Publishers / Fawcett / The Marvel Family (1945) / #21
21March 1948
$0.10

The Marvel Family #21

Fawcett · March 1948 · on sale January 21, 1948

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Identification plate

Series
The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series)
Issue
#21
Publication date
March 1948
Key date
March 1948
On-sale date
January 21, 1948
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Trio of Terrorcover1pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Pete CostanzaBilly Batson, Mary Batson, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., Freddy Freeman, Mary Marvel
1The Marvel Familytable of contents1
2The Trio of Terrorcomic story8.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckBilly Batson, Mary Batson, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., Freddy Freeman, Mary Marvel
4Memoriescomic story0.5script: Howard Boughner; pencils: Howard Boughner; inks: Howard Boughner
5Specifically Speakingcomic story0.5
6Tune Troublecomic story6.67pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack BinderMary Batson, Mary Marvel
8Born Athletecomic story2
9The Flying Eyecomic story7pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerCaptain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Sivana, Jr. (villain); Man-From-Mars (first appearance, villain); a Frankensteinian monster (first appearance, villain)
10Easy As Taking Candy from a Babycomic story4
11The Marvel Family Puzzle Pageactivity1
12The Space Racetext story2script: Rod ReedEando Chesler
13The Science Crimescomic story7.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Pete Costanza; inks: Pete CostanzaBilly Batson, Captain Marvel, Dr. Sivana

Plus 2.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-271974On eBay ›
Shazam! The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-1674-0		2008On eBay ›

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