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Issue: Captain Marvel Adventures #134 Public Domain
Publication Date: July 1952
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Issues: #134 of 147 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: 23
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Wendell Crowley
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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
Format Notes:  
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Sivana's Capsule Kingdom

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]; Captain Marvel (inset); Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the inside front cover.

House advertisement for Cal Smith on Model Building magazine, with photo of cover, available for 75 cents at the local newsstand.
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Captain Marvel Battles Sivana's Capsule Kingdom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Pete Costanza
Inker(s): Pete Costanza
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam (inset); Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain)
Synopsis: While out walking around town one day, Billy rounds the corner and discovers a section of town totally missing. Soon more areas disappear, so Captain Marvel looks into the situation and discovers that Sivana and his Atomizer Ray are responsible. Unless Marvel backs off and leaves the evil doctor alone, the World's Maddest Scientist threatens to kill off hundreds of city residents.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The indicia lists Will Lieberson as Executive Editor, Wendell Crowley as Editor, and Al Jetter as Art Editor.
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Turns Terrific Clout Into Out!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Jim Wise
Character(s): Jim Wise; Sandy
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated advertisement comic story for P.F. canvas shoes, sponsored by B. F. Goodrich and Hood Rubber Company.
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Cab Crazy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tightwad Tad
Character(s): Tightwad Tad
Synopsis: Tad decides to take a cab to an address because he has a sprained foot. However, when the cab goes out of control, the only thing Tightwad is concerned about is the meter!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Mission to Venus

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (signed)
Inker(s): ? (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Major Mars
Character(s): Major Mars; unnamed Professor
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated advertisement comic story, sponsored by Popsicle, and offering the Major Mars' own Rocket Ring, at cost of 25 cents plus a Popsicle bag with polka dots on it.

First panel has unreadable signature.
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The Big Surprise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Liederman
Penciller(s): Al Liederman
Inker(s): Al Liederman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Captain Kid
Character(s): Captain Kid; Betty Mae; Mr. Jackson (department store owner); Mr. Thompson
Synopsis: The Kid has only one more day to work in order to earn enough money to buy his outfit to wear to the dance. But he is in for a surprise when he picks up the package.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: The very tiny bottom tier of the story is Captain Marvel's regular monthly code message for the readers. There is a head-view of Captain Marvel next to the message.
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Mr. Tawny's Bouncing Shoes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
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]; Tawky Tawny
Synopsis: Mr. Tawny's invention of a bouncing shoe creates a mass market instantly and makes him a regular tycoon. But, soon, the rubber in these shoes becomes more elastic in nature as it ages and people are now bouncing out of control!
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In Content Item: FlagShazam! #15 published November 1974
as Mr. Tawny's Bouncing Shoes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShazam! #5/1975 published October 1975
as Sprettskoene til Tawny [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Pleasure Seeker!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tightwad Tad
Character(s): Tightwad Tad; Tad's son
Synopsis: Tad's son asks his father for 50 cents to go to a circus, but doesn't get the response he desired.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.66
Disclose Notes: The bottom 1/3 of the page is an illustrated advertisement asking readers to join the Captain Marvel Club, and features Captain Marvel and children.
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The Pandora Well

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder [as Eando Binder] (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Jon Jarl
Character(s): Lieutenant Jon Jarl (of the Space Police); Leon Fitch
Synopsis: Jon is chasing after what he believes to be a notorious scam artist who has bilked people out of a great deal of money through the Cosmic Oil Well Corporation. But both men are in for a great shock!
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fleer Dubble Bubble Gum
Character(s): Pud; Sis
Synopsis: Pud offers a big prize in his drawing contest.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Illustrated advertisement in comic strip form for Fleer's Dubble Bubble chewing gum.
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Sizes Up the Situation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Marko
Inker(s): George Marko
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dopey Danny Dee
Character(s): Danny Dee
Synopsis: Danny is having a difficult time trying to find out what to buy for his mother's birthday.
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Pages: 0.5
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The Lost Island of Ice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Pete Costanza
Inker(s): Pete Costanza
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris
Synopsis: Billy announces to the public that, in the future, planes will be flying over the frozen arctic areas and will need up-to-date weather information, and, for that reason, the Whiz Weather Station was created. Billy and Mr. Morris head to that station to continue their report for the grand opening.
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Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): The Red Cross
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the inside back cover.

Illustrated example (with explanation) of the new back pressure-arm method of artificial respiration.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Harman ?
Penciller(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Character(s): Red Ryder
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated advertisement from the Daisy Manufacturing Company, giving readers one last chance to enter the Shootin' Contest by May 29th. They must submit their targets, and winners can win a variety of different swell prizes.

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