Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) 78
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Issue #78
$95.00
View scans- Cover glued to first wrap.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Bud Plant
Stories and art by Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. In an issue-length, multi-part adventure, The Marvel Family gets involved in both the Korean War and the Cold War. In the skies over Korea, the M's battle the Red Vulture, featuring the second issue in a row with "red scare" imagery on the cover (indicating the American mood at the time). The Red Star of Death, Chapter One: The Red Vulture Strikes; Candy Is Dandy; Lazy Lee; Boxcar Benny; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Chapter Two: Horror from the Space Station; Headline Harry: The Mental Giant; Its the Law; Chapter Three: Death in Outer Space; Fizzy. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
