Publishers / Fawcett / Captain Marvel Adventures (1941) / #38
38August 1944
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Captain Marvel Adventures #38

Fawcett · August 1944 · on sale 1944-07-05

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Identification plate

Series
Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
August 1944
Key date
1944-08-00
On-sale date
1944-07-05
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Captain Marvel Captures the Chattanooga Ghostcover1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Chattanooga Ghost
1-table of contents1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. Beck
2Captain Marvel Meets the Man Nobody Loved!comic story9script: Otto Binder; pencils: Pete Costanza; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Pinchpenny (death); Billy Batson; Albert
3Golden Soottext story2script: Thorne Jamieson (credited); letters: typesetLittle Jack Harris; Grandma
4Kids, Sock the Axis with this Power-Packed Waste Paper Punch!public service announcement1
5Captain Marvel Down On the Farm!comic story8script: Otto Binder; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Betty Jones; Billy Batson; Farmer Jones; Slyke
6Captain Marvel and the Chattanooga Ghostcomic story10pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Ghost [Buddy] (first appearance, a nutty kid); Sterling Morris; Steamboat; Billy Batson; Mayor E. D. Bass; Bill McAllester; Joe Engel
7-comic story0.5Sergeant Sandy; Jones
8-comic story0.5pencils: George Marko; inks: George MarkoDopey Danny Dee
9Hurry!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typeset
10Missing Face Contest No. 3activity1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]
11Cheap Skatescomic story1pencils: Al Liederman; inks: Al LiedermanCaptain Kid
12The Monster Society of Evil Starring Captain Marvel Chapter 17: Mr. Mind's Movie Madnesscomic story8script: Otto Binder; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Mind (villain); R. Hitchblock; Herkimer (first appearance, villain, crocodile man); Sylvester (first appearance, villain, crocodile man); Marmaduke (first appearance, villain, crocodile man); Billy Batson

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Shazam!: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5538-1		2015On eBay ›
The Complete Original Monster Society of Evil
ISBN 978-1983869648		2018On eBay ›

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