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Mary Marvel Comics (1945) comic books 1948

  • Issue #21
    Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 21
    • Printing creases and minor edge tears in a few interior pages.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. While tracking the criminal "Eyebrows," Mary learns about the villain Dicehead, whose floating casino is hidden in a submarine. Investigating Dicehead, she almost winds up six feet under, in a multi-part story. Plus a vintage Wheaties ad ("Breakfast of Champions!") featuring baseball star Bud Foster. Mary Marvel Versus Dicehead, Part 1 Watery Grave; The Cliff Edge; Vita Min; Dizzy Daisy; Freshman Freddy: No Smoking Allowed; The Snortville Sneeze; The Comedy of Errors! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #24
    Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 24
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Staple rust.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The mysterious cat burglar known as the Nightowl steals rare black diamonds, and Mary Marvel wants to catch him. Freshman Freddy joins the Volunteer Fire Department and comic hijinks ensue. Plus a plethora of comics-format ads, including private eye Sam Spade for Wildroot hair cream, and R. C. and Quickie for Royal Crown Cola. Mary Marvel Versus Nightowl: Evil in the Night; You've Got to Be Alert; Freshman Freddy: Volunteer Fireman; Fate's Choice; Fuzzy Bear; Dizzy Daisy; Beginner's Luck!! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #25
    Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 25
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #0134952006

    Stories by Bill Woolfolk and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The god Mercury leaves his magic shoes for repairs at a shoe-shop, but when a petty crook gets hold of them, Mary must move at top speed to catch up. Mary and Freckles shop for a chess set at a local hobby store, and just happen to buy the set that is being used to smuggle a fortune in gems. Gangster Brains Fuller gets hold of an invention that can control ocean waves, and uses it for crime. The Flying Shoes; Vita Min; Battling Bantam: Willie the Worm; Checkmate; Waist High to Dooley; Dizzy Daisy; The Crime Wave! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #28
    Mary Marvel Comics (1945) 28
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover, first wrap, and centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4391056001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Mary battles The Hen, a hairstylist supervillain, in a two-part story. A man seeks help from the Marvels to free his son from gangster Ace Spaid and his gambling debts. Mary Marvel vs. the Hen, Part 1: Coiffure of Death; Daffy Dill Steps Out; Vita Min; Dizzy Daisy; Newspaper Girl; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear in Ice Capers; Uncle Marvels Powers! Final issue under this title; series continues as Monte Hale Western (1948 Fawcett/Charlton), of all things. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.