kill a Ghosttext story2script: Joseph Millard
5Capt. Marvel Solves the Swamp Mysterycomic story15pencils: ? (Fawcett comics staff); inks: ? (Fawcett comics staff)Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Pappy Sims (introduction); Mammy Sims (introduction); The Swamp Devil [Mr. Woggs] (villain, head of the swamp drainage project, introduction)
6Introducing Captain Kidcomic story6script: Al Liederman; pencils: Al Liederman; inks: Al LiedermanCaptain Kid (first appearance; costumed kid pseudo-hero); Betty Mae (first appearance; his girlfriend)
7Sivana's Strange Chemical Potioncomic story10.75pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Jerry; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain); Herman (villain); Endicott (villain)

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