Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) comic books 1951-1953

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A fortune-teller shows Freddy his alternate-universe selves - or is it all a hoax? Sivana Jr.'s latest invention is a robot assassin, but it doesn't work like he thought. The Bird Thief's plan is to abduct the world's birds by altering their migration patterns with magnets, then hold them ransom for a billion dollars - perhaps the most adorable supervillain scheme of all time. Captain Marvel Jr. Fights the Cosmic War Dust; Kanvasback: Here and There; The Four Lives of Freddy Freeman; Sivana, Jr.'s Friendly Robot; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; The Gilt Engine; The Pet Shop; The Great Bird Robbery; Boxcar Benny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Bill Ward, Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Lightning Lenny's electrical powers allow him to use ball lightning to commit crimes, in revenge for his father's execution in the electric chair. Another strange supervillain is the King of the Dogs, who can command an army of canines to do his bidding. (Note the dog operating the Gatling gun on the cover!) Captain Marvel Jr. traces mysterious disappearances to a gigantic "Space Fisherman," complete with fishhook and tackle box, in a story featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Bill Ward. The Electrical Bandit; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Lazy Lee; Kanvasback: The Family Reunion; The Space Fisherman; Boxcar Benny; The King of the Dogs; The Elemental Menace; The Exiled Earth; The Demon Fencer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by John Belfi, Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A magic parchment offers a condemned criminal three wishes, so he causes Captain Marvel Jr. to vanish, but no one is prepared for the criminal's holiday that results. Professor Edgewise leads a mountain expedition to save the world's last Giant Dodo egg, but a rival ornithologist plots to steal it. Captain Marvel Jr. tries to protect a man from the curse of Vengeance Mountain, which brings doom to his family once a generation. Captain Marvel, Jr. Vanishes; Poor Peters; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Lazy Lee; Kanvasback: Ring Rigamarole; The World's Strangest Zoo; The Wind from Nowhere; Killers Never Win; The Dumb Dodo; Vengeance Mountain. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and others. Art by Bud Thompson and Bill Ward. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. realizes that Gol the alien spy is planning to steal the Earth's secret weapon plans, but no one can see him. When the Moon begins descending toward Earth, only Captain Marvel Jr. can put it back in its orbit. The Space Spy; Strange Assignment; The Sinister Snow; The Last Man on Earth; Kanvasback: Zoo Zilly; The Moon on Fire. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, and Art Helfant. Art by Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Crooks attack the city with the Crime Chariot, a sort of gangster tank that even gives Captain Marvel Jr. a run for his money. A strange hunger overtakes Captain Marvel Jr. and causes him to eat everything in sight. A space-ark of refugees from deep space arrives on Earth. The Crime Chariot; Rubbernose Randolph; Judge Smudge; The Iron Glove Murder; Captain Marvel, Jr.'s Strange Appetite; The Ark From Space; Kanvasback: Cupid's Kayo; The Touch of Life. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and Howard Boughner. Art by Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The world seems to be at peace with the suicide of Sivana Jr., until he returns as a "ghost" intent on destroying the city. A clothing salesman tries to swindle boxer Kanvasback, but he's smarter than he looks. A strange explosion sends Captain Marvel Jr. into the far future year of 4 Million AD, and he must figure out how to get the others with him back to the 20th century. The Ghost of Sivana, Jr.; Calculated Risk; Kanvasback: Clothing Clucks; The Tunnel to the Future; Judge Smudge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and Howard Boughner. Art by Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Sivana Jr.'s latest invention puts snow in the tropics and threatens to freeze the world, in a three-part adventure. Boxer Kanvasback tries to explain why he doesn't want to get on a plane for his next bout in Oskalooska. Sivana, Jr.'s Cold War; Four-Legged Side-Kick; Kanvasback: Plane Crazy!; Judge Smudge; Wide Awake Walker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. sets out to rescue space explorers who found a vast ocean world and its sea-serpent like inhabitant, the Aquabus. Reformed mad scientist Doc Zinn's "niceness gas" makes everybody polite, but works a little too well, as civilization grinds to a halt. Captain Marvel Jr. meets a hobo ghost. The Sea of Space!; Rubbernose Randolph Puts on the Dog!; The Clue; Kanvasback: The Horsey Set!; Capt. Marvel Jr. Battles the Niceness Menace; Judge Smudge: A Sealed Crime; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Homeless Ghost; Lazy Lee: Rolling Stones! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, and Art Helfant. Art by Joe Certa, Art Helfant and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. sets out to extinguish the southwestern forest fire known as Big Smoky. Marvel Jr. gets on the wrong side of a powerful genie. CMJ meets aliens and battles a Jabberwocky-sized monster, to get to the truth about The Truthful Lie. Captain Marvel Jr. Battles Big Smoky; Rubbernose Randolph; The Angle Kid; The Truthful Lie; Kanvasback: The Battling Buffoon!; A Slave of the Genie! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. seeks the cause of strange protoplasm that falls from the sky and begins to grow, consuming a small village. CMJ tries to convince the king of Elluria that King Solomon's treasure is better spent on civic improvements. Marvel Jr. seeks a millionaire's missing dog, and finds him leading a dog pack. Captain Marvel Jr. Battles the Thing That Grew; Judge Smudge; Kanvasback: The Slugging Sapperoo; The Money-Mad Monarch; Rubbernose Randolph; Gorilla for Hire; Captain Marvel Jr. Meets the Millionairedale; Biographer Byson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and Art Helfant. Art by Art Helfant and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A witchy-looking woman comes to stay at Mrs. Webster's boardinghouse, and soon Captain Marvel Jr. finds himself in a confrontation with the Queen of the Witches herself. Rogue milkman Mr. Cheezling steals a Magic Pitcher that's always full of milk, and accidentally floods the town with moo-juice. In another whimsical story, the people of the 8th Dimension abduct Professor Edgewise after they tire of storing his forgotten ideas and inventions. Capt. Marvel Jr. Battles the Queen of the Witches; Rubbernose Randolph; Judge Smudge; Undercover Man; Kanvasback: The Sickening Situation; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Magic Milk Mystery; Brown and Green; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Palace of Lost Ideas; Teddy the Television Kid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The cosmic being known as The Spacemaster sends a threatening message to Earth by rearranging the stars themselves. Sivana Jr. travels back in time to outbid the US on the Louisiana Purchase and become emperor of half of North America. A hobo accidentally drinks Professor Edgewise's latest invention, and becomes an invisible menace. Plus an early ad for View-Master. Capt. Marvel Jr. Battles the Spacemaster; Dizzy Daizy Is Undernourished; Kanvasback: Bon Voyage; The History Hoax; Judge Smudge; Payment in Paste; Invisible Guest. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. encounters a Brigadoon-like city in the desert that only appears once every thousand years. In a transformation worthy of a 1960s B-movie or Jimmy Olsen comic, an experimental ray gives Captain Marvel Jr. two heads, which then argue over what to do about it. A salesman will win $1 million if he can pull off three "impossible" sales in 24 hours. The City in the Mirage; Blood on Mr. Blank; Kanvasback: The Singing Slugger; Two-Headed Boy; Judge Smudge: Birthday Greetings!; A Boiled Up Cook!; The Worlds Greatest Salesman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and others. Art by Bud Thompson and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Searching for pearl thieves in the South Pacific, Captain Marvel Jr. stumbles on an island that is actually a gigantic whale. In a story with strange Lovecraftian elements, a lover of horror tales uses a mad Arab's spell book to open a doorway to the dimension of horror, and only Captain Marvel Jr. can shut it again. Marvel Jr.'s friends and neighbors can't figure out why he's chilled out in the hammock and refuses to move, even when danger threatens. Captain Marvel Jr. and the Worlds Mightiest Whale; Homicide House; Kanvasback: The Squared Rings Squarehead!; The Horror Dimension; Kim Comes Home; Captain Marvel Jr. Gets Lazy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and others. Art by C. C. Beck and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Sivana Jr.'s latest invention reduces all language to gibberish, causing worldwide chaos and spurring Captain Marvel Jr. to action. In an educational strip by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, Dr. Science explains rocket science to young Johnny, and predicts future "rocket liners" (not yet) and space stations. A mad scientist's invention removes all the sand from a small community, and deposits it in the city where Captain Marvel Jr. sells his papers. Plus a vintage ad for Paramount Pictures' When Worlds Collide (the movie and the comic). The World of Babel; Mannerly Manners; Kanvasback: The Easy Mark; Faster Than Sound; Painted in Blood; Freddy Freeman's Lost Week End; The Great Sandstorm. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. encounters Ybles, an extraterrestrial predator who is hunting, not individual humans, but the planet Earth itself. Seven-foot-tall Sarkum is ejected from Giantland because he's too short, and Captain Marvel Jr. tries to help him regain his stature in the community. A recurring nightmare of being trapped in a fire is actually a warning to Freddy Freeman about the Mad Arsonist. Ybles, The Planet Hunter; Rubbernose Randolph: The Last Resort!; Judge Smudge: Likely Story!; Train Trip; Rubbernose Randolph: Isnt Pig-Headed; Judge Smudge: It Certainly Is!; The Littlest Giant!; Kanvasback: The Bog Bout; The Horrible Nightmare of Freddy Freeman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Sivana Jr. sets up a series of social faux pas for Captain Marvel Jr. (such as almost dropping an elephant on a crowd) in an effort to make him unpopular. Freddy Freeman realizes that the donkey Jasper can run as fast as any racehorse, but the owner of actual racehorses refuses to let him in the race. Professor Edgewise's latest invention, the Gigantic Buzzsaw, is sabotaged by a rival and runs amuck, threatening to slice the city into thin strips suitable for construction. The World's Most Unpopular Boy; Rubbernose Randolph; Judge Smudge; False-Face Murder; The Derby Donkey; Doc Quack and Brack; The Gigantic Buzzsaw; Kanvasback: Train Crazy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. When Plutonians attack the Earth, Captain Marvel Jr. wonders if Professor Edgewise's new heat-generator might help. A day in the life of Freddy Freeman, in an offbeat story told in the second person. Millionaire "Self Made Simmons" returns to the site of his first job 20 years before, only to find some unfinished business. Plus a vintage PSA for the Red Cross. Ambassador to Pluto; Judge Smudge: Speedy Fine!; Kanvasback: Foolish Over Food!; A Day in the Life of Capt. Marvel Jr.; Blind Spot; Rubbernose Randolph: Not The Way To Look!; The Menace of the Miser; Self Made Simmons. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Professor Edgewise's latest invention accidentally sends boxer Socker Nolan back to Roman times, where he becomes a gladiator in the Arena, soon joined by Captain Marvel Jr. Another Edgewise invention, "Happy Smoke," is more like Joker gas, in that it causes people to laugh, even when there's no reason to. Sivana Jr. finds a way to transport people, things and himself to a parallel dimension where there is no Captain Marvel Jr. Battle in the Roman Arena; Judge Smudge; Kanvasback: The Golf Goof; Professor Edgewise's Happy Smoke; Big Wheel Deal; Rubbernose Randolph; Sivana Jr.'s New Dimension. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Bill Woolfolk and others. Art by Bud Thompson, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The villain called The Schemer figures out how to find a fortune in pirate gold, and how to make a modern-day gold heist at the same time. An ancient ritual of the mountain folk causes a mountain to come alive and begin moving about on its own. Captain Marvel Jr. encounters a magician who can duplicate his own powers. Captain Smollet's Treasure; Lazy Lee; Big Money; Kanvasback: Flying High; The Moving Mountain!; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: The Unforgettable Dinner!; The World's Mightiest Shadow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and others. Art by Bud Thompson, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A train is abducted by aliens from Jupiter for a novelty show, but luckily, Captain Marvel Jr. is on board. A strange old man appears on an island predicting natural disasters, but when the disasters start happening, the people start listening. Professor Edgewise gets a crush on a woman who lived 1000 years before, so he travels back in time to King Arthur's Court to meet her. The Train That Travelled Through Space; Young Gunman; Kanvasback: Punchy Words; The Ruler of the Earth; Windy: Presents of Mind; Sir Edgewise in King Arthur's Court. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner, and Joe Certa. 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 the "flying saucers" everyone is talking about are piloted by gigantic floating eyeballs, in a story with plenty of "injury-to-the-eye motif" (for the monsters). An angry fire demon curses Captain Marvel Jr. so that any fire near him will go out, even if he doesn't want it to. The Mad Mongol Monster; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: The Examination; The Thousand-Eyed Idol of Doom; Waterfront Cop; The Curse of the Fire Demon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner, and Joe Certa. 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 that a leading candidate for the US President is actually a reptilian space alien. The cover and the story "Vampira" put Captain Marvel Jr. squarely amid the USA's involvement in the Korean War. A time-traveling mad scientist from the year 2400 brings his futuristic weaponry to bear on the 20th century and Captain Marvel Jr. The Space Voters; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: Bughouse Blues; Crime On Time; Vampira, Queen of Terror; Big Bow and Little Arrow: Not So Batty; The Scientist From the Future. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by C. C. Beck, Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A tale of espionage in London sets Marvel Jr. against international spies, including a werewolf! A ham-radio operator alerts Captain Marvel Jr. to the presence of invading aliens, but the aliens are the size of insects. Plus an educational strip, Nature's Navigators, by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. The Werewolf of London; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: The Clothes Horse; Nature's Navigators; Bubble Trouble; The Lost Space Ship; The Funniest Looking Boy in the World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. An ancestor of Freddy Freeman summons Captain Marvel Jr. to the past to rescue Robin Hood and his Merry Men from the Earl of Nottingham. Prof. Edgewise's latest invention is a gigantic vacuum cleaner which, like most Edgewise inventions, lacks a kill switch. Sucker Sam is the laziest crook ever. Getting His Goat; The Hammer of Hate; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: The Super Stupid Salesman; The Lazy Genie; In the Days of Robin Hood; The Lost Space Ship; The Great Vacuum. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. investigates when a US regiment in Korea is suddenly gripped by inexplicable fear. The world seems topsy-turvy when Captain Marvel Jr. confesses to murdering his cop friend Jim, and is sentenced to the electric chair. Prof. Edgewise thinks he's figured out the location of Atlantis, and with Captain Marvel Jr.'s help, learns that it's still occupied. The Hunted; The Regiment That Was Afraid to Fight; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: The Big Businessman; Guilty of Murder; The Fourth Dimensional Elephant; The City In the Maelstrom. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.