Captain Midnight (1942-1948 Fawcett) comic books 1947
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Stories and art by Dan Barry and Leonard Frank. The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Ivan Shark plunders a gold shipment destined to feed the starving refugees of Europe, and holds a yachtful of people for ransom, in a story with art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Captain Midnight's experimental rocket to the moon has a stowaway, an escaped convict (still wearing his striped suit under the space helmet) named Killer Jordan. Femme fatale Delicia woos and abducts Captain Midnight's dopey sidekick Sgt. Twilight, but Twilight maintains his cluelessness even while tied up in a bag. Marauders of the Deep; Pilot Pete; Dija Ever--?; Trip to the Moon; Whipper-Snappers; Sgt. Twilight Meets the Dawn; Freddy Freshman; Red Skye: Rio Round-Up; Captain Midnight Fights For Freedom; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Your Invention Page. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$400 Captain Midnight Issue #10: Arnold Book Co, 1951, CGC 6.0 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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- INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story. Interior tearing. Cover oxidation.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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Stories and art by Dick Kraus and Leonard Frank. The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Ivan Shark escapes prison with dangerous new knowledge: Captain Midnight's secret identity. Johnny Blair seeks a missing cargo ship off the coast of South America. The Purple Men use an alien inventor's Molecular Projector to revive four of history's greatest villains: Bluebeard (not Blackbeard), Genghis Khan, Cain (!) and Satan himself (!!). Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Captain Midnight's Test Tunnel; Pilot Pete; Your Invention Page; Dippy Detours ; Boy Scout Bob; Red Skye: Crop Duster; Whipper-Snappers; Johnny Blair in the Air; The Planet of Peril! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.