Captain Midnight (1942-1948 Fawcett) comic books 1944

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Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. 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 flies a dangerous mission against Hitler's headquarters in Austria, in a story that has him facing off against real-life Nazi Hermann Goering. CM tracks down Von Togo and his Axis School for Sabotage. Captain Midnight must use a hopelessly outdated plane to take down a Nazi threat. And a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Captures Red the Terror!, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Captain Midnight Buries the Austrian Weather; Red Skye: Empty Guns; The School for Sabotage; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Sergeant Twilight Strikes Out (for Himself); The Flying Antique. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $44.00 View scans Near full length spine split (taped). Cover taped to first wrap. Centerfold detached.

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. 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 faces Axis forces in the remote South Pacific with help from his new submersible plane and the people of Pitcairn Island, descendants of the Bounty mutineers. When CM is captured and drugged by the mysterious Hermit, Icky and his friends must undertake a rescue mission. Captain Midnight investigates fires at Stonehenge and discovers an ancient druidic cult...or is it just a Nazi plot? Plus readers submit their own inventions for illustration, and a PSA on wartime paper rationing, Captain Midnight Fails and Succeeds. Wings Under the Waves; Red Skye: Blood on the Rising Sun; The Cult of Death; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Captain Midnight Fails and Succeeds!!!!; The Devil's Desk; Chief McArson; Your Invention Pages!; The Merchants of Evil. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $49.00 View scans 2.5" Cumulative spine split (taped). Cover coming loose at staple. Corner chew. Water damage.

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 faces ghostly horsemen in the sky, in a story that is a PSA for wartime paper conservation and is actually narrated by a piece of paper! A robot and his sidekicks help Capt. Midnight overcome a phony spiritualist. Johnny Blair finally gets his first solo flight with the Civil Air Patrol, but he's not out of the woods yet, in a series that features real-life flight education. Captain Midnight Fights the Four Horseman of the Paper Eclipse; Your Invention Page!; The Skybound Spirits; Red Skye: All Cats Are Black; Johnny Blair, in the Air; The Case of the Stupid Pigeon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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 loses his cool when Axis agents target Red Cross workers. Civil air patrol cadet Johnny Blair is gets a new instructor, "Hangar Harry," in a series that features real-life flight education. When Icky's alter ego Sgt. Twilight gets swindled by phony "Hollywood producers," Captain Midnight has to make sure Icky's dreams of stardom are realized. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing featuring Midnight's comic-relief sidekick, Sergeant Twilight. Sergeant Twilight Speaks His Piece!; The Double Crossed Red Cross!; Sergeant Twilight Goes Hollywood!; Red Skye: Mr. Ikito Is Ill; Dance of Death; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Peril at the Aerial Crossroads. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.