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    Captain Midnight (1942-1948 Fawcett) 28 FN+ 6.5

    Ended Apr 16 2021
    Winning Bid $220

    The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. In a meta kind of story, Axis forces are enraged by the inventions in the Captain Midnight Your Invention pages, so they decide to kidnap a Captain Midnight reader and take him to Tokyo to work for the Axis! As WWII winds down, Capt. Midnight must move an entire orange grove by airplane to help a disabled veteran start over. A rival inventor wants Captain Midnight's latest invention, a "robot infantryman." Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing. Blueprints for a Better World!; Captain Midnight in Tokyo!; Return to Peace; Red Skye: Valley of Death; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Your Invention Page; Captain Midnight and the Robot Infantryman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: FN+ 6.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)