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Issue: The Marvel Family #50 Public Domain
Publication Date: August 1950
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Issues: #50 of 89 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFawcett
Brand: A Fawcett PublicationView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Fawcett Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 9
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; coated matte cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Speech Scrambler Machine

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Prof. Gilbert Thorne
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Family #5 (50) published September 1950
as The Speech Scrambler Machine [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Three all-star cameras for your vacation shots
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Pages: 1
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The "Popsicle" Hall of Fame

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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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Character(s): Tommy Brock; Jack Jones; Popsicle Pete
Synopsis: Jack and Tommy save a boy from drowning.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad with comic strip.
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The Theft of Speech

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Prof. Gilbert Thorne (first appearance)
Synopsis: Prof. Thorne has invented a machine that scrambles people's speech and ability to write.
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Pages: 9.67
Disclose Notes: Next appearance of Prof. Thorne in Shazam! #16.
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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Feature(s): Captain Marvel Club
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
First Line: Bigger! And bigger! And bigger!
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Pages: 0.33
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The Interview

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Headline Harry; J. A. Blab
Synopsis: Harry has to interview radio commenter J. A. Blab.
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Pages: 4
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Red Swift Leaps for Life!

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Red Band
Character(s): Red Swift
Synopsis: Red rescues a kid being swept to the falls by the river.
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Pages: 1
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Battles the Melody of Crime!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Basso Barton
Synopsis: Mary believes there is some good in everyone and tries to reform criminal Basso Barton.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Artist credit by Martin O'Hearn.
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Battles the Trublins

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mrs. Wagner; The Sheriff of Trublin Land
Synopsis: Freddy keeps having accidents when he meets the Sheriff of Trublin Land who is looking for Trublins who have escaped into the human world to cause accidents.
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Pages: 7
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The Roller Robber

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Joe Cavalaro; Bill Garrison
Synopsis: A roller rink is robbed by a roller skater.
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Character(s): Allan "Rocky" Lane
First Line: Get this official "Rocky" Lane posse shoulder patch
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Pages: 1
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Tick and Tack

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Tick; Tack
Synopsis: Tick and Tack talk about food.
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Pages: 4
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No. 30

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Feature(s): The Marvel Family Puzzle Page
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
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Pages: 1
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Sivana's Good Inventions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sivana (villain)
Synopsis: Captain Marvel discovers Sivana's biggest shame, devices that can help civilization.
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In Content Item: FlagShazam! #15 published November 1974
as Sivana's Good Inventions [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShazam! #4/1975 published August 1975
as Sivanas fine oppfinnelser [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Gramps; Tim; Pud
First Line: Heel and toe and strut your stuff...
Synopsis: The kids square dance.
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Pages: 0.5
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Thaddeus the Thespian

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Thaddeus; Mr. Bard
Synopsis: Mr. Bard wasn't pleased that Thaddeus laughed during his death scene.
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Pages: 0.5
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Trouble at Ghost-Town!

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure
Character(s): Jim Wise; Bob
Synopsis: Jim and the boys see a plane crash.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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First Line: Always the best!
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mechanix Illustrated
First Line: Hey gang! Let's build these electric motor powered models! It's easy with Mechanix Illustrated full size plans!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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