Publishers / Fawcett / Captain Marvel Adventures (1941) / #55
55March 1, 1946
$0.10

Captain Marvel Adventures #55

Fawcett · March 1, 1946 · on sale 1946-02-15

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Identification plate

Series
Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series)
Issue
#55
Publication date
March 1, 1946
Key date
1946-03-01
On-sale date
1946-02-15
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications, Incorporated
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Captain Marvel and the Endless Stringcover1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]
1Now Playing!credits, title page1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; The Wizard Shazam; Billy Batson
2The Endless Stringcomic story7.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Pete Costanza; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Dr. Grenn; The King of Zoozland
3Gets the Horse Laughcomic story4script: Al Liederman; pencils: Al Liederman; inks: Al LiedermanCaptain Kid
4The Gorgon's Cursecomic story8script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Pete Costanza; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Professor Edgewise Smith; Billy Batson; Dr. Zorro (villain); Medusa (a Gorgon); Guiseppi Bottoglia (sculptor)
5King of the Outer Rangetext story2script: Arthur LaneGeorge Price
6The Crime Egotist of Columbus, Ohiocomic story9script: Otto Binder; pencils: Pete Costanza; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Vulture Vane (crook); Johnny Snappe; Mayor James Rhodes; Scott Krauss; Al Albinger
7Has a Sweet Idea!comic story0.5script: George Marko; pencils: George Marko; inks: George MarkoDopey Danny Dee
8Sergeant Sandy Is a Straight Shooter!comic story0.5Sergeant Sandy
9The Furious Five Minutescomic story6.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Pete Costanza; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Father Time
10The Hobo Newscastcomic story8script: Joe Millard; pencils: Pete Costanza; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Sterling Morris; Sam Dalton; Judge Snobbish

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