Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) comic books 1944

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder, Tom McNamara and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Tom McNamara, Phil Bard and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. After a cash windfall, Freddy Freeman buys a ski resort to take the other newsboys on vacation, but first he must find out what the sinister Vemen and Vein have in mind for the property. When an accident occurs on the set of the Captain Marvel Jr. movie, Captain Marvel Jr. intervenes, but everyone just thinks he's a really good stunt man. After a holiday, Freddy returns to the city to find that all timepieces have disappeared, no one knows when to show up at work, and the football players have collapsed from exhaustion. Plus a PSA for War Bonds and Stamps featuring Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. A very James Bond cover by Mac Raboy. 4 Gripping Stories; Captain Marvel Jr. Dispossesses a Nazi; Demlins; Captain Marvel Jr. Stars in His Own Movie!; Tail-End of a Tale; Rubbernose Randolph; The Time-Killers; Sam the Sheriff; The Human Detonator. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $115.00 View scans Margin piece torn from one page, slightly affects corner of one panel.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Al Carreno and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Freddy Freeman joins a charity golf tournament, but when crooks plan to steal the donations, Captain Marvel Jr. swings the clubs. Freddy Freeman and Captain Marvel Jr. try to find a killer hiding out in a vaudeville theater without alarming the audience. Mr. Hex and Sivana join forces to rob Freddy Freeman and Billy Batson of the magic words that transform them into the Captains Marvel. Pogos Poisoned Fish!; Sam the Sheriff; Captain Marvel, Jr. Tees Off!; Opportunity Knoxx; Mayhem in the Music Hall; Pie From The Sky; Rubbernose Randolph: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star!; The Wrong Changes! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Al Carreno and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. In a time-travel adventure, Captain Marvel, Jr. meets 115-year-old Freddy Freeman in 2044, and learns he retired from superhero work in 2019. Freddy Freeman tries to help another disabled boy win the rodeo by secretly being his "good luck charm." Axis spies use model planes, in a story curiously predicting drone warfare. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. Another stunning cover by Mac Raboy. Captain Marvel, Jr. Meets Himself in the Future; Opportunity Knoxx; The Shangri-La Saboteurs; Rubbernose Randolph; There's No Such Thing as Waste Paper; Cowpoke Joe; The Model Plane Menace! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $199.95 or Best Offer View scans Two center wraps detached at single center staple. 1" cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart GD 2.0 $145.00 or Best Offer View scans Tape on interior cover and under staples. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Very early Vulture prototype, right down to the hooked nose! Was this cover Stan Lee's inspiration?

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder, Sid Lazarus and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Sid Lazarus, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Professor Vultur, with a similar look and powers to Spidey's future super-foe, threatens US supply lines in the Atlantic during WWII. A scientist testing the limits of Captain Marvel Jr.'s powers almost exposes his secret identity to the underworld. Sivana's latest evil invention is the amnesia gun, but will it work on Captain Marvel Jr.? Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. The Birds of Doom; Rubbernose Randolph; The Grumbling Genie; The Snortville Sneeze; Sivana's Amazing Amnesia Gun; The Unknown City; The Powers of Capt. Marvel Jr. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder, Sid Lazarus and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Sid Lazarus, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. works as an "elevator operator" in a skyscraper to get the goods on spies. Investigating strange doings on the bayou, CMJ encounters an old house with alligators in the basement (!) and the truth about a monster. Marvel Jr. discovers that innocent-looking fruit ships actually contain Nazi munitions. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. Elusive Earthplanes!; The Snortville Sneeze; Captain Marvel, Jr. Has His Ups and Downs!; Monster of the Bayou; Rubbernose Randolph: Oh, For the Life of a Fireman; Absent Treatment; The Fruits of Death! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Sid Lazarus and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Sid Lazarus, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Native Americans retake Manhattan after finding an ancient deed allowing them rights to the island, in a story featuring a cameo by then-NYC mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. Captain Marvel Jr. looks for a pilot whose plane vanished in the canyons of the Southwest US, and finds the Lost Chasm. Mad scientist I.C. Frostbite has a device that can freeze anything solid, even Jr. himself. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. The Indian Braves on Wall Street!; The Snortville Sneeze: The Case of the Talking Spirits; The Adventure of the Lost Chasm!; Rubbernose Randolph Upsets the Apple Cart!; The Tale of Lashs Tail; The Freezing Asset!; Punkinhead. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. and a wounded soldier back from WWII try to save a man trapped in a burning fireworks factory. Sivana disguises himself as a "Boy Woodsman," which doesn't fool CM Jr., but does provide the reader the image of Sivana in a cub-scout uniform with short pants and a bandanna. Freddy Freeman finally gets a chance to work on a news story, but unfortunately, he's assigned to work under Lightning Larry, the laziest reporter in the world of media. The cover by Mac Raboy is a PSA on War Stamps. Heroes Never Quit!; The Boy Woodsmen; Rubbernose Randolph; Escape: A True Story!; Captain Marvel Jr. Makes the News. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $110.00 View scans 1.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Art Helfant and others. Art by Art Helfant and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. joins a race involving the original steamship, but so do gangsters who stand to gain if they can beat it. A social nebbish at Freddy Freeman's school gets the chance to outperform everybody, even CMJ. Still assisting Livewire Larry, the laziest reporter in the world, Freddy must become Captain Marvel Jr. to keep a lynch mob from murdering a hobo. Plus a full-page comics-format ad for Mary Marvel fashions for girls (dresses, not the costume). Captain Marvel, Jr. Rides the Clermont; The Hopeless Case; Punkinhead; Rubbernose Randolph; Red Danger; The Necktie Party. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Otto Binder and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Ham-radio nerd Freddy learns of the existence of an invisible, flying factory that Hitler is sending to his Axis allies over American airspace. Captain Marvel Jr. attends the national boys' sports meet to teach some fair play to the cheaters. A zookeeper/mad scientist creates a formula that causes people to become the animal their personalities most resemble. The Flying Factory; The Spoil-Sports; The Missing Grenade; Simp Simon and the Jinx; The Men Beasts. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Sid Lazarus and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Art Helfant and Sid Lazarus. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The Vulture-like Professor Vultur uses his bird-control powers to turn bald eagles against the Civil Air Patrol. In a small town in Mexico, Freddy marvels at the Masked Matador, but no one knows that the Matador is a woman, following in her brother's footsteps. Tired of people complaining about the weather, the mystical, pointy-hatted Weatherman declares there will be no more weather at all. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. The American Eagle Menace; The Masked Matador; Snortville Sneeze; Brother American; Boxcar Benny; Rubbernose Randolph; The Weatherman Goes on Strike! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Art Helfant and others. Art by Art Helfant and Al Liederman. 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 an Axis plot to attack the Panama Canal and hinder the US war effort. Marvel Jr. battles a hot-car ring, in a story featuring colorful underworld lingo of the era, including "clouters" and "bird dogs." A neighborhood gang picks on a young Greek immigrant, until they learn why he had to leave Greece. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. The Crack of Doom; Rubbernose Randolph; Sam the Sheriff; The Hot Short Gang; The Patrol; Seal of the Greek Underground. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.