Publishers / Fawcett / Captain Marvel Jr. (1942) / #88
88August 1950
$0.10

Captain Marvel Jr. #88

Fawcett · August 1950

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Series
Captain Marvel Jr. (Fawcett, 1942 series)
Issue
#88
Publication date
August 1950
Key date
1950-08-10
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerCaptain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
1The Air Shortagecomic story10script: Otto Binder; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaCaptain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Prof. Emil Wolfe (first appearance; villain)
2Strictly From Hungercomic story4
3The Mystery of the Minor Crimescomic story7script: Otto Binder; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger, Sheldon MoldoffCaptain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; The Hood (first appearance; villain)
4The Crazy Coincidencescomic story7script: Otto Binder; pencils: Bud Thompson; inks: Bud ThompsonCaptain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
5Playing a Hunchtext story2script: ? (as William Alexander); letters: typeset
6Man or Mousecomic story4script: Howard Boughner; pencils: Howard Boughner; inks: Howard Boughner
7The Strange Menace of the Bird Peoplecomic story9pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaCaptain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
8A Hard Onecomic story0.5

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