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Issue: Flashback #15
Publication Date: January 1974
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Issues: #15 of 38 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDynaPubs Enterprises
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Indicia Publisher: Special Edition Reprints
On Sale Date: 1974
Volume:
Pages: 68
ISBN:
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Price: $3.00 USD
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Content Items: 10 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Alan Light [as Alan L. Light]
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: 7.35" x 10.4"
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was on-going series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): C. C. Beck
Inker(s): C. C. Beck
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel; Billy Batson; Nazi soldier
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Coming Your Way Soon!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Minute-Man; Bulletman; Spy Smasher
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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World of the Microscope

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manly Wade Wellman
Penciller(s): George Tuska
Inker(s): George Tuska
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Capt. Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Beautia Sivana; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain); The Germ-People (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis: Sivana uses his latest discovery to shrink Captain Marvel and Beautia in size, landing them in a microscopic world, where they face an array of dangers, including Sivana himself.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Bob Hughes: excessive use of passive voice, run on sentences held together by ellipses, limited use of sound effects, including OHHH, OOOP and the phrase "peerless strength".
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Play Square with Captain Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: game
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Invasion from Mars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Tuska
Inker(s): George Tuska
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Capt. Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Henderson (astronomer); The Spider Men from Mars (villains, introduction for all, all on Earth die); unnamed King of Mars (villain, introduction, reforms)
Synopsis: Captain Marvel battles the Spider Men from Mars, who have invaded the Earth, and whom, he discovers, are robots.
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Pages: 12
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The Curse of the Scorpion

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Tuska (spot illustrations)
Inker(s): George Tuska (spot illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Capt. Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam [aka High Priest of Siam]; Betty Wallace; Howell (Billy's boss); Dr. Stephen Lang (archaeologist); Professor Luther Bentley (archaeologist); James Malcolm (backer of expedition)
Synopsis: Billy joins a group of archaeologists who are involved in tomb excavations and are just about to obtain information about the ancient Scorpion Dynasty when the expedition discovers the Golden Scorpion and adjusts its lenses, causing an explosion. When the smoke clears, Billy stands before the ancient High Priest of Siam named Shazam, who gives Billy strange powers which transform him into the mighty Captain Marvel! After the group divides the lenses up among themselves, with one being given the Scorpion itself, they flee the tomb and begin crossing a swinging bridge, which suddenly collapses.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This text story recounts the first episode of "The Adventures of Captain Marvel" movie serial.
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The Pirate's Treasure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rod Reed
Penciller(s): George Tuska
Inker(s): George Tuska
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Capt. Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; unnamed sailor (death); Captain Thaddeus Heth (villain, introduction, death); Mozo (villain, introduction, death); Esau Grommett (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: Mr. Morris sends Billy out to discover the truth behind the strange murder of a poor sailor, and Billy finds himself shanghaied aboard the pirate ship "Sea Witch", heading for an isolated island where the Captain of the ship seeks the sunken treasure of Tamungu just off shore.
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Pages: 14
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The Arson Fiend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rod Reed
Penciller(s): George Tuska
Inker(s): George Tuska
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Capt. Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Mr. Barclay (introduction, death); Mike (introduction); The Arson Fiend [George D. Tweedle] (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: Captain Marvel investigates reports of a strange little man carrying a small black bag, selling fire insurance. When a business fails to buy it, a strange arsonist appears on the scene and sets the place on fire.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
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Flashback $3.00 Each or Any 4 for $10

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Blank Page(s)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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