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31January 1949
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The Marvel Family #31

Fawcett · January 1949 · on sale November 24, 1948

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Series
The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
January 1949
Key date
January 1949
On-sale date
November 24, 1948
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Sivana and the Great Hungercover1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Thadeus Bodog Sivana
1The Marvel Familytable of contents1
2The Marvel Family and the Great Hunger!comic story11script: Otto Binder; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Kurt Schaffenberger (cameo; ?; pg. 3, pnl. 2); Sivana (villain)
3Unmovedcomic story0.5Lazy Lee
4Dig Digcomic story0.5Boxcar Benny
6Mary Marvel Becomes the World's Saddest Girl!comic story5script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack BinderMary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Shazam
7False Notecomic story0.67Digby the Dentist
8Gabby Hayesillustration0.33letters: typeset
9No. 11activity1
10Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Nutty Squirrelcomic story7pencils: Bud Thompson; inks: Bud ThompsonCaptain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; The Squirrel (first appearance; villain)
11Look Out!comic story0.5Lazy Lee
13The Pie's the Limitcomic story4script: Howard Boughner; pencils: Howard Boughner; inks: Howard BoughnerHeadline Harry
14Water Thieftext story2script: Larry SteinfeldtTerry Royall; John Royall (her father); Rock Fordell
15Captain Marvel Battles the Flame Fiend!comic story8.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; The Fire Fiend [Mr. Heeter] (first appearance; villain)
16-statement of ownership0.33script: Gordon Fawcett

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

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