Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) comic books 1942-1944

Auction Item: GD 2.0 View scans Auction opens later today 2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Cover oxidation.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $750.00 or Best Offer View scans Restored: A4 Paper: Off white Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, staples replaced. Wrong Back Cover. Label #4481804003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Mac Raboy. "The Origin of Captain Marvel, Jr. Retold," art by Al Carreno; While they are fishing, Freddy's grandfather rescues the nefarious Captain Nazi, who promptly kills the grandfather and severely injures Freddy Freeman; Captain Marvel rescues the young boy and takes him to see Shazam, who gives some of the Mighty Mortal's powers to the boy, who then becomes Captain Marvel Junior! "Wings Over Dazaggar!!", art by Al Carreno; Captain Marvel Jr. goes to Dazaggar in Africa to fight Captain Nazi and prevent him from moving plans ahead there to use gigantic "winged castles" to invade the Western Hemisphere. "One Returned" text story starring Davey and Smoky. "The Shadow That Walked!", art by Al Carreno; Captain Marvel Jr. involves himself in a case where a criminal, known as The Walking Shadow, is causing a crime wave, threatening to become the King of Crime, a title he may well own if he can locate the Dumont Treasure. "The Bomb Proof Shirt" starring Willie Wynn. "The Case of the Crippled Kidnappers," art by Al Carreno; Captain Marvel Jr. gets involved in a fake accident racket, in which young cripples were drugged, then used in certain fake accidents that would net the gang millions in blackmail payments. "The Cracked Safecracker," art by Al Carreno; Captain Marvel Jr. saves an older couple from being run over, and discovers that they are to be forced into living in a poorhouse unless their son can be found to help them out; But when he sees a picture of the son, Captain Marvel Jr. recognizes him as a noted safecracker. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and others. Art by Al Carreno, Bernard Baily and Mac Raboy. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Horror-mask-wearing Mr. Macabre is back, stealing oil from pipelines to hinder America's war effort. (This story opens with Captain Marvel Jr. being paged by a bellhop, just like in the classic ads.) A modern-day Pied Piper mesmerizes children, but this one is working for the Nazis. As Freddy tries to shut down Captain Nazi's black market in stolen British goods, he's aided by a mysterious phantom who resembles Sherlock Holmes. Plus a teaser ad for Mary Marvel that just shows her silhouette alongside the Captains Marvel. The Return of Mr. Macabre; Willie Wynn: The Aerojeep; The Island of Desperation; The Pied Piper of Himmler; The Black Market. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Joe Millard. Art by Al Carreno and Sheldon Moldoff. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr.'s old foe Captain Nazi is stymied by the Boys of America. The Nazi Pied Piper from the previous issue returns. Captain Marvel Jr. meets the real Paul Bunyan, and learns the truth about the old legends. Plus a PSA for War Stamps and Bonds featuring six Fawcett superheroes, including Captain Marvel. The Return of the Pied Piper of Himmler; Case of the Terrible Teeth; The Trolls; The Mysterious Code; Captain Marvel Jr.; The Stars of the Comics Can Bang the Axis. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Tom McNamara. Art by Al Carreno and Tom McNamara. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The forces of evil grant a sinister mortal powers to rival that of the Marvels, and the result is super-demon Sabbac, in his first appearance. Count Spectrum uses his power of invisibility to aid the Nazis in their attempt to take over the US. Captain Marvel's arch-enemy Sivana meets Marvel Jr. for the first time, but Sivana's got his "nimitive pills" that can weaken anybody, even Captain Marvel Jr. Captain Marvel, Jr. Struggles With Sabbac; The Invisible Count Spector; The American Way; Oofty Goofty: His Uncle Is a Cop; The Pills of Peril. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Tom McNamara. Art by Al Carreno and Tom McNamara. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. learns what strange creatures exist in the undiscovered lands of the North Pole. Captain Marvel Jr.'s foe Captain Nazi tries to gain control of a sulfur mine. Mad scientist Sivana discovers The Fountain of Youth and gives a taste to Captain Marvel Jr., who's already a teenager. The Monsters of the North Pole; Captain Nazi and the Sulphur Mine; Introducing Eaglebeak; The Hilarious Trolls; The Metal Rooster; The Fountain of Youth. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Joe Millard. Art by Al Carreno and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. To defeat Sabbac, Captain Marvel Jr. must get the demons who empower him to abandon him. Seeds from Mars land on Earth, creating poisonous trees, in an effort to clear the Earth for a Martian invasion. A man named Jonah brings bad luck to anyone he meets, including Marvel Jr. The Nightmare Studio of Sabbac; Captain Marvel, Jr. Battles on Another World; Trolls; The Mad Murders; Killers Incorporated; Jonah the Jinx. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and others. Art by Al Carreno and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. faces the card-themed supervillain Black Ace. Marvel Jr. explores the undersea world and discovers a lost city on the ocean floor. CMJ meets "The Most Shocking Man in the World," Volt Meter. Plus a very grim anti-Nazi PSA, "If They Win...Only Our Dead Are Free." The Black Ace; The City Under the Sea; The Spy; Snortville Sneeze; The Most Shocking Man in the World; The Ghost Jam Session. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and others. Art by Al Carreno and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. When Dr. Witz creates evil "Nazi Monkeys," Captain Marvel Jr. responds by creating duplicates of himself. Marvel Jr. is surprised when his old foe Captain Nazi repents, but he's not sure he believes it. Nazi scientist Dr. Brane uses "Television of Past Centuries" (TV being a new idea at the time) to resurrect Napoleon, Genghis Khan and an evil George Washington impersonator for his own designs. His Dangerous Doubles; The Predictions of Peril; Tunisian Adventures; The Snortville Sneeze; When Captain Nazi Repents; The Conquerors From The Grave. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Tom McNamara. Art by Tom McNamara and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. invades the City of Crime, where things like honesty are against the law. Captain Marvel Jr. investigates when a cursed jade idol is stolen, and the culprit seems to be a famous art collector who has no memory of the crime. The evil Mr. Silence is a descendant of explorer Francis Drake, murdering Drake's other descendants so he will inherit a lost treasure. Typically powerful, wordless patriotic cover by Mac Raboy. The City of Crime; The Idol of Theft; A Good Guy in the Bad Lands; Kwiz Kwickies; Ain't So Short; The Terrible Mr. Silence; Silent Sims; Little Sir Echo. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and others. Art by Mac Raboy and Al Carreno. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. As Germany's fortunes decline in WWII, Hitler and the Nazi command regroup on a moonbase to plan the destruction of Earth - but luckily, Marvel Jr. notices that a captive moon-man in a zoo speaks with a German accent! In a story that reflects its times (with art by Mac Raboy), an Axis scientist invents a formula that turns Americans into Japanese loyal to the Axis. Sivana's latest plot involves time-travel to the American Revolution and a deal with Benedict Arnold, but Captain Marvel Jr. is right on his heels, in a story with a cameo by Captain Marvel/Shazam. The Moon Menace; Demlins; The Yellow Curse; Pix Puzzles; Sivana and an Ancestor's Enemy; Li'l Alaska; Listen Soldier!; Cops of the Crooked Cross. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Maurice del Bourgo, Art Helfant and Al Carreno. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. When a sinister circus owner traps Jr.'s friends the Trolls in an unbreakable contract, Marvel Jr. gets a job with the circus in a bid to free them. Dr. Dunk's "Fourth Dimensional Forceps" allow him to grasp solid objects through walls and other obstacles, but instead of patenting it, he decides to use it for crime. Freddy Freeman discovers that the workforce of a wartime factory has been put to sleep by a hypnotic radio message. Trouble in Troll Land!; Rubbernose Randolph; The Fourth Dimensional Forceps; The Demlins; Menace from Nowhere!; Sub Smasher; Flames on the Farm! 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder, Tom McNamara and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Tom McNamara, Phil Bard, Art Helfant, Marc Swayze and Al Carreno. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Freddy Freeman crash-lands on a mysterious floating island that turns out to be a base for Axis forces. Captain Marvel Jr. encounters sinister mad scientist Prof. Quiddle and his enforcer, Eza Zombey. Sivana uses giant insects in his latest plot, in a story that includes scenes of Air Force jets dogfighting with giant wasps. The Floating Island; Demlins; Professor Quiddle's Zombie; Stand-in for a Dummy!; Rubbernose Randolph; Captain Marvel Jr. Battles the Insect Giants; Oofty Goofty; Baffin Land. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Tom McNamara, Phil Bard, Marc Swayze and Al Carreno. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Freddy Freeman is adopted and sent to school by a well-meaning couple who don't know that he is secretly Captain Marvel Jr. Someone wants a mysterious briefcase so badly, they've sent Captain Nazi to go get it, but luckily he runs across Freddy Freeman along the way. Sivana's latest invention is a holographic projector that can create "mirages" of anything. Captain Marvel Jr. Goes to School; Rubbernose Randolph; The Case of the Missing Briefcase; Demlins; The Mirage Projector of Crime!; King of the Rhubarbs; Sam the Sheriff; The Case of the Poison Press! 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Sid Lazarus. Art by Mac Raboy and Sid Lazarus. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Sivana's latest invention gives him the strength of hundreds of men, which is even greater than Captain Marvel Jr. himself. Shipwrecked on an island, four people compete to find a lost treasure first, and Marvel Jr. has to keep them from killing each other in the meantime. A troll uses magic to turn an egg incubator into a vehicle and make mischief. Holiday-themed cover by Mac Raboy seems to feature Santa Marvel, not Captain Marvel in a Santa suit. The Sinister Stamps; Demlins; Sivana, the Muscle Midget; Invasion at Dawn; On Treasure Island; Snortville Sneeze; The Vest Pocket Levitator. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder, Tom McNamara and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Tom McNamara, Phil Bard and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. After a cash windfall, Freddy Freeman buys a ski resort to take the other newsboys on vacation, but first he must find out what the sinister Vemen and Vein have in mind for the property. When an accident occurs on the set of the Captain Marvel Jr. movie, Captain Marvel Jr. intervenes, but everyone just thinks he's a really good stunt man. After a holiday, Freddy returns to the city to find that all timepieces have disappeared, no one knows when to show up at work, and the football players have collapsed from exhaustion. Plus a PSA for War Bonds and Stamps featuring Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. A very James Bond cover by Mac Raboy. 4 Gripping Stories; Captain Marvel Jr. Dispossesses a Nazi; Demlins; Captain Marvel Jr. Stars in His Own Movie!; Tail-End of a Tale; Rubbernose Randolph; The Time-Killers; Sam the Sheriff; The Human Detonator. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Al Carreno and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Freddy Freeman joins a charity golf tournament, but when crooks plan to steal the donations, Captain Marvel Jr. swings the clubs. Freddy Freeman and Captain Marvel Jr. try to find a killer hiding out in a vaudeville theater without alarming the audience. Mr. Hex and Sivana join forces to rob Freddy Freeman and Billy Batson of the magic words that transform them into the Captains Marvel. Pogos Poisoned Fish!; Sam the Sheriff; Captain Marvel, Jr. Tees Off!; Opportunity Knoxx; Mayhem in the Music Hall; Pie From The Sky; Rubbernose Randolph: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star!; The Wrong Changes! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Al Carreno and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. In a time-travel adventure, Captain Marvel, Jr. meets 115-year-old Freddy Freeman in 2044, and learns he retired from superhero work in 2019. Freddy Freeman tries to help another disabled boy win the rodeo by secretly being his "good luck charm." Axis spies use model planes, in a story curiously predicting drone warfare. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. Another stunning cover by Mac Raboy. Captain Marvel, Jr. Meets Himself in the Future; Opportunity Knoxx; The Shangri-La Saboteurs; Rubbernose Randolph; There's No Such Thing as Waste Paper; Cowpoke Joe; The Model Plane Menace! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Very early Vulture prototype, right down to the hooked nose! Was this cover Stan Lee's inspiration?

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder, Sid Lazarus and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Sid Lazarus, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Professor Vultur, with a similar look and powers to Spidey's future super-foe, threatens US supply lines in the Atlantic during WWII. A scientist testing the limits of Captain Marvel Jr.'s powers almost exposes his secret identity to the underworld. Sivana's latest evil invention is the amnesia gun, but will it work on Captain Marvel Jr.? Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. The Birds of Doom; Rubbernose Randolph; The Grumbling Genie; The Snortville Sneeze; Sivana's Amazing Amnesia Gun; The Unknown City; The Powers of Capt. Marvel Jr. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder, Sid Lazarus and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Sid Lazarus, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. works as an "elevator operator" in a skyscraper to get the goods on spies. Investigating strange doings on the bayou, CMJ encounters an old house with alligators in the basement (!) and the truth about a monster. Marvel Jr. discovers that innocent-looking fruit ships actually contain Nazi munitions. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. Elusive Earthplanes!; The Snortville Sneeze; Captain Marvel, Jr. Has His Ups and Downs!; Monster of the Bayou; Rubbernose Randolph: Oh, For the Life of a Fireman; Absent Treatment; The Fruits of Death! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Sid Lazarus and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Sid Lazarus, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Native Americans retake Manhattan after finding an ancient deed allowing them rights to the island, in a story featuring a cameo by then-NYC mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. Captain Marvel Jr. looks for a pilot whose plane vanished in the canyons of the Southwest US, and finds the Lost Chasm. Mad scientist I.C. Frostbite has a device that can freeze anything solid, even Jr. himself. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. The Indian Braves on Wall Street!; The Snortville Sneeze: The Case of the Talking Spirits; The Adventure of the Lost Chasm!; Rubbernose Randolph Upsets the Apple Cart!; The Tale of Lashs Tail; The Freezing Asset!; Punkinhead. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. and a wounded soldier back from WWII try to save a man trapped in a burning fireworks factory. Sivana disguises himself as a "Boy Woodsman," which doesn't fool CM Jr., but does provide the reader the image of Sivana in a cub-scout uniform with short pants and a bandanna. Freddy Freeman finally gets a chance to work on a news story, but unfortunately, he's assigned to work under Lightning Larry, the laziest reporter in the world of media. The cover by Mac Raboy is a PSA on War Stamps. Heroes Never Quit!; The Boy Woodsmen; Rubbernose Randolph; Escape: A True Story!; Captain Marvel Jr. Makes the News. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Art Helfant and others. Art by Art Helfant and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. joins a race involving the original steamship, but so do gangsters who stand to gain if they can beat it. A social nebbish at Freddy Freeman's school gets the chance to outperform everybody, even CMJ. Still assisting Livewire Larry, the laziest reporter in the world, Freddy must become Captain Marvel Jr. to keep a lynch mob from murdering a hobo. Plus a full-page comics-format ad for Mary Marvel fashions for girls (dresses, not the costume). Captain Marvel, Jr. Rides the Clermont; The Hopeless Case; Punkinhead; Rubbernose Randolph; Red Danger; The Necktie Party. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Otto Binder and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Ham-radio nerd Freddy learns of the existence of an invisible, flying factory that Hitler is sending to his Axis allies over American airspace. Captain Marvel Jr. attends the national boys' sports meet to teach some fair play to the cheaters. A zookeeper/mad scientist creates a formula that causes people to become the animal their personalities most resemble. The Flying Factory; The Spoil-Sports; The Missing Grenade; Simp Simon and the Jinx; The Men Beasts. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Sid Lazarus and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Art Helfant and Sid Lazarus. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The Vulture-like Professor Vultur uses his bird-control powers to turn bald eagles against the Civil Air Patrol. In a small town in Mexico, Freddy marvels at the Masked Matador, but no one knows that the Matador is a woman, following in her brother's footsteps. Tired of people complaining about the weather, the mystical, pointy-hatted Weatherman declares there will be no more weather at all. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. The American Eagle Menace; The Masked Matador; Snortville Sneeze; Brother American; Boxcar Benny; Rubbernose Randolph; The Weatherman Goes on Strike! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Art Helfant and others. Art by Art Helfant and Al Liederman. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. discovers an Axis plot to attack the Panama Canal and hinder the US war effort. Marvel Jr. battles a hot-car ring, in a story featuring colorful underworld lingo of the era, including "clouters" and "bird dogs." A neighborhood gang picks on a young Greek immigrant, until they learn why he had to leave Greece. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. The Crack of Doom; Rubbernose Randolph; Sam the Sheriff; The Hot Short Gang; The Patrol; Seal of the Greek Underground. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.