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Issue Details

Issue #140
Published January 1953
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Wendell Crowley

Cover Details

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Genre superhero
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks C. C. Beck

1 page Dopey Danny Dee filler "Mixed Up!"

Genre Gags
Script George Marko
Pencils George Marko
Inks George Marko
Notes On inside front cover.

8 page Captain Marvel story "Hand of Horror"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils C. C. Beck?
Inks Pete Costanza?

Half page Tightwad Tad filler "Stringy Fellow"

Genre Gags

Half page text article "Statement of the Ownership, Management, and Circulation"

Letters typeset

3 page Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb story "The Well-Dressed Dope!"

Genre Humor

Half page The Captain Marvel Club promo (ad from the publisher) "For real kicks..."

2 page A Jon Jarl Adventure text story "Space Salvage"

Characters Jon Jarl
Genre science fiction
Script Otto Binder [as Eando Binder]
Pencils ? (illustration)
Inks ? (illustration)
Letters typeset

6 page Captain Marvel story "Captain Marvel Fights the Mongol Blood-Drinkers"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; The Scarlet Vampire (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks C. C. Beck

4 page Capt. Kid story "The New Suit"

Pencils Al Liederman?
Inks Al Liederman?
Notes The last page has the monthly code message at the bottom.

7 page Captain Marvel story "Captain Marvel Battles Viking Villainy"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dexter Knox; Eric the Red (first appearance); Olaf the Black (first appearance)
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder