Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) comic books 1952

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, 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 cosmic being known as The Spacemaster sends a threatening message to Earth by rearranging the stars themselves. Sivana Jr. travels back in time to outbid the US on the Louisiana Purchase and become emperor of half of North America. A hobo accidentally drinks Professor Edgewise's latest invention, and becomes an invisible menace. Plus an early ad for View-Master. Capt. Marvel Jr. Battles the Spacemaster; Dizzy Daizy Is Undernourished; Kanvasback: Bon Voyage; The History Hoax; Judge Smudge; Payment in Paste; Invisible Guest. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, 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. encounters a Brigadoon-like city in the desert that only appears once every thousand years. In a transformation worthy of a 1960s B-movie or Jimmy Olsen comic, an experimental ray gives Captain Marvel Jr. two heads, which then argue over what to do about it. A salesman will win $1 million if he can pull off three "impossible" sales in 24 hours. The City in the Mirage; Blood on Mr. Blank; Kanvasback: The Singing Slugger; Two-Headed Boy; Judge Smudge: Birthday Greetings!; A Boiled Up Cook!; The Worlds Greatest Salesman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. Searching for pearl thieves in the South Pacific, Captain Marvel Jr. stumbles on an island that is actually a gigantic whale. In a story with strange Lovecraftian elements, a lover of horror tales uses a mad Arab's spell book to open a doorway to the dimension of horror, and only Captain Marvel Jr. can shut it again. Marvel Jr.'s friends and neighbors can't figure out why he's chilled out in the hammock and refuses to move, even when danger threatens. Captain Marvel Jr. and the Worlds Mightiest Whale; Homicide House; Kanvasback: The Squared Rings Squarehead!; The Horror Dimension; Kim Comes Home; Captain Marvel Jr. Gets Lazy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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. encounters Ybles, an extraterrestrial predator who is hunting, not individual humans, but the planet Earth itself. Seven-foot-tall Sarkum is ejected from Giantland because he's too short, and Captain Marvel Jr. tries to help him regain his stature in the community. A recurring nightmare of being trapped in a fire is actually a warning to Freddy Freeman about the Mad Arsonist. Ybles, The Planet Hunter; Rubbernose Randolph: The Last Resort!; Judge Smudge: Likely Story!; Train Trip; Rubbernose Randolph: Isnt Pig-Headed; Judge Smudge: It Certainly Is!; The Littlest Giant!; Kanvasback: The Bog Bout; The Horrible Nightmare of Freddy Freeman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Sivana Jr. sets up a series of social faux pas for Captain Marvel Jr. (such as almost dropping an elephant on a crowd) in an effort to make him unpopular. Freddy Freeman realizes that the donkey Jasper can run as fast as any racehorse, but the owner of actual racehorses refuses to let him in the race. Professor Edgewise's latest invention, the Gigantic Buzzsaw, is sabotaged by a rival and runs amuck, threatening to slice the city into thin strips suitable for construction. The World's Most Unpopular Boy; Rubbernose Randolph; Judge Smudge; False-Face Murder; The Derby Donkey; Doc Quack and Brack; The Gigantic Buzzsaw; Kanvasback: Train Crazy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. When Plutonians attack the Earth, Captain Marvel Jr. wonders if Professor Edgewise's new heat-generator might help. A day in the life of Freddy Freeman, in an offbeat story told in the second person. Millionaire "Self Made Simmons" returns to the site of his first job 20 years before, only to find some unfinished business. Plus a vintage PSA for the Red Cross. Ambassador to Pluto; Judge Smudge: Speedy Fine!; Kanvasback: Foolish Over Food!; A Day in the Life of Capt. Marvel Jr.; Blind Spot; Rubbernose Randolph: Not The Way To Look!; The Menace of the Miser; Self Made Simmons. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. Professor Edgewise's latest invention accidentally sends boxer Socker Nolan back to Roman times, where he becomes a gladiator in the Arena, soon joined by Captain Marvel Jr. Another Edgewise invention, "Happy Smoke," is more like Joker gas, in that it causes people to laugh, even when there's no reason to. Sivana Jr. finds a way to transport people, things and himself to a parallel dimension where there is no Captain Marvel Jr. Battle in the Roman Arena; Judge Smudge; Kanvasback: The Golf Goof; Professor Edgewise's Happy Smoke; Big Wheel Deal; Rubbernose Randolph; Sivana Jr.'s New Dimension. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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. The villain called The Schemer figures out how to find a fortune in pirate gold, and how to make a modern-day gold heist at the same time. An ancient ritual of the mountain folk causes a mountain to come alive and begin moving about on its own. Captain Marvel Jr. encounters a magician who can duplicate his own powers. Captain Smollet's Treasure; Lazy Lee; Big Money; Kanvasback: Flying High; The Moving Mountain!; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: The Unforgettable Dinner!; The World's Mightiest Shadow. 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.

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 the "flying saucers" everyone is talking about are piloted by gigantic floating eyeballs, in a story with plenty of "injury-to-the-eye motif" (for the monsters). An angry fire demon curses Captain Marvel Jr. so that any fire near him will go out, even if he doesn't want it to. The Mad Mongol Monster; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: The Examination; The Thousand-Eyed Idol of Doom; Waterfront Cop; The Curse of the Fire Demon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.