Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) comic books 1945

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Al Liederman and unknown. Mr. Mind creates a new monster that grows a new head whenever one is cut off. Captain Marvel manages to turn the heads against each other, then captures Mr. Mind, but a masked stranger enters and knocks Billy out in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 21: The Unholy Hydra!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: George Hammond has invented a camera that can take pictures from the future, and dishonest photographer Slick Fokus plans a bank robbery for a time when he learns from Hammond's camera that Captain Marvel and most of the city will be on the other side of town in "Captain Marvel in St. Paul, Minnesota"! Also: Professor Putter has invented a machine that can predict different possibilities, but his assistant turns out to be a Nazi spy who wants to know what would happen if Captain Marvel joined Hitler. Even worse, that future seems to be coming true in "Captain Marvel In the World of If" with story by Otto Binder. And: Billy meets brothers Happy and Jolly Smith, who want to give toys from their factory to the children at the Creedmore Orphanage, but their miserly older brother Gouge refuses to consider it. It's up to Captain Marvel to persuade Gouge to change his mind so that the orphans can have a merry Christmas in "The Plot Against Christmas"! Plus: Captain Kid in an untitled 1-pager with art by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Thirty Fathom Courage" by Ross H. Davis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. Mr. Mind receives a blow on the head which causes him to forget his evil deeds. He wants to help Captain Marvel when his crocodile men try to crash a planetoid into Earth, but in the ensuing fight he is struck on the head again and reverts to villainy in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 22: Mr. Mind Loses His Mind" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Uncle Marvel enlists Captain Marvel to help him save a carnival whose star performers have quit. Cap agrees with Mary Batson that he should pretend not to notice that Uncle Marvel has no powers, and helps cover for him in "Captain Marvel Meets Uncle Marvel" with story by Otto Binder. Captain Marvel also stars in "Captain Marvel Goes to Nowhere!" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza, and "Captain Marvel Battles the Black Spot Gang of Chicago!" with story by Otto Binder (Chicago, IL city story). Plus: "Announcing! The Winners in Captain Marvel's Missing Face Contest!" 2-pager; Captain Kid in an untitled 1-pager with art by Al Liederman; and 2-page text story "Pepito and the Vaquero" by Arthur Lane. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. Mr. Mind realizes he has not fully recovered from his amnesia when he can't think of a new evil plot. He goes to attend his School for Evil and recovers his own evil nature. Billy is captured again by Archibald the Satyr, but he escapes and Captain Marvel tears apart the school, though he can't find Mr. Mind in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 23: Mr. Mind's School for Evil" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "The Genius of the Garret" with story by Otto Binder; "Captain Marvel and His Trip to Other Worlds" with story by Otto Binder; and "Washington's Haunted Embassy" with story by Otto Binder (Washington, D.C. city story). Plus: Captain Kid in an untitled 1-pager. And: 2-page text story "Night Comes to Esquag" by Arthur Lane. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. Mr. Mind retreats to his undersea fortress and enlists four giant sea creatures to attack American warships, but Captain Marvel defeats them and sends Mr. Mind fleeing again in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 24: The Undersea Monster Brigade" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Marvel must stop the gang that is robbing blood banks in "The Blood Bank Robberies"; Mrs. Simpson wants to be a mother to Billy Batson in "Captain Marvel Gets Mothered" with story by Otto Binder; and 2-page text story "Hoya, the Fugitive" by Arthur Lane. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Beck-Costanza Studio and unknown. Concluding the long-running Monster Society of Evil serial! Deserted by the last remaining members of the Monster Society, Mr. Mind tries to carry on but finds that he's too small to do much of anything on his own. Captain Marvel calls in an exterminator to drive him out of hiding, after which the villain is finally tried and executed for his crimes in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 25: The End of Mr. Mind!" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Beck-Costanza Studio. Plus: Billy and Cap help old Jonah Joggins, who tells the most exaggerated of tall tales but is about to be thrown off his land by a greedy oilman in "Captain Marvel and The Tall Stories of Jonah Joggins!" Also: When Billy tallies up all of Captain Marvel's accomplishments for the last month, Cap realizes that he's pretty tired of his daily adventures. Steamboat promises to take him to do something new, but along the way Captain Marvel still has to perform the usual feats of strength and bravery in "Captain Marvel Has a Dull Day!" with story by Otto Binder. And: 2-page text story "A Matter of Pride" by Jess Benton. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and George Marko. Art by C.C. Beck, George Marko and Pete Costanza. Superhero action with the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel and Dr. Moss shrink down in size and enter an anthill, where they encounter the super-powered "Marvel Ant" and a plot to overthrow the queen. The Jinx sells a bridge to Simp Simon and thinks he's made a tidy profit, until he sees how much the Simp makes panhandling at the bridge. Captain Marvel battles a great flood. Plus a PSA for WWII paper rationing, and a vintage ad for the Captain Marvel Club. The Marvel Ant; Dopey Danny Dee; Sergeant Sandy; Whipper-Snappers; The Voice; Simp Simon and the Jinx; The Second Deluge; The Mountain Marvel Feud. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder. Art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Billy, Steamboat and others attend the gala birthday celebration of Mr. Morris, and they eat a lot of the rich birthday cake. As they depart for home, Billy tells Steamboat that he hopes that all that cake doesn't give him nightmares. Little does Billy know what lies ahead, especially when Dr. Sivana is involved in "The World's Mightiest Dream!" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. (Last appearance of Steamboat.) Captain Marvel also stars in "Sivana and Marvel, Inc." and "The Repentant Crook," both tales by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Plus: 2-page text story "Just Plain Dumb" by C.M. Steever. And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie Captures the Red Terror!" with art by Beck and Costanza. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder. Art by Pete Costanza and others. Superhero action with the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel joins the crew of a ship and meets modern-day pirates. Opportunity Knoxx lives up to his name. Captain Marvel seeks a clue to the identity of the Unknown Killer. Plus a vintage ad for Mary Marvel clothing (dress, sweater or beanie cap, not the costume) from "Mary Marvel Enterprises" (!). Captain Marvel Sails the Seven Seas; Dopey Danny Dee; Sergeant Sandy; Son of the Berber; The Unknown Killer; Opportunity Knoxx; His Loneliest Day. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories by Otto Binder. Art by Pete Costanza and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel's powers have vanished, but Billy Batson seems to have them in "The Twisted Powers" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel also stars in "Villain's Valhalla" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza, and "Sivana's Crime Newspaper" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Plus: 2-page National War Fund text story "School Teacher Captures German Town." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.