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Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) 29

  • Issue #29
    Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) 29

    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. Carlton Clutch, "The Monarch of Money," attempts a hostile takeover of Radio Whiz. The original Captain Marvel battles Duke Titano, the World's Mightiest Crook. Mary Marvel investigates after priceless ancient tapestries in a museum are deliberately destroyed. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. Marvel Family: The Monarch of Money; Lazy Lee: Restrained; Boxcar Benny: Short Changed; Mary Marvel: The Web of the Weaver; Boxcar Benny: Boot Him; Captain Marvel Jr.: The Perilous Pearl; Headline Harry: The Big Trap; Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Novice Burglar; Captain Marvel: The Worlds Mightiest Crook! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.