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  • Item #58543281
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    Captain Midnight (1942-1948 Fawcett) 46 GD- 1.8

    1/2" Spine split from top with splitting to interior wraps. Two center wraps detached.

    Ended Apr 6 2023
    Winning Bid $37

    Cover by Leonard Frank. Stories and art by Leonard Frank and Richard Kraus. The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Captain Midnight battles an oil-hungry criminal for the rights to Jinx Well, in a story featuring Midnight's latest invention, the "Trouble Suit."In a postwar story that reflects the events of the era, CM becomes involved in the trials of Nazi collaborators, or "Quislings," who have been caught and brought to justice. Captain Midnight's sidekick Icky gets a chance to move to an experimental city floating in the sky, but something isn't on the up-and-up. The PSA on the title page, which was for paper rationing during WWII, has been updated to support the USO. Dynamic cover by Leonard Frank. Captain Midnight Drills for Oil; Pilot Pete; Traitors on Trial; Whipper-Snappers; Sgt. Twilight: The Flying Hamburger Stand; Red Skye: When Courage Won; Utopia in the Clouds; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Your Invention Page; Giggle Gags. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: GD- 1.8 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)