Publishers / Fawcett / Captain Marvel Adventures (1941) / #6

6January 9, 1942
$0.10

Captain Marvel Adventures #6

Fawcett · January 9, 1942 · on sale 1941-12-12

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Series: Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series)
Issue: #6
Publication date: January 9, 1942
Key date: 1942-01-09
On-sale date: 1941-12-12
Indicia publisher: Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Marc Swayze; inks: Marc Swayze	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Achilles; Atlas; Hercules; Mercury; Solomon; Zeus
1	The City Under the City	comic story	13	pencils: Pete Costanza; inks: Pete Costanza	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Zarpak; The Governor of the Inner World
2	The Cardiff Giant	comic story	15	pencils: Marc Swayze; inks: Marc Swayze	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Hogarth [The Cardiff Giant] (first appearance); Ratrap; Judd
3	Death's Baby Hands	text story	2	script: Joseph J. Millard	Craig; Edna Vance; Hall; Boodera
4	The Skyscraper Phantom	comic story	10	pencils: Marc Swayze; inks: Marc Swayze	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Ellson (death); Sterling Morris; Finley; Benson (killer)
5	The Bank Robbery	comic story	6	script: Al Liederman; pencils: Al Liederman; inks: Al Liederman	Captain Kid; Betty Mae
6	Unsoo the Unseen	comic story	14	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Marc Swayze; inks: Marc Swayze	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Sterling Morris; Unsoo (first appearance; villain)

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