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16October 1947
$0.10

The Marvel Family #16

Fawcett · October 1947 · on sale 1947-08-22

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Series
The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
October 1947
Key date
1947-10-00
On-sale date
1947-08-22
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0World's Mightiest Quarrelcover1pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack BinderCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
2The Marvel Familytable of contents1
3The Marvel Family Has a Quarrel!comic story8.67pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Sivana Family
5Too Much Is Too Muchcomic story0.5
6Canny Fellowcomic story0.5script: Howard Boughner; pencils: Howard Boughner; inks: Howard Boughner
7The Scroll of Deathcomic story6.67pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerCaptain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
8It Doesn't Paycomic story0.5script: Howard Boughner; pencils: Howard Boughner; inks: Howard Boughner
9Sleepy Brainscomic story0.5
10The Gingerbread Man (A Modern Fable)comic story7pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack BinderMary Marvel [Mary Batson]
12Goes Nutscomic story4
13Big Mike Donlantext story2script: Rod Reed
14Show Businesscomic story1
15Mightiest Mortal of the Universecomic story8pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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