Publishers / Fawcett / The Marvel Family (1945) / #17
17November 1947
$0.10

The Marvel Family #17

Fawcett · November 1947 · on sale September 24, 1947

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Identification plate

Series
The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
November 1947
Key date
November 1947
On-sale date
September 24, 1947
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Pete Costanza; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
1The Marvel Familytable of contents1
2The Marvel Family Curse!comic story8.67script: William Woolfolk; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; William Batson (first appearance, ancestor of Billy Batson, flashback)
4Ringing in His Headcomic story0.5
5Business Mancomic story0.5script: Howard Boughner; pencils: Howard Boughner; inks: Howard Boughner
7Freddy Freeman Plays a Partcomic story6.67pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerCaptain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Legs Spade (first appearance, villain)
8-comic story2
9Fights the Tornado Mancomic story6.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack BinderMary Marvel [Mary Batson]
10No Place for Heroestext story2script: R. G. Kraus
11Sunken Hopescomic story4
12The Future Carcomic story9script: Otto Binder; pencils: Pete Costanza; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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Limited Collectors' Edition #C-351975On eBay ›
The Complete Marvel Family: Volume 42016On eBay ›

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