Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) 47
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Issue #47
$49.00
View scan- 3" Cumulative spine split.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
$27.00
View scan- 7.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Stories and art by Otto Binder, Sheldon Moldoff, Kurt Schaffenberger, and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. The Marvel Family discovers that Earth's natural resources are being depleted by saucer aliens, in a story with an ecological bent (long before that was a popular concept). Mary Todd, dissatisfied with her appearance, begins researching the ability of chameleons to change their appearance, becoming... Chameleon Girl! A scientist discovers a method to enlarge insects to gigantic sizes, foreshadowing any number of 1950s monster movies, and Captain Marvel, Jr. must deal with the consequences. The Marvel Family and the Interplanetary Theft!; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Worm that Grew!; Mary Marvel Meets the Chameleon Girl!; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Kanvasback; Lazy Lee; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry; Captain Marvel and the Mysterious Migration; Horse Trader Hawley. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
