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Issue: Captain Marvel Adventures #8 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1942
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Issues: #8 of 147 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFawcett
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Fawcett Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/06/1942
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): France Herron (uncredited); Ralph Daigh (editorial director)
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interiors
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series; anthology
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Forward, America!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: military, superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
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Pages: 1
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Macro the Giant

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Mayor Strong; Sheriff Binns; Sterling Morris (un-named); Mr. Suggs (Ajax Press newspaper editor); Macro the Giant (reformed villain, introduction); Hiram Suggs (villain, Ajax Press newspaper editor)
First Line: Folks, this Captain Marvel adventure deals with...
Synopsis: Billy is sent by his boss to the the Village of Squankum, where a strange crime has been reported: the city hall has been wrecked and the Mayor and Sheriff have disappeared, and a giant is being blamed for the destruction.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14.66
Disclose Notes: The last 1/3 of this page is an illustrated promo for Whiz Comics and also features the latest code message.

This appears to be the first Captain Marvel story C. C. Beck, the feature's co-creator and chief artist, collaborated on with Otto Binder, the scriptwriter most identified with the character.
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The Adventure With the P.A.L.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Officer O'Tool; Mickey Franks; Baboon Franks
First Line: The P.A.L. (Police Athletic League)...
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Pages: 8
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Skiing Into Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Captain Kid; Betty Mae; Van Fullamoney; Jeeves
First Line: Ooooh - What a beautiful car!
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Pages: 6
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Kill that Witness

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (spot illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Mugs McGraw; Twitch Taylor; Ames
First Line: Mugs McGraw threw a last quick look up and down the dark street...
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Pages: 2
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The Curse of Ibac

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Solomon; Hercules; Atlas; Zeus; Achilles; Mercury; The Wizard Shazam; Ibac [Stanley "Stinky" Printwhistle] (villain, introduction, origin); Prince Lucifer (villain, introduction), ghosts [Ivan the Terrible; Cesare Borgia; Attila the Hun; Caligula (villains)
First Line: It's Shazam against Ibac...
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Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: The masthead reads "Capt. Marvel".

Printwhistle's real first name was revealed in Shazam #29.

Plot and scripts credits per Will Murray in Alter Ego #157 (March 2019).
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The Amazing Case of the Code in Music!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): C. C. Beck and staff
Inker(s): C. C. Beck and staff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Mr. Banjo [Filpots] (villain, introduction); Trigger Danny; Louie; Sterling Morris; Miss Dalshaw
First Line: In all of Captain Marvel's adventures...
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Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: Masthead reads "Capt. Marvel".

Art revision to include staff per P. C. Hamerlinck in Alter Ego (1999 series) #154 (September 2018).

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