Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) comic books 1950-1959

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, and Art Helfant. Art by Bill Ward, Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. must figure out how to save Earth from a cosmic dust storm. Freddy learns about the secret room in Mrs. Webster's boardinghouse, and how no one is supposed to enter it. Captain Marvel Jr. investigates a magic carpet company, in a story featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Bill Ward. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Captures Red the Terror!, by CC Beck and Pete Costanza. The Silicon Monster; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: The Ring Master; Careful Willie; Magic Carpets, Inc.; Mrs. Wagner's Forbidden Room; The World's Mightiest Caveboy; Boxcar Benny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $299.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4276005021 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and Howard Boughner. Art by Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The world seems to be at peace with the suicide of Sivana Jr., until he returns as a "ghost" intent on destroying the city. A clothing salesman tries to swindle boxer Kanvasback, but he's smarter than he looks. A strange explosion sends Captain Marvel Jr. into the far future year of 4 Million AD, and he must figure out how to get the others with him back to the 20th century. The Ghost of Sivana, Jr.; Calculated Risk; Kanvasback: Clothing Clucks; The Tunnel to the Future; Judge Smudge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. sets out to rescue space explorers who found a vast ocean world and its sea-serpent like inhabitant, the Aquabus. Reformed mad scientist Doc Zinn's "niceness gas" makes everybody polite, but works a little too well, as civilization grinds to a halt. Captain Marvel Jr. meets a hobo ghost. The Sea of Space!; Rubbernose Randolph Puts on the Dog!; The Clue; Kanvasback: The Horsey Set!; Capt. Marvel Jr. Battles the Niceness Menace; Judge Smudge: A Sealed Crime; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Homeless Ghost; Lazy Lee: Rolling Stones! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $55.00 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. seeks the cause of strange protoplasm that falls from the sky and begins to grow, consuming a small village. CMJ tries to convince the king of Elluria that King Solomon's treasure is better spent on civic improvements. Marvel Jr. seeks a millionaire's missing dog, and finds him leading a dog pack. Captain Marvel Jr. Battles the Thing That Grew; Judge Smudge; Kanvasback: The Slugging Sapperoo; The Money-Mad Monarch; Rubbernose Randolph; Gorilla for Hire; Captain Marvel Jr. Meets the Millionairedale; Biographer Byson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $149.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4275981006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and others. Art by C. C. Beck and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Sivana Jr.'s latest invention reduces all language to gibberish, causing worldwide chaos and spurring Captain Marvel Jr. to action. In an educational strip by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, Dr. Science explains rocket science to young Johnny, and predicts future "rocket liners" (not yet) and space stations. A mad scientist's invention removes all the sand from a small community, and deposits it in the city where Captain Marvel Jr. sells his papers. Plus a vintage ad for Paramount Pictures' When Worlds Collide (the movie and the comic). The World of Babel; Mannerly Manners; Kanvasback: The Easy Mark; Faster Than Sound; Painted in Blood; Freddy Freeman's Lost Week End; The Great Sandstorm. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and others. Art by Bud Thompson, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A train is abducted by aliens from Jupiter for a novelty show, but luckily, Captain Marvel Jr. is on board. A strange old man appears on an island predicting natural disasters, but when the disasters start happening, the people start listening. Professor Edgewise gets a crush on a woman who lived 1000 years before, so he travels back in time to King Arthur's Court to meet her. The Train That Travelled Through Space; Young Gunman; Kanvasback: Punchy Words; The Ruler of the Earth; Windy: Presents of Mind; Sir Edgewise in King Arthur's Court. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $120.00 View scan 3" Cumulative spine split.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. discovers that a leading candidate for the US President is actually a reptilian space alien. The cover and the story "Vampira" put Captain Marvel Jr. squarely amid the USA's involvement in the Korean War. A time-traveling mad scientist from the year 2400 brings his futuristic weaponry to bear on the 20th century and Captain Marvel Jr. The Space Voters; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: Bughouse Blues; Crime On Time; Vampira, Queen of Terror; Big Bow and Little Arrow: Not So Batty; The Scientist From the Future. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $825.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #2105285018 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. investigates when a US regiment in Korea is suddenly gripped by inexplicable fear. The world seems topsy-turvy when Captain Marvel Jr. confesses to murdering his cop friend Jim, and is sentenced to the electric chair. Prof. Edgewise thinks he's figured out the location of Atlantis, and with Captain Marvel Jr.'s help, learns that it's still occupied. The Hunted; The Regiment That Was Afraid to Fight; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: The Big Businessman; Guilty of Murder; The Fourth Dimensional Elephant; The City In the Maelstrom. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.