Publishers / Fawcett / Captain Marvel Adventures (1941) / #40
40October 1944
$0.10

Captain Marvel Adventures #40

Fawcett · October 1944 · on sale 1944-09-15

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Identification plate

Series
Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
October 1944
Key date
1944-10-00
On-sale date
1944-09-15
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Chimes of Crimecover1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]
1-table of contents1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. Beck
2Captain Marvel Gets the Heir!comic story10script: Otto Binder; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Steamboat
3Captain Marvel and the Chimes of Crimecomic story8.33script: Otto Binder; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]
4-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67
5-comic story0.5pencils: George Marko; inks: George Marko
6-comic story0.5
7Captain Marvel and the Mayor For a Daycomic story10pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]
8Richard Richard Private Dick and the Milk Bottle Casecomic story2script: Dick McCay; pencils: Dick McCay; inks: Dick McCayRichard Richard (first appearance); Ah Choo (first appearance); Flub Dub (first appearance)
9Captain Marvel Calling!public service announcement1letters: typeset
10Ragged Spytext story2letters: typeset
11The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 19: The Black Death Raycomic story8script: Otto Binder; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; Mr. Mind (villain); Sylvester (villain)

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The Complete Original Monster Society of Evil
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