Special Edition Comics #1 (1940) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. Beck	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
1	The Menace of Dr. Allirog	comic story	17	script: Bill Parker; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. Beck; colors: Bill Parker	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; unnamed boxing champion; President Franklin D. Roosevelt (cameo); Slaughter Slade (villain, boxer); Butch (villain); Dr. Allirog (villain, scientist, giant gorilla, death); Spider (villain, Allirog's assistant); Professor Universe (villain, master of all knowledge)
2	The Haunted House	comic story	19	script: Bill Parker; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza; colors: Bill Parker	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; J. Morton Grood (eccentric bachelor-millionaire, flashback, death); Ricketts (Grood's servant, flashback); Police Chief Noble; Spencer Barnes [aka J. Morton Grood] (villain, town treasurer); Ralph Cole (villain)
3	Gamblers of Death	comic story	9	script: Bill Parker; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete Costanza; colors: Bill Parker	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Jack Scott (track athlete); Jose Angelo (track athlete); "Long Shot" Louis Lupo (villain, gambler); unnamed sniper (villain)
4	Sivana the Weather Wizard	comic story	19	script: Bill Parker; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. Beck; colors: Bill Parker	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; unnamed President of the National Insurance Association; Beautia Sivana; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain); Herman (villain)

Collection	Year
Flashback #2	1973	On eBay ›
Captain Marvel Thrill Book #1	1941	On eBay ›
The Shazam! Archives #2 ISBN 1-56389-521-8	1999	On eBay ›
Great American Comic Books #[nn] ISBN 0-7853-5590-1	2001	On eBay ›
Captain Marvel: Special Edition and Giveaway Comics ISBN 978-1795524902	2019	On eBay ›

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