Publishers / Fawcett / The Marvel Family (1945) / #2
2June 1946
$0.10

The Marvel Family #2

Fawcett · June 1946 · on sale June 7, 1946

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Identification plate

Series
The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
June 1946
Key date
June 7, 1946
On-sale date
June 7, 1946
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 [Billy Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]; Fat Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Tall Marvel [Billy Batson]; Hill Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
1Travel Far and Near with The Marvel Family in Their Action-Packed Adventures!table of contents1Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
2The Marvel Family and Aunty Anti-Marvelcomic story7script: Otto Binder; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]; The Lieutenant Marvels [Fat Marvel [Billy Batson]; Hill Marvel [Billy Batson]; Tall Marvel [Billy Batson]]; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain)
3Mary Marvel and The Black Magiciancomic story7script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack BinderMary Marvel [Mary Batson]; intro: Black Magician (V); intro: Spike (v); the Shazam goddesses: Selena, Hippolyta, Ariadne, Zephyrus, Aurora, Minerva
4Mobali Man's Couragetext story2script: Chester WhitehornKori; Ra-Banu; Lyana; Ba-Moga
5Capt. Marvel Jr. Vs. The Wild Woods Boy!comic story6.67script: Otto BinderCaptain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mr. Potts; Intro: The Wild Woods Boy [Charles Biltmore]; Mr. Jonathan Biltmore; Mrs. Jonathan Biltmore; Uncle Barton (villain)
6-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
7Capt. Marvel and The Miracle Workercomic story7.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Intro: Cal Oates; Junior Oates; Amos Snagge (v); An Elf

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Shazam from the Forties to the Seventies #[nn]
ISBN 0517531275		1977On eBay ›
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-271974On eBay ›
Alter Ego #1072012On eBay ›

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