Publishers / Fawcett / The Marvel Family (1945) / #7
7December 1946
$0.10

The Marvel Family #7

Fawcett · December 1946 · on sale November 15, 1946

First appearance: The Three Faces of EvilFirst appearance: TerrorFirst appearance: Sin
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Identification plate

Series
The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
December 1946
Key date
December 1946
On-sale date
November 15, 1946
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Three Faces of Evil - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Terror - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Sin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Wickedness - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Marvel Family Visits the Legendary Rock of Eternity!cover1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaBilly Batson, Mary Batson, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., Freddy Freeman, Mary Marvel
1In This Issuetable of contents1
2The Marvel Family Reaches Eternity!comic story10.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaBilly Batson, Mary Batson, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., The Three Faces of Evil First, Freddy Freeman, Mary Marvel, Sin First, Terror First, Wickedness First
3Bait for Homicidecomic story4Pee Wee Pete; Mr. Jones
4Captain Marvel Jr. and the Idol of Vengeance!comic story7script: Bill WoolfolkCaptain Marvel Jr., Freddy Freeman
5A Jam in a Gym!comic story4Kanvasback Kenny; Mal Arkey
6Mary Marvel in Fool's Paradisecomic story7Mary Batson, Mary Marvel, Georgia Sivana
7Sounds Like a Snake in the Grasscomic story1Judge Smudge
8Feartext story2script: John Graham
9Captain Marvel and the Radar Fiend!comic story8.67script: Otto BinderBilly Batson, Captain Marvel, Dr. Sivana

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Shazam! #171975On eBay ›
DC Special #211976On eBay ›
The Complete Marvel Family: Volume 22016On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #67 of 89#8 ›

Sources

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