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3Spring 1948
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Captain Marvel Story Book #3

Fawcett · Spring 1948 · on sale 1948-02-06

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Identification plate

Series
Captain Marvel Story Book (Fawcett, 1946 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
Spring 1948
Key date
1948-04-00
On-sale date
1948-02-06
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel; unnamed police officer
1-illustration1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel; Shazam
2Bucket of Blood Murders!credits, title page1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel; Detective Butch O'Grady
3Bucket O' Blood Murders!comic story25script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Mental (introduction, villain); Detective Butch O'Grady; Lardhead (villain, Mr. Mental underling); Sterling Morris; unnamed surgeon/doctor; unnamed nurse; Percival (Percy) O'Grady; R.R. Stoneheart; Snitch (villain, Mr. Mental underling); Lefty (villain, Mr. Mental
4Flowerly Descriptioncomic story1Frank; unnamed police officer; Frank's daughter; Frank's son
5Capt. Kid Gets the Bear Factscomic story4pencils: Al Liederman; inks: Al LiedermanCaptain Kid; unnamed taxidermist; unnamed bear trainer; unnamed kids
6-activity1George Washington; Babe Ruth; Lou Gehrig
7Solid Evidencecomic story1Mr. Egbert; Hawkins
8-illustration1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel; Billy Batson

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