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Issue: Captain Marvel Adventures #85 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1948
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Issues: #85 of 147 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFawcett
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Indicia Publisher: Fawcett Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/31/1948
Volume: 15
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (12 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 2, Part 2, No. 1, Periodicals, January-June 1948.
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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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Captain Marvel and the Freedom Train

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (also inset)
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In This Issue

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The Freedom Train Part 1: The Freedom Train Rolls On!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain); Billy Batson
First Line: I'm Sivana, the world's maddest scientist!
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: The Freedom Train was actually a real train that traveled the nation in 1947-1949 allowing people to view the Declaration of Independence, Emancipation Proclamation and other priceless pieces of American heritage. It was resurrected again in 1976, during the nation's Bi-Centennial celebration.
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Captain Kid Draws Interest!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Captain Kid
First Line: Hey, what are you kids doing?
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Twice As Bad!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dopey Danny Dee
First Line: You're getting along fine, Dopey Danny Dee.
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The Freedom Train Part 2: The Chase Through History

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain); Thomas Jefferson; John Hancock; General George Washington; James Madison; Alexander Hamilton
First Line: Sivana, the enemy of liberty...
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Judge Smudge
First Line: Bring the next case before me.
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Lighter-Headed

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Tightwad Tad
First Line: Hey, Tightwad...
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His Goose Is Cooked!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dopey Danny Dee
First Line: I'll take a pound of that meat...
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The Freedom Train Part 3: The Heritage of America

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain); Abraham Lincoln
First Line: When we reach 1948, you'll go on trial for treason, Sivana!
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Freedom Rocket

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Lieutenant Jon Jarl of the Space Patrol; John McNabb
First Line: Lt. Jon Jarl of the Space Patrol felt proud...
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A Scentimental Mood!!

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Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic
Character(s): Kid Gloves (crook); Inspector Cheechee Chili
First Line: It's night -- Somewhere in South America --
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Fabulous Facts About Oceans and Seas

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Genres: non-fiction
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Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Coon Tail Charlie
First Line: Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion are camping in the mountains.
Synopsis: While camping in the mountains, Captain Tootsie uses an Army Sniperscope to hunt down a killer bear at night.
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The Freedom Train Part 4: The Freedom Plane

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; The Wizard Shazam; Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain)
First Line: It took me an hour to get out of these ropes...
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The Secret That Saved the Sandlot

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Genres: sports
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Gillette Bike Tire Facts; Gillette Bicycle Tires
First Line: Your bike is 'blood brother' to the modern airplane!
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